Spanish Minister Albares arrives in Mexico to advance the normalization of relations

Mexico City.- Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares arrived in Mexico this Tuesday, where he is visiting just days after the two countries symbolized the normalization of their relations in Barcelona, with the meeting between the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. Albares landed at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), on the outskirts of the Mexican capital, at 5:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT), from the Dominican Republic, and was received by Mexico’s Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, María Teresa Mercado. The Spanish minister, on his third visit to Mexico, will take the opportunity to meet on Wednesday with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco, with whom he will sign the Act of the Spain-Mexico Binational Commission, in “reflection of the good health of the fraternal relations existing between both countries”, according to the official statement.

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Spain and Mexico staged the normalization of their diplomatic relations at the IV Summit in Defense of Democracy, held on April 18 in Barcelona, since both the former Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), and his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, asked for an apology from the Spanish Crown for the grievances of the conquest of America. Last month, Felipe VI acknowledged that in the conquest of America there was “much abuse”, words that were welcomed by the Mexican president.

The agenda

This afternoon, Albares will begin his official visit with a meeting with businessmen and a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Mexico. Subsequently, on Wednesday, the Spanish minister will lay a floral offering at the tomb of Lázaro Cárdenas, president of Mexico between 1934 and 1940 who welcomed thousands of Spanish exiles to the country after the Civil War. In addition, the head of Spanish diplomacy will inaugurate the exhibition ‘Half the World’ and will participate in various events at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the National Museum of Anthropology, awarded in 2025 with the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord. Albares will also tour the Consulate in Mexico to review the work in application of the Democratic Memory Law.