Obama on debate: Nothing patriotic ‘about talking down America’

Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are expected to recognize the city’s 450th commemoration at a series of ceremonies before taking part in the United States-Spain Council worldwide Summit later on, according to a news release.

Washington decided not to carry out a strike, however, when Syria agreed to destroy its chemical weapons stockpiles, although the global community has expressed concern that the country may not have destroyed all its weapons.

“As a matter of foreign policy, we are deeply committed to maintaining a relationship with a strong and unified Spain”, Obama said, sitting beside the young monarch.

“So this is something that from a national security perspective and from an business perspective we’re going to have to continue to concentrate on”, the president said. The president also said it’s important for the United States to take in its share of Syrian refugees.

He follows German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron in speaking out against the Catalan secession process as voters in the region prepare for a September 27 ballot that Catalan President Arturo Mas has framed as a de facto referendum on independence.

The commander-in-chief also told King Felipe that he would like to visit the country sometime before he leaves office in 2017. “I hope that I can travel to Spain before the end of my presidency”, he said.

On this sunny Tuesday in the capital area, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the monarchs will be received at the White House by Barack and Michelle Obama.