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| IRAN Mexican president: Mexico building relations with Russia |
| 2005-06-21 |
| MEXICO CITY, June 20 - Mexico wants to build relations with Russia, Mexican President Vicente Fox said on the eve of his visit to Russia. "We are seeking to build new, more dynamic relations with Russia and this policy corresponds with our strategy of diversifying our markets and increasing foreign trade sales with European countries," Fox said. I wish Fox would start exporting people to Russia instead ofthe US "Our countries have a lot in common. We've boths got lots of oil we can't get out of the ground by ourselves and lots of people kept who don't do much work. We've both lost wars to the Americans, but at least we were willing to shoot at them. We're both jealous of the Americans but not jealous enough to educate our people or let them be free. Both Mexico and Russia are creating new economic models and conducting similar economic and social reforms, while the development of their economies is driven by the energy sector," he said. "In foreign policy, our countries are advocating a multi-polar world and working jointly in this direction. That's working pretty well for Jack Chiraq too. Mexico considers it important to develop its relations with Russia, which is a permanent UN Security Council member." Fox will be his country's first top official to visit Russia. In June 2004, the President Vladimir Putin visited Mexico for the first time in the two countries' history of bilateral relations to sign agreements. "We are working actively to implement the agreement on establishing a large joint helicopter repair and maintenance center in Mexico and the use of Russian Ural trucks in our country," Fox said. According to Fox, a large group of major Mexican business people would accompany him during the visit to discuss mutual investment. "The potential of economic cooperation between Mexico and Russia is far from being used up and it is necessary to fill in the gap with concrete issues, like investment, joint projects and trade," Fox said. President Fox said the obstacles on the way of a bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the WTO and Mexico's recognition of Russia's market status were important to further boost bilateral relations. "The WTO has the strongest levers of influence on the international trade processes. Hundreds of treaties and agreements defining trade relations between countries are operational within the organization. That's why all the WTO member states should have equal rights, be guided by uniform rules and have equal foreign trade opportunities," Fox said. He said that he and Putin have discussed the issue and reached a mutual understanding and that Mexico has prepared proposals for the visit to conclude negotiations on the matter. Start building the wall now. |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #1 Fox is trying to play the old Russia/USA game but it just won't work Vincinte. You'll find those Zapatist rebels armed with Venezuelan financed AK-47s bought from your new Russian friends no matter what you do and the Ruskies are unlikely to help. Just as the US is unlikely to help after all the help Vincente's offered since 9/11 with the whining and illegal imigration assistance during our time of war. Start building the wall now, indeed. It's long past time. |
| Posted by: RJ Schwarz 2005-06-21 23:44 |