King Felipe VI of Spain expresses the desire to work “shoulder to shoulder” with the new Government of Chile

Santiago de Chile.- King Felipe VI of Spain recalled this Wednesday that Spain and Chile are friendly countries and expressed his wish that both work “shoulder to shoulder” in this new era that begins with the Government of the new Chilean president, the far-right José Antonio Kast. In a toast expressed during the official meal following the handover ceremony, held today at the Cerro Castillo palace, in the coastal region of Valparaiso, the monarch wished that this new era would also serve for “the good of this beloved American continent.” “To ask you for a toast, above all for this great nation of Chile, for its future under your mandate, for the continuity of Chilean institutions for the good of Chileans, but also for the good of this region, of this beloved region, of this beloved continent, South America, the Americas, Hispanic America, Ibero-America, Latin America, any denomination,” he affirmed. “From Spain – the King continued – I also allow myself to commit our affection, our love, our support to all member nations, but particularly today to Chile”. The meeting of King Felipe VI with the new president of Chile.

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Felipe VI concluded his toast saying: “You know that you have us as friends, we will work very closely together, on many issues and we want to toast today for the well-being of the Chilean people, for the Republic of Chile, for President Kast, for the First Lady and for that wonderful family that we have met today.” Kast, for his part, invited the Spanish king and the rest of the presidents who attended the lunch to visit Antarctica, “the continent of the future”. “In this Chile that is beginning a new chapter today, we want to be a reliable partner, a safe destination for investment, for everyone, not only for Spanish friends, and a firm ally in the defense of the values that are common to us, democracy, the rule of law, freedom of enterprise and the dignity of people,” he affirmed. “I extend it to those who also want to, representing their nations, that we can together see how we advance in that continent of the future, which is everyone’s responsibility,” underlined the Chilean ultraliberal. Kast, a 60-year-old ultra-Catholic lawyer, today became the first Pinochetist president of Chile since the end of the dictatorship of the coup-plotting general, Augusto Pinochet (1973-1989).