“The pause is: we are going to give ourselves time to respect each other and not be seen as a land of conquest. We do want to have good relations with all governments, but we do not want them to rob us,” the leftist president said in his morning conference.
López Obrador clarified, however, that this does not mean a diplomatic rupture or a withdrawal of ambassadors. “No, no, not at all, It’s just going slowly, we need a break, a time “.
After assuring that “the relationship is not good now” with Spain, the president once again attacked Spanish firms such as Repsol and Iberdrolawith investments in Mexico in the oil and electricity sectors, respectively.
López Obrador accuses them of having paid bribes in the past in exchange for contracts, with the complicity of the governments of Spain and Mexico.
“It was a conspiracy at the top, an economic and political promiscuity at the top of the governments of Mexico and Spain. Mexico had the worst part, they looted us. It is better to give us some time, a pause,” he insisted.
Criticism of Iberdrola has intensified amid the legislative process of a reform promoted by López Obrador, which plans to expand state control in the electricity sector.
The project proposes reserving at least 54% of the electricity production for the state company CFEagainst the current 38% and 62% held by the private sector, including Iberdrola.
Qualifying his statements, the president maintained that “it is not about fighting” and that the need for this “pause” will not be formally communicated.
“It’s a comment. I can’t comment anymore then?” he said.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry has not responded to questions from the press, electronically, about the scope of López Obrador’s statements.
After López Obrador’s arrival to the presidency, in December 2018, Mexico’s relations with Spain have been strained due to complaints about the violence exerted during the period of the conquest.
Spain is Mexico’s leading European trading partner with an exchange of nearly 10,000 million euros per year, according to official estimates for 2020.
Source: Ambito
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