Monday, 06 January 2014 00:10
THE NEWS
MEXICO CITY – The 25th National Ambassadors and Consuls Meeting gets
underway today at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE), wrapping up
on the 10th.
Although an agenda for the meeting has not been made public, an SRE
press release said that it will be structured around the five main goals
that President Enrique Peña Nieto has made a priority during his term
as president: Peaceful Mexico, Inclusive Mexico, Mexico with Quality
Education, Prosperous Mexico and Mexico as a Globally Responsible Actor.
Mexican ambassadors and consuls from around the world will
participate in the meeting, where topics such as the energy reform and
tourism promotion will be discussed.
Foreign Affairs Secretary José Antonio Meade will head the event,
while other secretaries will offer smaller private meetings on a diverse
range of subjects.
Among the Mexican officials to attend are Treasury Secretary Luis
Videgaray, Tourism Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Energy Secretary
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, Michoacán Gov. Fausto Vallejo, Guerrero Gov.
Ángel Aguirre, Puebla Gov. Rafael Moreno Valle and Oaxaca Gov. Gabino
Cué.
The press release also said that there will be four panels dedicated
to priority aspects of Mexico’s international political agenda, such as
G-20 perspectives, new educational and research opportunities in the
international community, the Post-2015 Development Agenda challenges and
the present and future evolution of the Alliance of the Pacific.
The meeting will finish on the 10th with a work-lunch in the National
Palace, where the press release says Peña Nieto will talk about his
administration’s foreign policy directives and the progress needed to
make Mexico a globally responsible actor.
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