Spain Joins the Vision 2030 Legitimacy Chain

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Saudi Arabia did not need Spain to discover Vision 2030. It needed Spain to help normalize it.

On 13 May 2026, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan announced that Spain and Saudi Arabia would elevate their bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership. The new framework includes a Saudi-Spanish Strategic Partnership Council, expected to meet alternately in both countries, and to coordinate cooperation across security, defense, trade, investment, energy, transport, culture, and multilateral affairs. Albares also confirmed Spain’s participation in Expo 2030 Riyadh, praised Saudi Arabia’s modernization process, and emphasized that Saudi Arabia is Spain’s leading commercial partner in the Middle East, with Spanish exports reaching €2.27 billion over the previous year. [El País]

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Spain Joins the Vision 2030 Legitimacy Chain