 On 8 and 9 June 2015, Karl Erjavec, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, officially visited Spain where he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mr. García-Margallo, with the Vice President of the Government, Ms. Sáenz de Santamaría and with the President of the Senate, Mr. García Escudero.Minister Erjavec used his visit to inaugurate the new Slovenian honorary consulate in Seville.Since the meeting in Madrid of the Secretary of State for the EU, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, with his Slovenian counterpart, Igor Senčar, in October 2012, the bilateral consultations have been institutionalized semiannual at DG level.