Arturo McFields Yescas, an opinion contributor for THE HILL, says Sheinbaum is taking Mexico on a “dangerous path” regarding foreign policy.
Mexico’s foreign policy is headed toward greater radicalization. The clues have been clear. Newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum has restricted the diplomatic work of the U.S. ambassador, humiliated the King of Spain, and appointed a new secretary of Foreign Affairs known for his disturbing positions on Russia, Iran, and Cuba.
In 2022, Mexico opposed expelling Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council after the invasion of Ukraine. “Mexico will abstain from supporting the draft resolution suspending Russia from its rights as a member of the Human Rights Council,” said Ambassador Juan Ramon de la Fuente, who now is Mexico’s foreign minister. Vladimir Putin was also invited to Sheinbaum’s presidential inauguration. (He declined to attend.)
Mexico has turned a blind eye toward Iran. “We urge the United States to lift the unilateral sanctions against Iran, especially those that apply extraterritorially or to third states,” said de la Fuente at the U.N. Security Council in 2022. Mexico also abstained from condemning Iran’s brutal repression against women during a vote to expel it from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.
Mexico’s alignment with the Cuban regime is serious and shameful…
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY ARTURO McFIELDS YESCAS ON THE HILL
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