King Felipe VI arrived in Cordoba for his first official visit

The Spanish kings, Felipe VI and Letizia, arrived in the city around 9:50 pm on Tuesday, their first official visit to Cordoba, as part of the VIII International Congress of the Spanish Language.

Governor Juan Schiaretti was in charge of receiving the Spanish kings and Mayor Ramón Mestre was also present. "Today, I will have the great joy of receiving the kings of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia," said the president of the province on his Twitter account.

The mayor of the capital, Ramón Mestre, also issued a welcome message to Spanish kings on their social networks. "It's an honor to welcome you to participate in # CILE219," he tweeted.

On Wednesday, the kings will inaugurate the renovated theater of San Martin with President Mauricio Macri, who will begin the meeting with 5,700 participants for his four days of plenary sessions.

After the opening which, for security reasons, should be followed outside the historic building and will be broadcast, Macri and the kings of Spain will visit, nearby, the museum Emilio Caraffa, where the exhibition "The face of the letras", co-organized with the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE).

On the relationship with Spain

King Felipe VI received Tuesday the Spanish community residing in Argentina at the headquarters of the Sociedad Rural Argentina de Palermo. He said relations between the two countries "are getting closer and closer", based on what has been shared over decades of working together, the same values ​​and the conviction that democracy and freedom are fundamental principles ". the basis of civilized coexistence and peace ".

"These values, democracy and freedom, are the best instruments to move forward in creating more just and prosperous societies," he said.

In this sense, he added that "we are grateful to Argentina for the generosity with which it has welcomed so many immigrants who have helped to form the largest Spanish community in the world outside of Spain and for solidarity that she provided when we needed it. "and that's why" we felt at home. "

"You are living testimony that you can be both Argentinian and Spanish", which "is precisely a manifestation of being a citizen of the world," said Felipe VI, who has repeatedly taken the mobile phone from some guests and selfie