Mexico, United States Sign New Aviation Agreement
More airlines now can fly between U.S. cities and 14 Mexican destinations
The United States and Mexico have signed a new aviation accord that increases the number of airlines that can fly between U.S. cities and 14 destinations in Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said in a December 12 statement that the agreement, signed that day in Mexico City, increases from two to three the number of airlines that passengers in each country can select from when flying between the United States and the 14 Mexican cities, which include all of Mexico’s major tourist destinations.
The agreement expands on a similar 1999 pact that allowed the two airlines from each country to operate between U.S. and Mexican destinations.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said tourists in the United States and Mexico now will have “more flights to choose from when planning their next vacation,” adding: “Travelers in markets covered by this new agreement will enjoy better service as well as the benefits of greater competition.”
The Mexican cities covered in the accord are Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Loreto, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Merida, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta and San Jose del Cabo.
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Mexico, Chile to sign strategic association accord
Chile and Mexico will sign a strategic association accord in January in an effort to bring the two countries closer politically, culturally and technically, presidents of the two countries said at a joint press conference on Friday.
The visiting Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his Mexican counterpart, Vicente Fox, said in the eastern city of Veracruz that the agreement would be formally signed during Fox's visit to Chile next month.
Legislators of the two countries will be able to contribute to the text of the accord
U.S., Mexico sign pact ending 16-year cement dispute
The United States and Mexico Monday formally ended a 16-year-old cement trade dispute, allowing increased imports of Mexican cement to help in the reconstruction of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Top U.S. and Mexican officials signed an agreement allowing Mexico to export 3 million tons of cement annually to southern tier U.S. states over the next three years with an import duty of $3 per ton, down from more than $26 now.
The pact, which was reached in principle in January, also ends various legal challenges brought by Mexico. The dispute dates back
Mexico to seek new deal with U.S. on agricultural products
Mexico will seek a new accord with the United States to protect part of its agricultural products from impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a presidential spokesman said on Monday.
Mexican Economy Minister Sergio Garcia de Alba and Agriculture Minister Francisco Mayorga Castaneda will fly to Washington next week to discuss the issue with U.S. officials beyond the framework of the trade agreement, spokesman Ruben Aguilar said.
The visit is made after Canada and the United States turned down Mexico's request
China, Mexico sign cultural development agreement
The governments of Mexico and China on Tuesday signed an agreement to promote the teaching of the Chinese language and culture in Mexico through a series of teaching institutions named after Chinese philosopher Confucius.
Mexican Education Secretary Reyes Tamez and his Chinese counterpart Zhou Ji signed the agreement at the sidelines of the sixth meeting of the E-9 ministers of education, in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.
The four Confucius centers will be built at Mexico city's National Autonomous University, the country's largest educational institution, and the autonomous universities of Yucatan, Guadelajara and
China, Mexico sign cultural development agreement
The governments of Mexico and China on Tuesday signed an agreement to promote the teaching of the Chinese language and culture in Mexico through a series of teaching institutions named after Chinese philosopher Confucius.
Mexican Education Secretary Reyes Tamez and his Chinese counterpart Zhou Ji signed the agreement at the sidelines of the sixth meeting of the E-9 ministers of education, in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.
The four Confucius centers will be built at Mexico city's National Autonomous University, the country's largest educational institution, and the autonomous universities of Yucatan, Guadelajara and
U.S. liquor bottlers took a shot at Mexican tequila and won.
Tequila trade talks ended on Tuesday with Mexican officials agreeing to allow U.S. distributors and bottlers to continue importing the libation in bulk for bottling later in the United States.
Nearly two years ago, Mexican government officials accused U.S. bottlers of adding lower-cost alcohol and selling the blend as "tequila." They threatened to require that the spirit be bottled in one of the five Mexican states that make up the tequila region. It's in these states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Michoacan and Tamaulipas where the blue agave plant is cultivated
US, Mexico sign radio interference protocol
The United States and Mexico have signed protocols to "significantly reduce the potential of life-threatening cross-border interference in critical radio networks."
The protocols will be applicable for networks used by emergency personnel, federal law enforcement officials, military security networks and other essential communication networks in the US border area, the US State Department said.
In a media note issued yesterday, it said that the signing of protocols "is the culmination of several years of bilateral discussions to find the appropriate technical mechanisms to achieve cross-border compatibility for both countries." - PTI
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Mexico and Spain signed a cooperation agreement Friday on the use of water resources and the control of water pollution in their semiarid areas and the control of water pollution.
The uneven distribution and shortage of water resources checkedthe economic development and affected people's life in both countries, Spanish Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said at the signing ceremony.
Spain will provide Mexico with technologies in water conservancy and irrigation projects, purification of sea water and treatment of waste water, she said.
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United States, Mexico, Canada Reiterate Commitment to NAFTA
Officials from the three North American nations reaffirmed their commitment to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the cornerstone for strengthening regional competitiveness at a March 24 meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission.
Since its implementation in 1994, NAFTA has facilitated strong economic growth and prosperity in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman, Mexican Secretary of Economy Sergio Garc�e Alba and Canada Minister of International Trade David Emerson discussed the changing global commercial environment and the implications for North America at the meeting in Acapulco, Mexico.
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Mexico to decriminalize drug possession
Mexican President Vicente Fox will sign into law a measure that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs for personal use, his spokesman said Tuesday.
Spokesman Ruben Aguilar defended the law, which was approved Friday by Mexicos Senate, despite criticism in the United States that it could increase casual drug use.
The President is going to sign this law, said Mr. Aguilar, who called the legislation a better tool ... that allows better action and better co-ordination in the fight against drug dealing.
The government believes that this law represents progress, because
