Spanish PM convinced common sense to win in Mexico-US ties

 Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Friday he is convinced that common sense will win in the relationship between Mexico and the United States.

In a press conference after a meeting with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, Rajoy highlighted the good relationship Spain has with both Mexico and the United States, appealing for common sense and good relations between neighboring countries.

"What we want and we are convinced that this will happen, is that judgment, sense, common sense will win, as almost always occurs," he said, adding that the "relations between neighbors will be the same relations we all want to have with our neighbors."

He emphasized that Spain had very close relations with both countries, sharing values with the Unites States and having a good and positive relationship benefited for the two countries.

"With Mexico, we have historical ties, personal ties, language, culture, and it is a very close relationship between the countries and people from both countries," he said, describing the relations as "intense and friendly."

Rajoy said that the European Union would remain united.

On his part, Gentiloni added that if Europe is united and reaffirms its values, it "will establish relations with the American administration in the best of ways."

In the meeting, they also talked about the new American administration and other international issues such as the Syrian war, immigration, the fight against terrorism and strengthening the European Union.

During the press conference, both Rajoy and Gentiloni highlighted the strong historical ties between Spain and Italy and announced the resumption of bilateral summits between the two countries.

source: Xinhua