Madrid Mayor presents President Xi with Golden Key of the city

Record ID: 1365928

  • Title: Madrid Mayor presents President Xi with Golden Key of the city
  • Date: 28th November 2018
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 28, 2018) (REUTERS) CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND MAYOR OF MADRID MANUELA CARMENA POSING FOR MEDIA JINPING AND CARMENA WALKIING TOWARDS BUILDING JINPING AND CARMENA ENTERING HALL PRESENTATION OF GOLDEN KEY IN PROGRESS CARMENA PRESENTING XI WITH CASE CONTAINING GOLDEN KEY OF MADRID' / XI STANDING UP AND SHOWING KEY XI SIGNING BOOK XI AND CARMENA AT EVENT (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI JINPING SAYING: "I give a lot of importance to the relationship between China and Spain and that's why during this European tour, which is my first after being re-elected as president, I chose Spain as the first stop." EVENT IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MAYOR OF MADRID MANUELA CARMENA SAYING: "We are aware there are a lot of Chinese citizens that visit Spain, that visit Madrid and that they made it coincide with the great Chinese New Year celebration." XI AND CARMENA DURING EVENT XI AND CARMENA SHAKING HANDS, STANDING UP AND LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 12th December 2018 11:41
  • Keywords: Xi Jinping Manuela Carmena key to Madrid Madrid mayor Spain China
  • Location: MADRID. SPAIN
  • City: MADRID. SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00198F76MF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China's President Xi Jinping was presented on Wednesday (November 28) with the Golden Key of the Spanish capital Madrid by the city's mayor Manuela Carmena as Spain and China are set to seal a series of trade and institutional deals.
    The two-day visit is the first official visit to Spain by a Chinese president in 13 years and a stop off ahead of his trip to a meeting of G20 leaders in Argentina on Friday (November 30) and Saturday (December 1).
    Xi said the relationship between both countries is very important and that's why he chose Spain as first stop during his tour which will include Argentina, Panama and Portugal.
    China and Spain will on Wednesday sign an accord on the export of Iberian ham to China, a Spanish government source said on Tuesday (November 27), in a deal that will include coveted, on-the-bone legs of pork.
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