French envoy to visit Mexico

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French envoy to visit Mexico

Visit to follow-up accords signed last year

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Special French envoy Philippe Faure will visit Mexico on Monday to follow up on the 41 accords signed during French President François Hollande’s visit to the country last April.

During the last meeting of the two countries, President Hollande and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed bilateral agreements on issues such as security, trade, energy, healthcare, aeronautics, space, education, science and technology. Specifics included the training of Mexican police forces by the French Gendarmerie and Hollande’s desire to double bilateral trade with Mexico.

Peña Nieto also encouraged Hollande to make use of Mexico’s energy sector, which the Mexican president said was a leader in the peaceful use of nuclear power, oil exploration and production, and the fight against climate change.

According to a press release from the French Embassy in Mexico, Faure, who is also co-president of the Franco-Mexican Strategic Council (CSFM), will place special emphasis on the subjects of aeronautics, health, training and culture between the two countries.

Although Faure’s two-day visit will be centered around the implementation of the 41 accords signed by the Mexican and French governments, the French envoy will also look for new means of cooperation, as well as revise the implementation of the recommendations made by CFSM, together with his Mexican counterparts.

The French official will also be in Mexico to help prepare for President Enrique Peña Nieto’s upcoming visit to France on July 14, which comes as a personal invitation by President Hollande during their meeting last April.

On the Mexican side, CFSM is co-presided by Jorge Castañeda, a former foreign affairs secretary. The entity relies on the participation of prominent businesses and public officials, from Mexico and France, alike.

Castañeda is in charge of establishing firm proposals to reinforce bilateral cooperation between the two countries. He delivered his first report to Hollande and Peña Nieto on April 10, 2014.

A new report indicating other means of bilateral cooperation is expected to be delivered after Faure’s visit to Mexico concludes.

25th Nat’l Envoys meeting starts

Monday, 06 January 2014 00:10
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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.