After the coronation of King Carlos III, right on May 6, The United Kingdom has begun a new chapter in its history and one of its plans is to strengthen its nearly 200-year relationship with Mexico.especially regarding the promotion of human rights.

This was clear to the Undersecretary of State for the Americas and the Caribbean in the British Foreign OfficeDavid Rutley, in whose interview El Sol de México was given during his visit to the country this week, said the diplomatic reinforcement plan included having “more significant” dialogue with the Mexican government and civic organizations.

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More from The UK government’s priority in its relationship with Mexico is climate change and reinforcement from business relationship which officially began in the late 19th century, said the minister rutleyat the British embassy based in the national capital.

-What brought you to Mexico?

Well, the relationship between Great Britain and Mexico matter and we are here to prepare our celebration 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations and also to advance particularly in commercial relations. Therefore, we have a very strong friendship and also great opportunities ahead.

-How are Mexico’s current human rights and climate change policies being perceived abroad?

We are aware of that there are global climate challengesso we work closely together in Latin America and we also have some active programs Mexico about human rights. We have had active conversations with many civil society groups and with several public officials.

-And what did they say?

I think there’s an understanding that they want to see more improvement in Mexico. When we spoke to one of the representatives (from Home Affairs) he explained to me how there is an improvement in the situation regarding media security, which is very important here in Mexico and important for us in England. But they know it we want to help move that situation forward with human rights and we’ve talked about how we can have a more meaningful dialogue with Mexico.

I think we have a good relationship

We had open and honest conversations, including the case of (activist) Claudia Uruchurtu, from those who know we are very sorry. We want to ensure that there is an appropriate punishment in his case and also that the family can find his body. So yeah, we got to talk about all this stuff and that’s all we could do with our friends. We can discuss global priorities, local priorities and how we can help. Yes, how can we help and how can we learn, we also learn from each other.

-With the coronation of King Carlos III, what will be the future for relations between Mexico and England?

King Carlos is a big fan of MexicoI didn’t realize you’ve been here five times to visit. He loves his country and he loves America, so I’m sure the relationship will be good, warm, and safe in the future. The coronation was an extraordinary experience. It was a very important event for the whole country. But you can see that it meant a lot to King Charles too. It’s very important symbolically and it’s great to see people from all over the world come together for the occasion. We look forward to seeing how we can advance our relationship with Mexico in the years to come.

-What issues should be highlighted in the relations between the two countries?

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First, We are very grateful for Mexico’s support with the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership). What that will do is create all kinds of opportunities in our Pacific trade. This is a big opportunity, so we hope to ratify the agreement in various countries, including Mexico, in the next few months. We are also moving forward with our free trade agreement, bilateral trade agreement between Mexico and the UK. We have a very large group approaching the third phase of our negotiations and that will be very important.