Trip of the Kings of Spain to Cuba: "It's not that it was suspended, it's that it was never considered"

Madrid, February 7 (EFE).- This Wednesday, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Dastis, assured that the visit of the Kings of Spain to Cuba "It's not that it was suspended, it's that it was never considered, preparations were never started."

As Dastis explained in his appearance today before the Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee, The Government of Spain "has tried to see if the circumstances and conditions for that visit were met" to Cuba, but it was finally concluded that "at this time they were not happening."

"When in the future...", expressed the Spanish minister without finishing the sentence, before adding that, "with Cuba, Spain has enough ties to justify a visit at any level."

In his opinion, the important thing is to contribute to Cuban citizens "they can enjoy freedom, rights", like the Spanish.

"The more relationship and interrelation there is, the more openness there will be and the more this objective of promoting human rights can be facilitated.", said.

During his official trip last September to Havana, The Spanish minister discussed with the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, the possibility of a visit to the highest level for early 2018.

Although he did not specify dates for the visit, the Spanish minister then stressed that they were working with "a clear time horizon", before Raúl Castro leaves the position of president of Cuba, since it was he who extended the invitation to the heads of state. and the Government of Spain.