This was confirmed by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, during the visit of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sánchez has highlighted the good relations between both countries. They have also spoken out about the situation in the Gaza Strip.
The set of Patriot air defense systems from Spain will remain in Türkiye. It is a decision that was made this Thursday during lvisit of the president of said country to Madrid.
The Patriots will remain there despite the calls of the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskito the European governmentss, to supply kyiv with this type of systems of weapons. This has been confirmed by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez.
In a speech in Madrid with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoganthe President of the Spanish Government stressed “that although the issue has been discussed with the Ukrainian Government, the commitment of the Spanish Government is maintain Patriot systems in Türkiye“Sanchez said.
Joint production of a new military ship
For his part, Erdogan said that Ankara and Madrid had started working on the joint production of a new amphibious military ship and that both countries could cooperate in the drone production and unmanned submarines.
Türkiye wants to build its second amphibious assault ship after the TCG Anadolu in cooperation with SpainErdogan said in a joint press conference with Sánchez.
The war in Gaza, on the table
The Turkish president has also today again asked the members of the UN Security Councilparticularly to the United States, which pressure Israel to accept a ceasefire in Gazaafter they backed a US proposal earlier this week.
Refering to war in the Gaza StripErdogan applauded the positions adopted by Sánchez on this warsince the president of the Spanish Government is one of the most critical voices against Israel.
Let us remember that Spain has emerged in recent months as one of the toughest countries within the EU against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that on May 28 – together with Ireland and Norway – rrecognized the State of Palestineprovoking the wrath of Israel.
At ministerial level, Spain and Türkiye signed bilateral agreementsespecially in economic and scientific matters, and the commitment that they reach the 25,000 million euros annually in commercial exchanges between both countries, compared to almost 20 currently.
“Türkiye is a key economic partner for Spain and a key actor in a complex geostrategic context,” said Sánchez, ensuring that Spain is “the Türkiye’s best ally in Europe“.
