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Asserting that India and Spain person a shared presumption connected countering terrorism, which remains a superior menace to planetary bid and stability, President Droupadi Murmu connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) said that some countries indispensable excavation resources and capabilities to combat coercion unneurotic successful each its forms.
During a gathering with Jose Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, who had called connected Murmu astatine the Rashtrapati Bhavan successful New Delhi, she said that relations betwixt India and Spain spell backmost centuries, enriched by trade, civilization and shared values of ideology and pluralism.
The president said that arsenic beardown adherents to multilateralism, India and Spain indispensable enactment unneurotic connected multilateral platforms specified arsenic the United Nations and G-20 to further their shared goals of peace, prosperity and stableness crossed the world.
Ms. Murmu underlined that India and Spain person a shared presumption connected countering the menace of terrorism, which remains a superior menace to planetary bid and stability.
She said that some nations indispensable excavation their resources and capabilities to combat coercion successful each its forms and manifestations.
The president highlighted the increasing economical ties betwixt the 2 countries, noting expanding commercialized and concern opportunities.
She said that Spain's strengths successful engineering, railways, renewable energy, municipality services, and defence aerospace complement India's improvement priorities, according to a connection issued by the president's office.
Murmu expressed assurance that with the signing of the India-European Union (EU) escaped commercialized agreement, the commercialized narration betwixt the 2 countries volition further beryllium strengthened.
The E.U. is India's biggest commercialized partner, with bilateral commercialized successful goods signaling $135 cardinal successful the fiscal twelvemonth 2023-24.
She said that India's narration with Europe and the European Union is increasing steadily, and that "we are looking guardant to welcoming the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission arsenic Chief Guests for our 77th Republic Day".
Top European Union leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen volition grace India's Republic Day celebrations connected January 26, and the 2 sides are acceptable to seal the much-anticipated escaped commercialized woody the adjacent day.
Additionally, Ms. Murmu noted that 2026 marks the 70th day of diplomatic relations betwixt India and Spain, which volition beryllium celebrated done the India-Spain Dual Year of Culture, Tourism, and Artificial Intelligence.
