Shri Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs, and Textiles [MoS (PM)] paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Spain from 3-5 November 2026.
During the visit, MoS (PM) participated in the 30th Summit of the Ibero-American Conference hosted by Spain. India joined the Conference as an Associate Observer.
MoS (PM) delivered India’s remarks at the High-Level Ministerial Dialogue with Associate and Consultative Observers hosted by the Foreign Minister of Spain, H.E. Mr. Jose Manuel Albares. He highlighted India’s strengths in various sectors such as technology, development cooperation, disaster management, climate resilience, etc. as well as proposed key areas of possible collaboration between India and the Latin-American community, including collaboration in areas such as academic, science & technology, education, culture, etc.
MoS (PM) also paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Madrid and interacted with the Indian community members. He highlighted the important role of Indian diaspora in contributing to the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister of achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047. On the sidelines of the visit, MoS (PM) held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Colombia and Bolivia, Secretary General of Association of Caribbean states and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain. The visit marked an important milestone in the ongoing celebrations of the India-Spain Dual Year of Culture, Tourism and Artificial Intelligence.