The president of Mexico, received the king this Thursday at the National Palace in a meeting that represents the rapprochement between both countries and represents a new step towards the normalization of relations that in recent years have gone through one of their most delicate moments.
The visit of the head of the Spanish State has a marked symbolic componentsince it comes after the diplomatic crisis triggered by the Mexican Government’s request that the Spanish Crown apologize for the conquest of America, a demand that significantly strained bilateral ties.
In a message spread on social networks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico reported that the chancellor, Roberto Velasco, He was in charge of welcoming Felipe VI at the beginning of his official visit. “Mexico and Spain continue to strengthen their diplomatic ties for the benefit of the relationship and the well-being of their people,” said the Mexican Foreign Ministry.
A new stage
The meeting between Sheinbaum and Felipe VI represents the most significant gesture of the diplomatic thaw that has begun in recent years and opens a new stage of cooperation between two countries united by deep historical, cultural and economic ties.
Although the main reason for the monarch’s trip to Mexico is to attendThe World Cup match between Spain and Uruguay In Guadalajara, Felipe VI made a previous stop in Mexico City to hold this meeting with the Mexican president.
The image of both leaders together in the National Palace symbolizes the closureat least at the institutional level, of a stage marked by distancing and differences over the shared historical past, and confirms the will of both governments to relaunch the bilateral relationship.
