The kings, received in Andorra by the highest authorities

The highest Andorran authorities received the kings Don Felipe and Doña Letizia this Thursday at noon, during an official visit to the Principality, where a Spanish head of state is received for the first time.

The first to greet you at the door of Casa de la Vall – the traditional seat of Parliament. are the Episcopal Co-Prince and Bishop of Urgell, Joan Enric Vives, and the representative of the French co-Prince -Emmanuel Macron-, Patrick Strozda, as heads of state that they are.

Then they greeted the head of government, Xavier Espot, and the general trustee chairman of the parliament, Roser Suñé, in the Plaza del Consell General, and the hymns of Spain and Andorra have been interpreted, in addition to presenting each other delegations.

On the Spanish side there was also the head of the House of His Majesty the King, Jaime Alfekenen Alfonso; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya; the ambassador to Andorra, Angel Ros; the king’s diplomatic adviser, Alfonso Sanz Portolés, and the General Manager of Western, Central and Southeastern Europe, María Victoria González Román.

The Andorran delegation has completed it the chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Enric Casadevall; the President of the Constitutional Court, Josep Delfí; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Ubach; a representative of the consuls – mayors -, Francesc Camp, and the ambassador to Spain, Vicenç Mateu.

After maintaining a courtesy meeting with the trustee general, The Kings’ two-day schedule must begin with one I greet the chairmen of the political groups and the visit to the Casa de la Vall.

Then they move to Municipality of Andorra la Vella, where they will be received by the mayor – mayor -, Conxita Marsol, and the minor – vice mayor – David Astrié.

First official visit

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The kings will kick off this Thursday with a two-day state visit to Andorra, the first of an official nature to shine a Spanish monarch in the Pyrenean country, despite the historical ties that have united the two countries for several centuries. It’s also about the first visit at the highest level Don Felipe and Doña Letizia have been doing so since November 2019, when they were in Cuba, since the pandemic significantly reduced their trips abroad and forced the cancellation of some they had planned, such as to the United States.

Despite the fact that the small Iberian country has existed for more than seven centuries, no Spanish king has officially visited itSpain established formal diplomatic relations with the principality in 1993 when it was recognized by the United Nations.