The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has maintained that Mexico is "two steps away" from following the same path as Venezuela due "to the control of justice institutions" and serious problems of security and drug trafficking, and has shown her disagreement with the "reception" that the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has dedicated to her.
"The truth is that she has been having a terrible time for a few days and I don't know, when she comes to Spain, none of us would think of giving her that reception," the regional leader stated about the president of Mexico in an interview on 'Telecinco', as reported by Europa Press.
In recent days, Sheinbaum lashed out at the alliance "of what is called the international right with the Mexican right". "How do you think a person who adores Hernán Cortés... in Mexico is going to give you legitimacy? Well, you're a bit out of touch," she pointed out.
The Madrid president has made reference to the security problems that Mexico is going through, with thousands of people missing, and has reiterated that it is a country that is "two steps away from reaching Venezuela's path". "I cannot understand sometimes how, despite this and the situation that this country is going through, we cannot even talk about future alliances. And when you talk about this, the authorities here, especially the Government, take it really badly because they need to find justification for this whole situation," she has censured.
In this regard, he has criticized that the Mexican Executive intends to maintain that "the fault lies with Spain and the past, reinventing history", although he considers that, despite those accusations, "the situation is what it is".
For this reason, Díaz Ayuso has called to focus on the future and to put the spotlight on "what unites them", underlining the "exceptional" relationship that Spain and Mexico maintain after more than five centuries of "brotherhood and shared history": "It is something that hurts them deeply and I cannot understand why", she added, remarking on the link between both countries, despite some getting "hives".
"Practically all the investment that arrives in Spain from Mexico does so in Madrid, companies do it, students, tourism especially too, and therefore we have a lot to do with, both with companies, with investments, with cultural activities, and there are also institutional relations that are much needed, because there are few politicians here who are currently receiving support from the national Government," he asserted.