Diplomatic activity kicked off in Santo Domingo on Monday, as Dominican Republic officials formally welcomed Spain’s top diplomat to the country for a working official visit. Deputy Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy Francisco A. Caraballo extended the greeting on behalf of Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez, opening the high-profile bilateral engagement.
The welcome ceremony included senior diplomatic representatives from both nations: Dominican Ambassador to Spain Tony Raful and Lorea Arribalzaga, Spain’s sitting ambassador to the Dominican Republic, joined the opening proceedings alongside the two lead officials.
Over the course of the visit, Dominican Foreign Minister Álvarez and visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Albares are set to convene a structured working meeting to deliberate on shared priorities. After their closed-door talks, the pair will appear at a joint press conference to outline key takeaways and outcomes from their discussions to the public.
This official trip was planned as a follow-up to the bilateral meeting the two foreign ministers held in Madrid back in May 2025. Its core objective is to move forward on the mutual commitments the two leaders agreed to during that earlier gathering.
The Dominican Republic and Spain have cultivated and maintained long-standing, robust diplomatic relations spanning decades. Both countries sustain ongoing cooperation across a wide range of sectors aligned with their mutual interests, supported by a consistent framework of institutional dialogue.