Leaders wanted to greet each other and “make first contact”, Spanish cabinet says
The bilateral meeting announced by the Spanish government between the kingdom’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of Monday’s NATO summit in Brussels lasted less than a minute.
The Spanish Cabinet press office had earlier informed that Sanchez would hold a number of meetings during the NATO summit, including with Biden. The conversation, a videotape of which was revealed by Europa Press, was extremely brief. It took place in the hallway of the alliance’s headquarters, where the NATO summit is taking place.
According to the press office of the Spanish cabinet, “there was a short conversation between the prime minister and the US president.” “Both wanted to greet each other, meet in person and make first contact. This was agreed by their teams,” the Spanish authorities clarified.