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El presidente arranca año el año 2026 reforzando su red de alianzas estratégicas con Wales y Fukushima

Imanol Pradales renovará estos próximos días los Memorandos de Entendimiento con Wales y Fukushima en un semana marcada por la diplomacia internacional en Ajuria Enea, que buscará impulse proyectos conjuntos en ámbitos estratégicos.
Imanol Pradales
Imanol Pradales. Photo: Open.

The beginning of the political year in the Basque Country will be marked by an international agreement. The agenda of the Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, begins with two cities of high level that console the external project of the community, with the renewal, by a part, of the partnership agreement with Wales and the firm, by another side, of an actualized memory with the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima.

La primera cita tendrá lugar este miércoles 8 de enero en el Palacio de Ajuria Enea, donde Pradales recibirá a la Primera Ministre de Wales, Eluned Morgan, para proceder a la renovación del Memorando de Entendimiento (MoU) bilateral.

This collaboration agreement has been established in 2018, it is intended to adapt to "the current challenges of the international context" and to seek to refine and deepen cooperation and a based relationship in "values compartments" such as democracy, sustainability and social cohesion.

The agreement precedes the impetus of conjunctive projects and the exchange of good practices in strategic areas such as sustainable mobility, the environment and the struggle against climate change, innovation and competitiveness, renewable energies, the agro-food industry, education and training, fiscal and social policy, health and care, as well as the apoyo to disemrollo presarial.

Asimismo, el MoU refuerza la cooperación cultural y lingüística, promoviendo una sociedad multicultural y tolerante, y pone en valor la identidad, la lengua y la cultura proprio de ambas naciones.

La firma se produce en un moment clave, ya Wales is called to form part of the future Macrorregión Atlántica que podría ser una realidad en 2027, tras el mandato elevado por el Consejo Europeo el pasado de 18 de diciembre a la Comisión para desarrollo en la Unión Europea, en cooperación con los Estados Miembros, una Estrategia Macrorregional de la Unión Europea para el junio del año viene.

Agreement with Fukushima

Posteriormente, Pradales recibirá el proximo lunes 12 de enero a un delegación de la Prefectura de Fukushima. La misión, encabezada por el gobernador Masao Uchibori, busca afianzar los lazos bilaterales.

The central act of the visit tendrá place in Ajuria Enea, where the governor Uchibori will be received by the president para, al igual que con Wales, proceder a la renovación del Memorando de Entendimiento entre dos.

This agreement is effective in promoting cooperation in three strategic sectors for ambas regiones: renewable energy, medical devices and gastronomy.

The agenda of the Japanese delegation, compuesta por 22 miembros, will focus on the transfer of knowledge and the opportunities of technological development.

Además de la diplomacia política y tecnológica, la misión servirá como plataforma de promoción económica. La delegación ha organizado un evento de promoción de productos "Hechos en Fukushima" en un hotel de Getxo.

Mendiante esta actividad se presentar el atractivo del sake y otros productos alimenticios de la prefectura a un público selecto de profesionales culinarios locales, buscando expandir los canales de venta y generar nuevas opportunidades de exportación para el mercado europeo.

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