Economy, science and culture in the next trip of the King and Queen to Germany: "It is of enormous relevance"

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia will begin their first state trip to Germany on October 16, an appointment "

", according to diplomatic sources, and which will serve to "value the

of the bilateral relationship" between Both countries.

Felipe VI and his wife face an intense agenda in which they will get to know all the fields of activity and interests of Spain in Germany.

Thus, on Sunday he will begin his commitments with

for the Spanish community residing in Germany at the Embassy.

It will be an appointment in which Don Felipe will offer a few words and they will be able to meet a representation of the

residing in Germany.

Already on Monday the Kings will combine the institutional day with events focused on science.

In the morning, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife,

, will receive the King and Queen at Bellevue Palace, where hymns will be played and the troops will be reviewed.

After signing the honor book of the palace, the King and Queen will hold meetings with the president and his wife.

After these meetings, there will be an

before the King and Queen go to the Monument to the Victims of War and Tyranny to lay a floral offering.

In the afternoon, Don Felipe will visit the

of the Max Planck Society, where research is carried out in physics and chemistry.

In Germany there are 2,000 Spanish scientists working, in fact, the Asturian physicist

is the director of the Institute's Department of Interface Science.

The day will end again at the Bellevue Palace, seat of the federal presidency, with a meeting between Felipe VI and Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz and with the state dinner in honor of the King and Queen.

It will be a

since it is not the custom of a republican country, although it is a gala.

The Kings in Germany in 2014

Already on Tuesday, Felipe VI will preside over the German Hispanic Forum, a business meeting dedicated to

and green energy that will be attended by businessmen such as José

or

The King will open the forum with a speech.

An hour later, Don Felipe will hold a meeting with

, president of the German Parliament.

Meanwhile, the Queen the Palais Populaire de Berlin, where she is a temporary exhibition of the collection of the

The King and Queen will end their stay in Berlin with a visit to the town hall and the Brandenburg Gate.

In the afternoon, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia will inaugurate the

where Spain is the guest country and has a pavilion of 2,000 square meters.

Once again, there will be a speech by Felipe VI.

Next, the President of Germany and his wife will join the tour of the pavilion.

In the evening, the King and Queen will host

at the Meliá Frankfurt.

On Wednesday, the King and Queen will return to the Book Fair to visit the

and then Don Felipe will go to

where he will meet with Christine Lagarde and hold a meeting with Spanish officials.

In the afternoon, they will close the state trip with a visit to the Cervantes Institute, where they will have a meeting with German Hispanists.

Shared interests

This is the first state trip

however, the relationship between the two countries is constant.

In fact, the Royal House has been to Germany seven times since 2014. Several times Don Felipe, although Doña Letizia and Doña Sofía have also been.

We share interests with the country that were reflected a week ago at the Spanish-German bilateral summit in A Coruña.

Both countries have as a priority the need for an

focused on giving way to Midcat, the support of Spain in the European presidency of the Union or the need to increase Europe's geostrategic autonomy.

Germany also shares

in foreign policy: both countries have the same position on Ukraine and the Sahel.

To all this is added that the coverage rate between imports and exports with the country is 90%: while Germany exported 21,500 million euros in the first half of the year, it imported 24,720.

For all these reasons,

.

Throughout the trip, Minister Albares and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, will be by his side;

In Frankfurt, the Vice President and Minister of Economy Nadia Calviño and the Minister of Culture, Miquel Iceta, will join the delegation.

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