Along the same lines, the current administration has taken a cautious position in the face of the situation of violation of political rights in Nicaragua, for example. Along with Argentina, it was the only Latin American country that did not condemn the government of Daniel Ortega for the arrest of his political opponents months before the November elections.
Nor did he pronounce himself in 2019 during the crisis in Venezuela, when he did not ignore the new mandate of Nicolás Maduro, while the member countries of the Group and Lima recognized Juan Guaidó. “Our position is the same, it is what our Constitution establishes. We do not we are going to move from there,” reiterated the president.
Mexico has manifested itself with a peaceful position and non-intervention in international conflicts, except in World War II, when when Mexico seized ships from the Axis countries (Italy, Germany and Japan) that were in national waters and that posed a risk to national sovereignty, Germany showed hostility towards Mexican vessels that culminated in the sinking of the ships “Potrero del Llano” and “Faja de Oro”.
Given these events and after taking stock of the situation and “evoking the peaceful attitude” of Mexico, then President Manuel Ávila Camacho asked the Congress of the Union to declare a state of war, arguing that the sinking of the Mexican ships , as well as the attitude of the Axis countries, forced Mexico to take that resolution, in which it was established that since May 22, 1942, “the United Mexican States were in a state of war”, with which determined the sending of Mexican troops to war actions.
With information from Lidia Arista and Fernanda Hernández
