Felipe VI took advantage of his presence this Thursday at the headquarters of the Parliament of the Canary Islands in Santa Cruz de Tenerife to express his “closeness and affection” to all the citizens of La Palma for the damage caused by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. The king has conveyed this message in his speech at the ceremony of delivery to the Autonomous Chamber of the first Gold Medal awarded by the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts of San Miguel Arcángel.
A “special recognition to this beloved autonomous community”, said Don Felipe, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Canarian Parliament and “at a time when La Palma has been suffering from the effects of the Cumbre Vieja volcano.” affection to all the people who are suffering, to all the palm trees, I reiterate my congratulations to Parliament, “said Felipe VI, who extended his congratulations on the award to all the inhabitants of the archipelago.
The head of state has renewed his solidarity with the citizens of La Palma two weeks after he was on the island with Queen Letizia to be with those affected. Before concluding his visit to the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the king held a videoconference with the authorities of La Palma and with those responsible for the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands (Pevolca) to inquire about the development of the eruption and the emergency operation.
In the Autonomous Chamber, the monarch was accompanied by the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, as well as by the majority of the presidents of the Island Councils, Although the one from La Palma, Mariano Hernández Zapata, who did participate in the videoconference, was unable to attend.
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