President Roh Set to Depart for Mexico
President Roh Moo-hyun, accompanied by the First Lady, will depart Korea on Thursday to make state visits to Mexico and Costa Rica and attend the upcoming UN summit in New York. During his two-day stay in Mexico on Friday and Saturday, President Roh will meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox and discuss plans to promote bilateral cooperation. He will also meet with local Koreans to mark the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to Mexico and encourage the descendents of Korean immigrants.
President Roh will spend Sunday and Monday in Costa Rice, meeting with President Abel Pacheco, and will also meet with the leaders of eight other Central American nations during a meeting of the Central American Integration System, or SICA,
From Tuesday, President Roh will attend the 60th UN summit in New York. Through his keynote address on Thursday, President Roh plans to present his vision of the construction of an international order of world peace and mutual prosperity. He will hold summit meetings with Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Algeria, and is scheduled to speak at an invitational dinner of the Korea Society.
Source: english.chosun.com
S.Korean president to visit US, Mexico, Costa Rica
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will visit the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica early next month, Roh's spokesman Kim Man-soo said Monday.
The president will first fly to Mexico City on Sept. 8 for a four-day state visit there, during which Roh will hold summit meeting with his Mexican counterpart Vicente Fox on ways to enhance their comprehensive cooperative relationship in security and trade, said Kim.
Roh will then fly to San Jose on Sept. 11 to meet with Costa Rican President Abel
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Passengers looking for a non-stop flight service between Mexico and the Baltimore-Washington area need look no more.
Mexicana de Aviacion, a leading carrier serving the Mexico-U.S. market, announced on Monday that it will launch a new service this week with daily, non-stop service between Mexico City International Airport and Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport.
"We are proud to connect Mexico's capital city with the Baltimore-Washington Capital Region," said Emilio Romano, chief executive office of Mexicana, in a prepared statement. "This is a historic moment for us and we are honored to be
Mexicana to Introduce New Non-Stop Service Between Mexico City and Baltimore-Washington International
Mexicana de Aviacion, the first airline of Mexico and the leading carrier serving the Mexico-U.S. market,
announced today that it will launch a new service between Mexico and the Washington D.C. area starting December 1st with daily, non-stop service between Mexico City International Airport (MEX) and Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI).
"We are proud to connect Mexico's capital city with the Baltimore- Washington Capital Region," said Emilio Romano, chief executive office of Mexicana. "This is an historic moment for us and we are honored to be a
bridge between our capital
Chavez Frias tells Mexico's President Vicente Fox not to mess with him
During a radio address to the nation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has told Mexican President Vicente fox not to mess with him.
The remark is likely to exacerbate even more relations between the two Heads of State.
The President used a phrase from the Venezuelan traditional duet, Florentino and the Devil to answer Fox's accusations against him and Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner.
According to Chavez Frias, Fox was part of the USA's plan to present the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) at the Summit of
VP Rangel rules out apologies to Mexico
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The clarification was made when the Mexican government spokesman commented that Mexico could wait for an apology.
"It is not a matter of offering apologies. I said already that they would rather take a seat and wait for it, because our decision is final. It is up to them to look for a comfortable chair," Rangel told reporters after a ceremony with the participation of trade unions.
"We do not
Mexico may sever ties with Venezuela
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"You know President Vicente Fox has said that if things continue this way, this possibility could be considered, but always as the last resort," Aguilar said in a phone interview from Pusan, Korea, where is accompanying President Fox.
"An apology is required for the offenses of President Chávez against the people of Mexico," Aguilar added, as quoted by AFP.
The Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister "has already set this position. The
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Events have proved that both countries have the will to establish links through communication, information, business and trade between the two societies, while seeking the incorporation of Latin American nations, he added.
During the last day of Chilean President Ricardo Lagos’ working visit to Mexico, the Mexican president said that SPA goes beyond a bilateral relationship, since it is a solid,
Mexicos president-elect promises to fight for equality, jobs, justice
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Calderons declarations followed his second public appearance with Fox at the presidential residence, Los Pinos, since the nations top electoral court confirmed him as the countrys new leader earlier this month. He takes office on Dec. 1.
The former energy secretary was not Foxs first choice for the job but received his blessing after he won their conservative partys primary.
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Chinese President to visit U.S, Canada and Mexico in September
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday that Chinese President Hu Jintao plans to visit the United States, Canada and Mexico from Sept. 5 to 17.
The White House said this week President George W. Bush would host Hu on Sept. 7.
China and the U.S. have gone through months of rising trade friction as well as growing cooperation on trying to stop North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions.
Hu will also attend the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, which runs from Sept. 13-16.
The Foreign Ministry statement did
Dean Slams Bush's Policies on Mexico
Howard Dean traveled south of the border to meet with Mexico's presidential contenders Monday, and lashed out at the Bush administration's policies on Mexico.
Dean, the Democratic National Committee chairman, claimed President Bush "turned his back on Mexico'' after it refused to support the Iraq war.
The former Vermont governor told The Associated Press in an interview that "a strong Mexico and a strong Mexican economy fixes a lot of the problems between the two countries, particularly immigration and narcotics.''
"We ought to have a partnership with Mexico'' Dean said. "President Bush has lost ground
