Foreign Affairs blamed Zarzuela for a lack of coordination for not accompanying the King on his tour of the Baltic countries

Although this official visit aims to strengthen Spain’s diplomatic relations with the three countries and, in addition, it has a very important component in terms of defense, neither the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albarez, nor the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, will accompany the King, according to ABC, both ministries accompany him for agenda reasons.

Foreign affairs blame the King’s house

Alberes will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday and the Council of Ministers in La Moncloa on Tuesday, diplomatic sources told ABC. “Casa Real has not coordinated with Foreign Affairs for this visit”. They argue that “it is a trip to visit the troops, so it is outside the scope of the ministry”, ignoring that Felipe VI will hold meetings at the highest level with officials from the three countries.

Robles, for his part, will be at the Air Force Aeroevacuation Medical Unit at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base (Madrid) on Monday morning.

In the absence of a first-level member of the executive, the Chief of the Defense Staff (Gemad), Admiral General Teodoro Esteban López Calderón, who has the rank of Secretary of State, will travel with the King.

Three countries in three days

Tallinn will be the first stop of the King’s official visit, where he will be welcomed with ceremonial welcome and will hold a bilateral meeting with the President of Estonia. Alar Karis. After being welcomed by the Speaker of the Parliament, he will visit the Spanish Navy ships docked in the port of Tallinn: Juan Carlos I and Blas de Lezo. In the evening, the President of Estonia will host a dinner in honour of the King.

The same travel model will be repeated in Lithuania and Latvia. First, Don Felipe will meet their president, Nozeda GypsyWith whom he will have lunch at the Presidential Palace. After this he will make offerings at the memorial to those killed fighting for the independence of Lithuania. You will also visit Siauliai Air Base, where you will visit the Rapid Action Hangar and watch the Tango Scramble drill.

In Riga, Felipe VI will be welcomed by the President Edgars Rinkēvičs And besides visiting the Occupation Museum, he will also lay a floral tribute at the Independence Monument. Before returning to Spain, he will travel to the Adazi base to meet the Spanish contingent.