Mariano Rajoy ratifies Spain's commitment to Guatemala on co-operation issues

Antigua (Guatemala)

The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, started his speech at this Training Centre and Workshop by highlighting the "wonderful" relations that exist between Spain and Guatemala and said that both countries seek to improve and extend them even further.

He declared that Spanish companies will continue to come to this country, investing in it and creating jobs, which, in his opinion, "is very important, very necessary and also good for all the people of Guatemala":

He also pointed out that Spain will continue to support Guatemala and all Central American countries in their relations with the European Union.

But, above all, the President of the Government wanted to stress that this visit represents a commitment from Spain to Guatemala on co-operation issues. Co-operation which, "has been taking place for many years and will continue to do so in the future", he stressed.

In this regard, he explained that the main objectives under the Cooperation Plan 2013-2016 are training, "because it is key for people to find a job and be able to work"; equality for women, "a struggle in which there is still much to do in Spain, in Guatemala and everywhere else"; and the fight against "child malnutrition with all possible means available to us". These three objectives are, in his opinion, "the most noble aims that a human being can have".

On Monday, the President of the Government is due to hold a meeting in Guatemala City with the President of the Republic, Otto Fernando Pérez Molina, following which he will take part in the SICA-ESPAÑA Summit.