Queen of Spain in Canada to attend Global Summit Microcredit
Queen Sofía of Spain arrived at Halifax, the capital of New Scotland (Canada), to attend the Global Summit of Microcrédito of 2006, in which 2,000 delegates of more will participate than 100 countries.
Doña Sofía, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Spanish Agency of Cooperación Internacional (AECI), Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, traveled on board from Madrid of an airplane of the Spanish Air Force and was received by local authorities and the ambassador of Spain in Canada, Mariano Alonso.
The queen will take part tomorrow in the inaugural session of the Summit, next to the creator of the microcredits, Mohamed Yunus, the president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya; prime minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, and the vice-presidents of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and of the Canadian Philippines, Noli de Castro, as well as authorities and Sam Daley-Harris, director of the Summit.
Doña Sofía, honorary copresident of the Campaign of Microcrédito, will tomorrow be with Yunus because the bengalí economist, distinguished with the Nobel prize of La Paz, will not arrive at Halifax until tonight.
Ever since the queen of Spain knew ten years ago the work Yunus became an ambassador of her project and its presence is habitual anywhere of the world in where an encounter or a summit is celebrated to promote that type of credits, devised for those who do not have access to the traditional financial systems.
Besides to participate in the session of opening of this Summit, that will be developed until the next Wednesday, Doña Sofía will attend the different plenary sessions and factories that will be celebrated in center of Conventions.
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