Santiago, Chile. Urkullu continues his weeklong trip through the Southern Cone. On Sunday Semana Nacional Vasca Argentina 2018 concluded and did so with a small surprise to the nearly 1,000 attendees at the final meal. Nearing the end of the meal, the Lehendakari took out his txistu and drum and played “Ikusi mendizaleak,” followed by “Agur Jaunak,” that everyone sang and then gave him a standing ovation.
Many present were moved by this gesture that marked the climax of the event that gathered hundreds of young dantzaris accompanied by live music by local trikitilaris, dulzaineros, atabalaris, txistularis and xirularis who provided their talents, along with Lehendakari Urkullu who with this gesture also contributed his grain of sand.
Just afterwards, Urkullu and the delegation that he lead said goodbye to those present to get to the airport on their way to the next step of the trip, to Chile. Two full days await them in Chile with meetings with political and institutional representatives, executives and in the area of gender equality, as well as with the Basque community in Chile.
THE LEHENDAKARI’S PROGRAM IN CHILE
This program was provided by the Basque Government:
08:00h.- Meeting with the Basque-Chilean Corporation at the Delegation of Euskadi in Chile
12:00h.- Meeting with the President of the Senate, Carlos Montes at Congress
13:00h.- Lunch with the Director and President of the CPC-Confederation of Production and Commerce
15:00h.- Meeting with the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality, Isabel Plá. Signing of the agreement with Emakunde
19:30h.- Reception for the Basque community in Chile at the Euzko Etxea Basque Club in Santiago (Av. Vicuña Mackenna, 547), where the Lehendakari will speak
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