The Spanish government offered to hold [COP 25] in its capital on Thursday, following Chile’s announcement it could no longer be the venue... Chile’s environment minister Carolina Schmidt, who will remain Cop25 president despite the change of venue, said UN Climate Change had confirmed the news... Tosi Mpanu Mpanu a senior negotiator for the Democratic Republic of Congo, [said] “having a country volunteer in such a short time is something that must be welcomed by the whole community of negotiators”... [but] delegates from African and Asian countries, almost all of whom will have to apply for visas to Europe, must not be disadvantaged by immigration issues... A Spanish foreign ministry spokesperson said the government could not answer questions about how its consulates will process thousands of visa requests in the coming weeks.