The visit of the accused Begoña Gomezwife of Pedro Sánchez, in an Indian university was not an invitation from the training center itself, but rather a question of a government initiative. It was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which “chose” the university, among four candidatesto make a presentation on businesses to start up. In fact, Sánchez’s personal assistant and several diplomats from the Spanish embassy in India accompanied him. Indeed, one of Begoña Gómez’s professional specialties. The president of the university stressed that the visit of the “First lady”as the center described, will pave the way for “future collaborations”. Gómez has already made personal deals with his parallel agenda during Sánchez’s previous trips to Africa or New York.
“This visit is based on significant recognition by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, our center was selected by the ministry among the four centers in Gujarat [la provincia india en la que se encuentra]”, noted Parul University itself in a statement after the visit of “Your Excellency”, as they called it.
In this way, we show that The act of Begoña Gómez was born at the initiative of Moncloaand not as an invitation from the center. The profile of the four centers is similar, focused on the role of incubators for emerging business projects seeking financing to grow.
This is precisely one of the professional skills that Gómez accredits in his career and on which the capture tools funds that she offers to companies, a task for which – according to the judicial investigation – she would have used her status as wife of the President of the Government.
Future collaborations
Gómez was received during this event prepared by the Government with flowers and led under awning to attend a colorful popular dance performance that he joined at one point. Was escort by soldiers in full uniformin addition to the security personnel of Moncloa. The entourage arrived at the university in half a dozen vehicles, protected by police SUVs.
The real reason for the presence of Begoña Gomez in this university center specializing in create startups, young businesses that need a financial boost to develop.
They seated Gómez at the head of a long table, chaired by the flags of Spain and India, and presented him to 12 projects of local startups.
After this presentation, he toured the university facilities to see the laboratories of these companies. “You are doing incredible work in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation through the incubation center and I am happy to get engaged with young, passionate innovators. Entrepreneurship is truly a need of the hour that can solve many important global problems,” Gomez said.
For his part, the president of the university center, Devanshu Patelstressed that the visit of Sánchez’s wife was “an honor” and stressed that it constituted “a path towards future collaborations with Spain.” It is worth remembering that Gómez taught a master’s degree in competitive social transformation at Complutense University, which had an average of only nine students per course.
“His visit to the university focused on visiting the incubation center and interacting with 12 student-led startups incubated at the university. Parul University. Their visit was marked by a grand welcome ceremony celebrating the richness of Indian culture, with a program of traditional music and vibrant dance shows», then noted the university in a press release.
With Sánchez’s advisor
In this way, the Spanish “First Lady” – a legal personality that does not exist in Spain – has inaugurated her own agenda in India. Own, but no stranger to official protocol from Moncloa: it is accompanied by Sánchez’s personal advisor, Raúl Díaz, who has been handpicked and who accompanies the president to all events. Even during purely private trips, such as the Sánchez-Gómez couple’s recent getaway to Andorra, or even during their summer vacation in Lanzarote.
In addition to Sánchez’s personal advisor, Begoña Gómez was also accompanied by two diplomats from the Spanish Embassy in India. Indeed, the management of the University underlined the key role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the organization of this meeting.
