The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will not be able to travel to New Delhi to attend the G-20 Summit being held this weekend after having tested positive for Covidas he himself announced in a message on the social network X (formerly Twitter). The first vice president of the Government will travel in her place, Nadia Calvino. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation will also attend the meeting, Jose Manuel Albares.
“Spain will be magnificently represented by the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation,” Sánchez noted in X. “I feel well,” he added to make it clear that he does not have serious symptoms. The positive for Covid has been revealed precisely in the mandatory test for the leaders who were going to attend the G-20 Summit.
The head of the Spanish Executive “will continue working from his residence”, as reported this Thursday by the Secretary of State for Communication.
The war in Ukraine, the military escalation on the India-China border, sanctions on Russia, pressure for debt restructuring are some of the issues that will be addressed at the G-20 Summit on September 9 and 10 in the Indian capital.