8 Apr, 2019 @ 11:34
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WATCH: Barack Obama waves at crowds as he arrives at restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia

THIS is the moment Barack Obama arrived at a restaurant in Sevilla last week. 

The former US President, 57, can be seen exiting a black van in the Andalucian capital while being surrounded by security.

The father-of-two entered Bache de San Pedro eatery in the Santa Catalina neighbourhood on Wednesday night while waving to cheering crowds.

Obama enjoyed a private dinner at the trendy hotspot following a three-day travel and tourism conference where he was they keynote speaker.

It also came after he had emphasised the need to ‘build bridges and not walls’ during a meeting with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez.

The former US President and PSOE leader exchanged views on migration and climate change in the 30-minute meeting at the World Trade Summit conference.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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