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Raúl meets with Mexican foreign minister
• IN the afternoon of Friday,
December 11, President Raúl Castro Ruz received Her
Excellency Ms. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, foreign
minister of the United Mexican States, who was on an
official visit to our country.
They confirmed their
intention of continuing to take steps aimed at
promoting bilateral relations. The conversation also
included issues of regional interest and others
linked to the international situation.
Also present were Cuban
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and
Enrique Gabriel Jiménez Remus, the Mexican
ambassador in Cuba.
PATRICIA ESPINOSA
CHAMPIONS STRENGTHENING OF DIALOGUE WITH CUBA
 The foreign minister of the
United Mexican States stated during a press
conference at the Casa Benito Juárez in Old Havana,
that the objective of her visit is to continue
strengthening political dialogue between the two
nations.
She also highlighted a
bilateral interest in intensifying economic,
commercial and financial relations, and cooperation
in the scientific-technical and educational spheres.
Likewise, she stated that
her visit – in response to an invitation from her
Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla – served
to define joint acts of cooperation "that will
contribute to social development;" to permit the
"legal, safe and ordered" flow of migrants and
increase cooperation in combating drug-trafficking
and organized crime.
Hours before, the official
spoke with Rodríguez at the MINREX headquarters and
tackled diverse issues of common interest that form
part of the 4th Cuba-Mexico Information and
Political Consultation Permanent Mechanism Meeting.
During the meeting, the
Mexican minister thanked the government of the Cuban
nation on behalf of herself and her delegation for
having organized this visit, and stated that
bilateral relations are notable for their solidarity
and agreement over objectives and challenges faced.
For his part, Bruno
Rodríguez highlighted Mexico’s position at the UN in
support of the lifting of the blockade imposed on
Cuba, and for the reestablishment of international
law and full trade freedoms for the island. •
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