Jaishankar arrives in Mexico to discuss bilateral, trade and investment cooperation

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has arrived in Mexico for a three-day official go to with an purpose to spice up bilateral cooperation in commerce and funding in addition to different areas with one in all India’s high buying and selling companions in Latin America.

That is Jaishankar’s first go to to the North American nation because the Exterior Affairs Minister.

He was obtained by Minister of Finance and Public Credit score Rogelio Ramírez de la O with whom he mentioned Mexico’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Thank Minister of Finance and Public Credit score @R_Ramirez_O for receiving me. Mentioned Mexico’s response to the Covid problem,” Jaishankar stated on Twitter.

“An Exterior Affairs Minister’s go to from India after 41 years,” Jaishankar tweeted.

Jaishankar, who’s in Mexico on the invitation of his Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, reached right here after concluding his go to to the US for the 76th session of the United Nations Basic Meeting.

Throughout his go to, Jaishankar will take part within the commemorative occasions of the two hundredth anniversary of the consolidation of Mexican Independence together with different world leaders.

Interplay with CEOs

Along with his assembly with Casaubón, he will even name on President of Mexico Manuel Lopez Obrador and work together with the main CEOs and the enterprise group in Mexico, which is at the moment India’s second largest commerce accomplice in Latin America and is a member of the United Nations Safety Council (UNSC) alongside India for the 2021-22 interval, in response to the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA).

The 2-way commerce in 2018 was $10.155 billion, comprising exports price $5.231 billion and imports valued at $4.923 billion, in response to official information.

India’s exports comprise primarily of autos and auto components, chemical compounds, aluminium merchandise, electrical equipment and digital tools, metal, gems and ceramic merchandise.

India imports crude oil, electrical items and equipment from Mexico.