President Leonel Fernandez leaves for Spain today, to attend the XV Ibero-American Summit meeting in Salamanca. The 8-day trip includes bilateral meetings with Mexico’s Vicente Fox, and Colombia’s Alvaro Uribe, to discuss energy issues. The DR has announced the upcoming signing of a petroleum agreement with Colombia. At the summit, Fernandez will propose the exchange of the foreign debt for educational and health programs in order to achieve the Millennium Goals. There will also be a meeting with Ibero-American business leaders. This is the President’s 16th overseas trip so far.