Mexico and Spain rekindle ties during presidential summit
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met with Spanish leader Pedro Sanchez in Barcelona, marking a diplomatic rapprochement after eight years. The meeting occurred during a global leftist summit focused on defending democratic values.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signalling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean country in eight years. The meeting took place during Sheinbaum’s visit to Barcelona to attend the fourth “In defence of democracy” summit, a gathering of global leftist leaders to mobilise advocates of these movements against the far-right. Sheinbaum’s trip marks a softening of...