Pedro Sánchez urges Europe to place Latin America as a priority in its relations

• Tour The war crisis forces Sánchez to accelerate the "capitalization" of Latin America

• Diplomacy The Spanish influence in America that disappeared: from the splendors of 1992 to tearing down statues of Christopher Columbus

Pedro Sánchez wants the tour to

that he stars in this week to become the seed of a better relationship and interaction between

and Latin America.

From a new framework, accelerated by the current geopolitical context.

And that the master of ceremonies of this new stage be him.

"You cannot understand Spain or Europe without that look towards and through Latin America," said Sánchez in

, during the celebration of an economic forum, together with

president of

The geopolitical context derived from the war in Ukraine and the influence gained by actors such as

and

makes Europe realize the lost years in Latin America, the loss of influence and try to remedy it.

This is also helped, as the Government recognizes, that Latin America is also an opportunity for energy sources.

"Latin America is a priority for Spain, and this vision must be shared by all the EU states", the President of the Government pointed out.

During his visit, Sánchez emphasized that we must bear in mind that

and Ecuador, for example, were countries that voted and took a position against the invasion of Ukraine, and he thanked them for having taken a position on the side of "international legality". ", that is, he added, on the "correct" side.

Diplomatic sources recall the importance of the vote that took place in March 2022 in

regarding a resolution that demanded that Russia immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

Latin America took a majority position against the invasion.

and

voted in favor of the resolution.

and

abstained, while

did not vote.

These positions are taken into account in international diplomacy and its relations.

The concern of Europe, and of Spain, to continue having influence in Latin America is confirmed by the fact that in addition to Sánchez's trip, four Spanish and Portuguese MEPs from the Social Democratic group in the European Parliament are starting a tour of

this week and

to hold meetings with progressive leaders of these countries in order to strengthen the group's cooperation with this region.

A mission led by the Spanish

, a member of the PSOE.

Now that Europe looks at Latin America and sings mea culpa for the neglect in recent years and the loss of influence and strength to the detriment of other international actors, Spain is trying to enhance its leading role.

"In a scenario of competition between different international actors and redefinition of the great geopolitical balances, Spain can and must capitalize on its historical, human, economic, political and solidarity ties with all Latin American countries to strengthen its presence and actively contribute to development of the region", urges the Government's foreign action strategy for 2021-2024.

"Similarly, it is necessary for Spain to support legal certainty in the territory and promote open economies, as well as the strengthening of the link between the European Union and the Ibero-American Community, in all its dimensions. Political, strategic, but also economic positioning," he says. the document approved by the Council of Ministers in April 2021. To this end, one of the objectives set by the Executive is to launch a multidimensional strategy to strengthen the relationship between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean, including the continued effort for the ratification of

the modernization of the agreements with Mexico and Chile.

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