Pedro Sánchez starts the NATO summit defending "respect for human rights" as a value of the allies

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The NATO summit kicks off in

.

Pedro Sánchez and the general secretary of the alliance,

, have made a first tour of the

facilities , where the event is being held.

In a joint appearance, without questions, and in which they thanked the technical teams for their work, Sánchez stated that the meeting aims to send "a message of unity" from "democratic countries that come together to defend democracy" and the defense of values ​​such as "freedom, political plurality or respect for human rights".

This appointment, described as "historic", starts for the

clouded by the Melilla crisis, with the death of 37 dead migrants according to data from NGOs, and criticism from all parties in

for the defense that

is carrying out of the action of the Moroccan gendarmes, despite the images that show the treatment given to the migrants and later to the deceased.

In any case, beyond this circumstance, in this coming-out, the President of the Government wanted to emphasize, in addition to that message of unity and "defense of an international order based on rules" such as the

.

In addition, the head of the Executive has highlighted two milestones that may occur in the next 72 hours: if the negotiations with

are consummated so that it stops vetoing the incorporation of

and

into NATO and the 360 ​​strategy that will guide the organization , with a look at the southern flank, the

, an absolute priority for

.

The work these days will consist of "defining what the threats to NATO are, specifying what the resources will be to deal with those threats."

In this sense, Stoltenberg wanted to stress the need to increase countries' investment in Defense.

"If we want to defend ourselves, we will have to invest more in our defense."

Ukraine

, how could it be otherwise, will be one of the transcendental issues of the summit.

Its president,

, will intervene this Wednesday by videoconference in the first working session of the prime ministers and heads of state.

The NATO secretary general has anticipated that the allies will address a package of "comprehensive aid" to Ukraine to collaborate in its "right to self-defense".

"We have to be ready to continue supporting" the Ukrainians, because Ukraine "is facing brutality not seen in

since

."

Before traveling to Ifema, Sánchez held the first two bilateral meetings in La Moncloa, within the framework of an intense agenda parallel to the NATO summit.

First thing in the morning he received the Prime Minister of

,

.

Both countries have agreed that Spain will send a high-level trade delegation to this country this year, while both have reaffirmed their commitment to the rapid conclusion of a

broad and ambitious

Both also call on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine and be held accountable for the invasion.

This is the first bilateral visit to Spain by an Australian Prime Minister.

Subsequently, the guest was the Prime Minister of

,

.

A meeting in which both leaders have officially launched the

, which is based on the orientation that both countries share at the global level and their desire to develop an international order based on rules through greater and better cooperation, including the multilateral.

Thus, Spain and New Zealand, according to the joint declaration that they have sealed, support and celebrate diversity and are determined to advance, in their respective foreign policies, the objectives of inclusive and more egalitarian societies, a greener and more sustainable economy, and a vibrant and resilient democracy in which pluralism flourishes, and which is strengthened by the technological revolution.

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