Spanish president phones Trump: Rajoy offers to be 'the voice of the USA' in Europe, Latin America and Arab nations
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 @ 2:05 PM
SPAIN'S president Mariano Rajoy is playing devil's advocate in a bid to maintain diplomatic relations with the USA – he has offered to be a 'go-between' for the North American country in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and north Africa.
The first-ever telephone conversation between the two leaders took place last night (Tuesday) and lasted for 15 minutes and covered issues such as bilateral USA-Spain relations, national security, and the economy.
Rajoy later tweeted that the chat was 'cordial' and had helped to 'continue to strengthen the bond that benefits the people of two allied countries'.
Trump was said to be especially interested in Spain's current economic situation, at which point Rajoy volunteered: “With a stable government and an economy growing at more than 3%, Spain is in the best possible condition to act as intermediary for the USA in Europe, Latin America and also in north Africa and the Middle East.”
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