King Felipe VI and Sheinbaum end Spain-Mexico rift in National Palace meeting
A meeting between Spain's King Felipe VI and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace has ended a diplomatic rift between the two countries. It seals the normalization of relations after seven years of tension.
Spain's King Felipe VI was received by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace, in a meeting widely read as the end of a long-running diplomatic rift between the two nations.
Relations had soured after former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a letter demanding that Spain apologize for historical events. According to El País, the new meeting seals the normalization of ties after seven years of tension.
Mexico and Spain share deep historical, cultural and economic links. Restoring diplomatic relations could also pave the way for stronger trade and investment ties, and both leaders signalled a desire to move past the dispute and look ahead.
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