This Spanish government issued a statement rejecting recent statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who assured that the “pause” in relations between Mexico and Spain is still in place due to Madrid’s position.
“These statements are incomprehensible. after a successful Bi-national Commission that delivered so many concrete results,” Itamaraty said in a statement.
Spanish authorities said they “categorically reject” AMLO’s statements. about King Felipe VI, Spanish companies and political areas of Spain.
“Spain will always be in favor of strengthening fraternal, human, cultural, economic and educational ties between our two sister countries,” he added.
At Friday’s conference at the National Palace, the Mexican president insisted that relations between Mexico and Spain are stagnant.
He further said that there is no “respectful attitude” towards the Mexican government, well, he explained that Felipe VI. he did not respond to the letter he sent him.
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“The pause continues because there is no respectful attitude on their part. I sent a respectful letter to the head of state, to the king of Spain and he wouldn’t even answer me,” he said.
In 2019, President López Obrador sent King Felipe VI. from Spain a letter begging forgiveness for the crimes committed during the conquest.
Last February, Andrés Manuel suspended relations with Spain after accusing Spanish energy companies of committing “theft” acts of corruption against the Mexican government.
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This Friday, López Obrador urged that some Spanish companies during the governments of Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto.
“There were companies that were corrupted by Calderón, like Iberdrola, but before that there was another… that bought shares in Pemex… Repsol,” the president recalled, accusing the company of doing “juicy” business during the administration of the former PAN president.
A day before AMLO’s remarks, Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard met with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, as part of the XIII. Binational Commission.
“It is impossible to interrupt relations between Spain and Mexico because it is impossible to interrupt relations between two sister countries,” Albares assured in a press conference with Ebrard.
The Spanish chancellor said that bilateral relations are in “excellent shape” and, given the close cultural, economic and social ties, stressed “the will to revive and strengthen this bond”.
Source: La Neta Neta
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