Spanish media ABC newspaper latest news, NATO summit officially opened in Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez sanchez was found to be facing the Spanish flag on the table when he spoke at the summit, which was criticized by the public.
On the first day of the summit, when Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez gave a speech, the reporter found that the Spanish flag on his desk was upside down, which was obviously hung upside down.
The news quickly spread across the network. NATO summit spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said it was the responsibility of their organizers that the flag was reversed. "Due to a mistake, the Spanish flag was mistakenly placed at the beginning of the summit." The head of communications for the Atlantic Alliance said.
The incident came as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez spoke at the beginning of a NATO summit in Madrid this week. At the time, Sanchez said: "The whole world is watching us, and we need to show our unity." ”
Sources at the Prime Minister's Office of Moncloa in Madrid revealed to 20minutes that this was NATO's mistake because NATO was responsible for the meeting site, and the organization itself acknowledged it. However, as can be seen from the photos, the error was corrected immediately after it was discovered. NATO said: "We sincerely apologize for the mistake and thank Spain for its efforts to the summit. ”
This is not the first time the Spanish flag has been wrongly hung. This past April, the Spanish flag was also upside down at a high-level dinner with King Mohammed VI of Morocco. At the time, the government tried to cover up the matter, declaring the mistake an "accident."