Last Supper: NATO leaders at Prado Museum
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a dinner at Prado Museum during the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain. June 29, 2022. (Reuters Photo)


The leaders of 44 countries participating in the 32nd NATO Summit organized in Madrid, the capital of Spain, had dinner at the Prado Museum.

The dinner event offered to the leaders by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez brought together the heads of state and government, foreign and defense ministers from 30 NATO member countries, and 14 countries that participated in the summit as guests.

Arrival of guests at the Prado Museum where Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hosts a dinner for the heads of state and heads of government participating in the NATO summit, Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. (EPA Photo)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Prado Museum before a dinner on the first day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. (EPA Photo)

The meal was prepared by Spanish chef Jose Andres, who went to Ukraine for humanitarian aid in the first months of the war, and the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra also gave a concert.

The leaders also had the opportunity to see some of the works of famous Spanish painters Diego Velazquez and Francisco de Goya in the museum.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at Prado Museum before a dinner on the first day of the NATO Summit, Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. (EPA Photo)
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa arrives at the Prado Museum before a dinner on the first day of the NATO Summit, Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. (EPA Photo)

The museum has the most complete collection of Spanish paintings from the 11th to 18th centuries, and numerous masterpieces by great painters such as "Las Meninas" by Velázquez, the "Two Majas" by Goya, "Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest" by El Greco, "The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch," and "The Three Graces" by Rubens, among other rare pieces.