The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorhas stated that “There is no action” planned against Spain behind the “pause” announced this week in bilateral relations and has assured that it is a simple “signaling” for the “abuses” committed by Spanish companies.
“It’s not a break“, the Mexican president insisted this Friday, two days after he called for a “pause” for the first time that has been received with surprise by the Government of Pedro Sánchez.
The Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albareshe has rejected “sharply” the declarations unjustifiedLopez Obrador’s
In fact, Albares already asked his Mexican counterpart, Marcelo Ebrard, for clarification on Wednesday, according to diplomatic sources. López Obrador, however, said this Friday that he does not know if there have been contacts between the two ministers: “Can be“He has limited himself to answering questions from journalists.
The Mexican president has deepened his criticism against the “abuses” that he attributes to companies like Repsol, OHL or Iberdrola, whom he has cited again during an official visit to the state of Sonora. all of them did “juicy business” in Mexicoaccording to López Obrador.
In this sense, he explained that he only intends to tell Spain that “stealing is not allowed” in Mexico. “We are not a land of conquest“, López Obrador stressed, in favor of the two countries giving “time” to understand the “new reality”, that “there was a change in Mexico”.
The president has assured that he himself has felt “offended” by the way in which Iberdrola has tried to continue doing business in the North American country, with a “disrespectful leading role”. “I don’t know what his behavior will be in meetings with the king or with the president of Spain“, he raised.
“I think it has a lot of influence, because there the price of electricity goes up, up and up and they are the ones who control, those of Iberdrola. And that is the model they want for Mexico, or that’s where they were going, “he added.
Source: Lasexta
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