The XXX Ibero-American Summit of Madrid has started this Thursday afternoon at the Teatro Real with a minute of silence in memory of the 69 people who died in the railway accident recorded on 28 October last in Urda (Toledo).
The opening ceremony was led by King Felipe VI and Letizia and also included the attendance of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, together with heads of state and government from various countries who traveled to the capital to take part in the event, with the only notable absence being the Argentine, Javier Milei.
At the start of the Summit, the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, and the mayor of the city, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, also attended, as well as the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, among other authorities.