US EditionMexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in eight years
Sheinbaum said the visit signals a rapprochement after years of tension over Mexico’s demand for a colonial-era apology.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday, marking a rapprochement between the two nations after years of diplomatic tension.
- Relations deteriorated under former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who in 2019 demanded an apology for abuses committed during Spain's colonial rule in Mexico, a request not met then.
- Marking the first presidential visit to Spain in eight years, the meeting occurred during the "In defence of democracy" summit, a gathering of global leftist leaders mobilizing against the far-right.
- Sheinbaum invited Sanchez to the next summit in Mexico while maintaining Mexico's stance on acknowledging abuses committed during the colonization of Latin America.
- Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo called the meeting "a very important and positive sign" for boosting trade, citing recent efforts including inviting King Felipe to the World Cup.
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Both governments agreed to "continue to strengthen our special cultural, economic and social ties," said Spanish President Pedro Sánchez.
With a few well-chosen words and a handshake, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, decided on Saturday a diplomatic dispute between her government and Spain over the Spanish colonial past, during her visit to Barcelona. “There is no diplomatic crisis, there has never been,” Sheinbaum said on her arrival at the Fourth Meeting in Defense of Democracy, a summit of 15 countries concerned about the rise of illiberalism. “What is very important…
With a handshake, Spain and Mexico put diplomatic tussle over their colonial past behind them
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has laid to rest a diplomatic spat between her government and Spain over the Spanish colonial past. Relations had been strained since 2019 between Spain and Mexico ever since Sheinbaum's predecessor had demanded that Spain apologize…
Mexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in eight years
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain's Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signaling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean country in eight years.
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