Pedro Sánchez urges Hassan Rouhani to do everything possible to save the nuclear deal

New York (United States)

This is a truly privileged slot since it is during the opening day, thus assigning Spain a predominant position only given to those countries with a proven commitment to the values that embody the organisation: the defence of multilateralism, sustainability, justice, liberty and security.

After the opening event, Pedro Sánchez held several bilateral meetings, with the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, and the President of Egypt, Abdelfatah Al-Sisi, and then attended the traditional lunch offered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the heads of delegation.

Pedro Sánchez strongly urged the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, to do everything possible to maintain the nuclear deal reached in 2015 alive, proving as it does to continue being a useful instrument for security. The Acting President of the Government underlined the role of Iran as a regional player in the mediation of conflicts, and highlighted its position to achieve stability in the region and to eradicate violence. He also expressed to him his wish to hold multilateral dialogue. For his part, the Iranian President expressed his wish to forge ties of cultural cooperation with Spain.

At the bilateral meeting with the President of Egypt, Abdelfatah Al-Sisi, they spoke about the Jihadi movement that is still present in Libya and the Sahel and its profound effects, the conflict in Libya, the African Union, and Egypt's relations with the European Union.

Business Forum

Pool Moncloa/Borja Puig de la BellacasaFollowing a lunch, the Acting President of the Government takes part in the forum entitled 'Latin America, the United States and Spain in the Global Economy', co-organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in the United States and by the daily newspaper 'El País'. Before an audience of large corporations, American investors and journalists, Pedro Sánchez will convey a message of confidence in the potential of the Spanish economy and in Spanish society as a whole.

Faced with the backdrop of an international economic slowdown and the uncertainty generated by 'Brexit', the Acting President of the Government will stress the stability of the Spanish economy and the economic policy of the government, which combines budget responsibility with social responsibility, while laying the foundations for balanced growth through the ecological transition of the economy.

After the forum, Pedro Sánchez will hold a meeting with private investors, executives and senior managers at global companies with strong investment exposure in Spain. The meeting will serve to reiterate Spain's structural strengths, its sound institutional environment and the fact that it has one of the best networks of physical and digital infrastructures in the world, making Spain a particularly attractive country for investment.

Before his speech to the General Assembly at the end of the afternoon, Acting President of the Government Sánchez will attend a reception that the President of the United States, as host, offers the heads of delegation of the Member States of the United Nations.

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