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Mexican Foreign Minister Cantellano in Delhi on 3-day visit
New Delhi, August 16, 2010
Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Cantellano called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today at the start ofa three-day official visit to India in her capacity as the Chairperson of the COP-16 meeting on Climate Change. Mexico is scheduled to host the Conference of the Parties (COP-16) meeting on Climate Change in Cancun in November this year. Ms Cantellano, who arrived here yesterday morning, is accompanied on the visit by Mexican Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Lourdes Aranda, Special Representative for Climate Change, Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba, and other officials. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will hold delegation level talks with Ms Cantellano tomorrow. The Mexican Foreign Minister will also have meeting with Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh and interact with representatives of trade and industry at FICCI and CII. This year holds special significance for Mexico as it marks the bicentenary of Mexican Independence and the centenary of the Mexican Revolution. This year both India and Mexico are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Several commemorative events are being planned during the year. A commemorative stamp is also proposed to be issued later in the year. An official press release said India enjoyed warm and friendly relations with Mexico. President Pratibha Patil had visited Mexico in April 2008 and Mexican President Felipe Calderon had visited India in September 2007 when both countries elevated their relations to a "Privileged Partnership". It said these visits gave a fresh impetus to the bilateral relations when a number of agreements were signed and institutional mechanisms were set up to take forward the ongoing cooperation between the two countries. The bilateral trade in 2009 was $ 2.2 billion (India’s exports were $ 1.14 billion and imports were of $ 1.08 billion in 2009). Total Indian investments in Mexico are in the range of $ 1.5 billion mostly in the IT, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and packaging sectors. The High Level Group on Trade & Investment had met in April 2010 and Foreign Office Consultations between the two countrieswere held in July 2010 in Mexico City, the release added. NNN
