Carlos bodyMinister of Economy, Commerce and Businesswill meet in Washington DC next Tuesday with Scott Besent, the secretary of the American Treasury, who last week he loaded harshly against Pedro Sánchez for meeting with China, and that assured the president of Spain to alienate himself with China I would be “cut your own neck».
In addition, other authorities, multilateral institutions and business representatives of the American country will participate in the meeting, in a context full of strain and uncertainty marked by the commercial war initiated by Donald Trump.
Sources from the Ministry of Economy have confirmed that Minister Corps will maintain an encounter with the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besent, within the framework of the usual relationship with his counterparts to strengthen ties with one “of the largest commercial partners” for Spain.
Will also meet at Washington DC with the president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga and representatives of US companies with interest in Spain.
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According to the Government, this trip of the Spanish delegation produces “in coordination and continuous contact” with the European Commission And it will take place a day after the European Commissioner of Commerce visits their American counterparts, within the framework of a tariff negotiation between the European Union and the United States, which seeks to protect the Transatlantic commercial relationshipthe most relevant in the world.
As the minister has transferred to a group of correspondent journalists with whom this morning he has held a meeting, during the meeting that will hold tomorrow with the US Treasury Secretary, they will discuss “all bilateral issues of relevance”, with the aim of strengthening relations between Spain and the United States, “which have been growing in recent years and are living one of their best moments.”
In addition, body has detailed that the meetings with “numerous American businessmen” are aimed at taking advantage of the visit to reinforce the role of Spain and the interest on the part of these American entrepreneurs “to invest and to develop their activities in Spain.”
