Schwarzenegger emphasizes cooperation with Mexico
Stressing his love of the country to the south, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger emphasized his goal of stronger ties with Mexico in his weekly radio address Saturday.
Looking to boost his image with Hispanics at home, Schwarzenegger visited Mexico on Friday, meeting with his Baja California counterpart in talks on security and immigration.
“Mexico is our Number One trading partner, and I am proud that we have increased trade with Mexico by 16 percent last year alone,” Schwarzenegger said Saturday. “Our trade relationship supports as many as 200,000 California jobs and generates nearly $160 billion for our economy.”
Schwarzenegger and Gov. Eugenio Elorduy pledged to maintain “a permanent working relationship,” and the U.S. governor said he planned to return to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox.
They also will continue cooperating mutually supporting their tourist industries, boosting the number of traffic lanes at border points and attracting manufacturing operations to a high-tech industrial park in Baja known as the Silicon Border, Schwarzenegger said.
“California and Mexico are kindred spirits, and enjoy a very special relationship with a shared border, strong cultural ties and a regional partnership that benefits both of us,” he said in his address Saturday.
But he acknowledged that the two countries must confront issues including illegal immigration, human and drug trafficking and threats to the environment.
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Fox Leaves Washington With Message Of Cooperation
Mexican President Vicente Fox is again urging cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. as he awaits a Congressional decision on immigration reform.
Speaking Thursday at the Rainier Club in Seattle, Fox said education and a strong economy are the keys to stemming the flow of people north out of Mexico.
Afterward, Fox left for California, where he will meet with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the mayor of Los Angeles.
Earlier Thursday, Fox spent some time with patients at a south Seattle clinic that treats poor immigrants.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking to improve his image with Hispanics at home, arrived in Mexico on Friday and met with Baja California Gov. Eugenio Elorduy about security issues, immigration and a controversial border canal.
Schwarzenegger has come under fire from many of his state's 12 million Hispanics for opposing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and proposing health and welfare cuts that would have hit Hispanics hard.
He angered both Californians and the Mexican government when he praised a citizen border patrol and said California's border with Mexico should be closed – something he quickly apologized for.
In Mexico, Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger to Mexico
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking to improve his image with Hispanics at home, was heading to Mexico on Friday to meet with Baja California Governor Eugenio Elorduy about security issues, immigration and a controversial border canal.
Schwarzenegger has come under fire from many of his state's 12 million Hispanics for opposing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and proposing health and welfare cuts that would have hit Hispanics hard.
He angered both Californians and the Mexican government when he praised a citizen border patrol and said California's border with Mexico should be closed -- something he quickly apologized for.
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Schwarzenegger to Mexico
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking to improve his image with Hispanics at home, was heading to Mexico on Friday to meet with Baja California Governor Eugenio Elorduy about security issues, immigration and a controversial border canal.
Schwarzenegger has come under fire from many of his state's 12 million Hispanics for opposing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and proposing health and welfare cuts that would have hit Hispanics hard.
He angered both Californians and the Mexican government when he praised a citizen border patrol and said California's border with Mexico should be closed -- something he quickly apologized for.
His trip to
Protesters Meet Governor in Mexico
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't the only Californian to travel to Mexicali, Mexico this past weekend for the Governor's meeting with Baja State officials.
As the Governor's motorcade pulled in front of the building for the meeting, he heard from protesters who drove from San Diego to express their opposition to the Schwarzenegger administration's immigration policies.
Gov. Schwarzenegger was in Mexicali to talk about border issues as well as trade and the economy.
"He said he wouldn't take money from special interests," protester Vicente Rodriguez told CNN. "Yet his has raised more money than the two
Schwarzenegger: Border fence with Mexico is return to the Stone Age
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has come out strongly against tough immigration proposals Monday, including the construction of a fence along the border with Mexico - an idea he called going back to the Stone Ages.
I think that it will be ludicrous to limit yourself to just building a wall, Schwarzenegger said in an interview with US television network ABC. Were going back to the Stone Ages here.
We are landing men on the moon and in outer space using all these great things. I think that other technology really
Assembly leader's trip to Mexico rife with political implications
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez leaves for a three-day trip to Mexico this week to meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox and other officials, a visit he says is needed to repair frayed relations between California and its largest trading partner.
Nunez said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent comments on border security, including his praise of the volunteer Minuteman patrols, offended some Mexican officials.
"I didn't realize the attitude in Mexico toward Gov. Schwarzenegger is bad, very bad," Nunez, D-Los Angeles, said . "When I talk to people from Mexico, high-ranking officials from Mexico, it is
India, Mexico sign five accords
India and Mexico today signed five agreements for enhancing cooperation in education, science and technology and other areas, providing major impetus to bilateral ties.
The accords are on cooperation between diplomatic academies, cultural and educational exchange programmes for 2005-07, programme for cooperation in science and technology and for exemption of visa requirements for official and diplomatic passport holders.
They were signed after wide-ranging discussions between Minister of State for External Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh and visiting Mexican Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda Bezaury who led their respective delegations at the fourth India-Mexico Joint Commission
Mexico, RoK accelerate economic cooperation
Mexico and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to enhance their cooperation in the fields of trade, economics, real estate business, services and intellectual property rights, the Mexican Ministry of Economy announced on August 19.
The ministry highlighted export potential between the two countries, especially the export of farm and sea products and beverages from Mexico to the RoK as well as prospects of Korean investments in Mexico's production of cars, home appliances and electronics.
The RoK ranks third among Mexico trading partners in Asia, following China and Japan. Two-way trade reached 3.5 billion USD in 2004.-Enditem
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President Hu arrives in Mexico for state visit
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived Sunday in Mexico City on a state visit to further expand cooperation between China and Mexico.
During his visit, President Hu will exchange views with his Mexican counterpart, Vicente Fox, and other Mexican leaders on bilateral relations and international and regional issues.
The two countries are also expected to sign a number of cooperation documents during Hu's visit.
Since the two countries established diplomatic relations 33 years ago, bilateral relations have developed smoothly and cooperation has
