FCC plays an active role in the Ibero-American Summit
FCC took part in the activities organised during the XXIV Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which was held this week in Veracruz, Mexico. The President of FCC Construcción, Miguel Jurado, and the General Manager of Communication and Corporate Responsibility, José Manuel Velasco, participated in the Business Summit, where speakers such as Carlos Slim Domit, chairman of Telmex and representative of the family that is to become the leading shareholder of FCC upon completion of the current capital increase process, were present.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Jóse Manuel García Margallo, inaugurated the exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the EFE press agency at Las Atarazanas cultural centre in Veracruz. FCC is sponsoring this travelling exhibition as it visits the main cities in Latin America. The opening event, held on Monday, 8 December, was attended by the Spanish Minister, the chairman of Agencia EFE, José Antonio Vera, and José Manuel Velasco, representing FCC. In addition to Agencia EFE's look back on the history of Spain and the major events taking place around the world during the last 75 years, FCC has contributed with an exhibit of 25 emblematic infrastructures in Latin America, many of which bear the mark of the Citizen Services Group.
In his remarks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted the recent investment made by the Slim family in FCC as an example of economic integration. In turn, FCC's General Manager of Communication pointed out the value of infrastructures as a leverage for growth, competitiveness and regional integration for Latin America. Finally, EFE's chairman thanked FCC for its commitment to information and for accompanying them on the 75th anniversary of the first press agency in Spanish.