Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, met with his Georgian counterpart and other top officials of the country and visited the Art Palace of Georgia on February 28-29. The Spanish Minister announced the opening of a Spanish Embassy in Tbilisi and supported the European integration of Georgia.
The director of the museum Giorgi Kalandia acquainted the Spanish Minister with the history and culture of Georgia and palace. While seeing the unique collection of the museum Mr. Margallo was delighted with the outstanding costume of toreador and with the exhibited paintings of the contemporary painter Avgusto Dalamo.
George Gegechkori an adviser of the minister of culture and monument protection of Georgia gifted the portrait of Spanish monarch Carlos XV to the guest.