Albares to accompany the Princess of Asturias to Portugal on her first official trip abroad

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, will accompany Her Royal Highness the Princess of Asturias on a visit to Portugal on 12 July, her first official trip abroad.  Princess Leonor will be received at the Belém Palace by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

 

The schedule for this visit, undertaken at the express invitation of President Rebelo de Sousa, will have a particular focus on environmental protection and ocean conservation, priority issues for Portugal and Spain.

 

Minister Albares, together with his Portuguese counterpart, Paulo Rangel, will participate in the various institutional meetings to take place in Lisbon during the official visit. 

The choice of Portugal as the destination for Her Royal Highness the Princess of Asturias' first official trip abroad reflects and strengthens the bonds of fraternity and close ties that unite the two countries.