El Rey Felipe retomará en enero su viaje frustrado a Arabia Saudí, cancelado dos veces
Some news:
Official visit to Saudi Arabia, postponed twice, is now scheduled for January
State visits to the United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea (also canceled) are still not on the agenda. In the case of the United Kingdom, there is a willingness on both sides to resume the state visit as soon as possible. With Japan and South Korea the thing is complicated. The Japanese nation is in the process of preparing for the abdication of Emperor Akihito, while in South Korea President Park Geun-hye has been dismissed by a corruption scandal.
Morocco is on top of the list for a state visit, the only direct neighbor who hasn't been honored this way (Portugal and France have taken place)
Foreign Heads of state will come to Spain before leaving office: Hollande (France) and Gauck (Germany).
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has suspended his visit to Spain as he has to any country that supported the recent UN Security Council resolution that declared " Illegal "settlements in occupied territories.
Although it has not yet been officially announced, the first state visit to be taken after the break will be that of the president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, who will travel to Madrid accompanied by his wife, Jualiana Awada, between February 21 and 25.