Madrid, 29-30 June 2022

NATO Summit

Spain will host a NATO Summit in Madrid on 29 and 30 June 2022. This year Spain celebrates the 40th anniversary of joining NATO.

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The Minister for Defence attends an extraordinary NATO-Ukraine Council convened by Stoltenberg

2024.4.19

The Council was addressed by the President of Ukraine, Volodymir Zelensky. Updated information was given on the situation on the battlefield and the most urgent Ukrainian defence needs were discussed.
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Robles highlights Spain's great work at the helm of NATO's Standing Naval Grouping No. 1

2024.4.15

Coinciding with Spain's command of NATO's Standing Naval Grouping No. 1 (SNMG1), the Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, travelled to Helsinki where she held a bilateral meeting with her Finnish counterpart, Antti Häkkänen, aboard the Spanish frigate 'Almirante Juan de Borbón', the naval grouping's command ship.
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Pedro Sánchez: "Today's Spain is a major international player"

2024.4.10

The President of the Government of Spain defended the diplomatic work of the Executive, in the international context of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and stressed the need to invest in security and defence to preserve the European peace project.
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Margarita Robles bids farewell to the personnel of Tactical Air Detachment 'Vilkas' that will be deployed in Lithuania

2024.3.26

The main part of the Tactical Air Detachment 'Vilkas' leaving for its deployment in Lithuania has received words of encouragement and pride from the Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, at the Torrejón Air Base.
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Robles meets with NATO's Vice-Deputy Assistant Secretary General in preparation for the upcoming Washington Summit

2024.2.28

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, has met with NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Mircea Geoana, to discuss preparations for the upcoming Washington summit, to be held between 9 and 11 July, which will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance.
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Margarita Robles reaffirms Spain's commitment and the unity of the EU and NATO on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine

2024.2.21

On the eve of the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, and the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Crimea, the Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, has insisted on Spain's "total and absolute" commitment and the unity of the EU and NATO in the face of the Russian invasion.
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Margarita Robles takes part in the meeting of NATO defence ministers

2024.2.15

The meeting comes just days before the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and reinforces the allies' message of unity.
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The Minister for Defence and the Iraqi Prime Minister confirm their commitment to continue working together in the military and industrial sphere

2024.2.8

On the second day of her visit to Iraq, the Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, held a meeting with the country's Prime Minister, Mohamed Shia Al Sudani, in which they pledged to continue working together in both the military and industrial spheres, emphasising their mutual objective of bringing peace and stability to the region.
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The Minister for Defence and her Iraqi counterpart highlight the commitment of "two friendly countries" to peace and stability

2024.2.7

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, held a "very productive" meeting with her Iraqi counterpart, Thabit Mohammad Saeed Al-Abassi, who thanked Spain for the support it has afforded Iraq since 2003.
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Pedro Sánchez: "The success of Spanish democracy is a great resource for asserting Spain's influence in Europe and the world"

2024.1.10

The President of the Government of Spain inaugurated the VIII Conference of Ambassadors, a traditional meeting in which he thanked the ambassadors for the professionalism and good judgement with which they carry out their work in the current international context.

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