The Diplomat
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel, received yesterday the new Mexican ambassador to Spain, Quirino Ordaz, with whom he held a “very productive meeting in which they addressed issues of priority interest for both countries”, as reported by the Mexican representative himself through his Twitter account.
Quirino Ordaz arrived in Madrid last April 11 to head the diplomatic representation, seven months after being nominated by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Just a week later, he presented his Style Copies of his Letters of Credence, which allowed him to officially assume his functions before the delivery of the Letters of Credence to the King.
Before his arrival in Spain, López Obrador entrusted him with the mission of “deepening and strengthening bilateral relations”, two months after the Mexican President himself proposed a “pause” in relations with Spain to turn the page on a period in which, in his opinion, Spanish authorities and companies took advantage of his country. With these words, López Obrador provoked a new crisis in the relationship with Spain, which he tried to redirect with the displacement of José Manuel Albares to Mexico City.
Besides, the words of the Mexican president caused surprise and discomfort in Spain because they came days after the Government of Pedro Sánchez had granted, precisely, the approval to appoint Quirino Ordaz as ambassador in Madrid. The decision of the Executive had been delayed more than is normal between two countries with so many ties, in a sign of Spanish anger at López Obrador’s continuous verbal attacks on Spain, demanding forgiveness for the conquest of five centuries ago.
