Nations repair ties through trade, security and energy
BY MAURILIO SOTO
The News
MEXICO CITY – French President Francois Hollande and President Enrique Peña Nieto on Thursday signed 42 cooperation agreements on issues such as security, trade, energy, healthcare, aeronautics, aerospace, education and science and technology.
According to Peña Nieto, the agreements include a training program that the French Gendarmerie will offer to Mexico’s police forces. He said that France also has much to offer Mexico on energy issues, as it is a world leader in the peaceful use of nuclear power, in oil exploration and production and in fighting climate change and its effects.
Hollande said that France wants to double bilateral trade with Mexico, which is worth €4 billion ($5.5 billion) so far this year, or 15 percent more than the same period last year. He added that the newly-created Franco-Mexican Strategic Council, staffed by prominent representatives of the business communities and cultural associations of both countries, will be in charge of proposing bilateral agreements.
According to Hollande, as both Mexico and France are countries that share a legacy of revolutionary history, they have common values such as liberty, dignity and human emancipation.
He went on to invite Peña Nieto to visit France on Bastille Day this year.
“July 14 isn’t just a national celebration for France,” he said. “It’s the celebration of liberty around the world, and each time we invite a head of state that represents an ally who shares our values.”
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