OFFICIAL STATEMENT 087

Andrés Allamand, new Ibero-American Secretary-General

The Government of Spain welcomes the election, by consensus, of Andrés Allamand as the new Ibero-American Secretary-General within the framework of the 1st Meeting of Ibero-American Foreign Affairs Ministers, held today in Santo Domingo, under the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.

November 26, 2021

The government wishes to highlight the excellent profile of Andrés Allamand to run the Ibero-American Secretariat-General SEGIB), in a year in which it celebrates the 30th anniversary of the summit system.

The SEGIB plays a key role in the development of the shared Ibero-American space, and hence the government expresses its utmost interest in collaborating with the new Secretary-General, as it has done with his predecessors in the performance of their responsibilities.

Lastly, the Government of Spain expresses its satisfaction at the adoption, by consensus, of the Declaration of the Ibero-American Foreign Affairs Ministers, meeting under the slogan of “Together for a Just and Sustainable Ibero-America”. This Declaration shows the “decisiveness to work together and agree on policies designed to structure innovative measures that strengthen their efforts and speed up the achievement of the Sustainable Developments Goals of the 2030 Agenda”.

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