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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | May 2008 
Mexico Strengthens Relationship with Germany
 President Calderón - Presidencia de la República
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| | Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, left, walks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel as they review the presidential honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, May 19, 2008. (AP/Eduardo Verdugo) | | |
National Palace, Mexico City - The Chancellor and I held meetings to analyze the bilateral relationship in order to strengthen it for the benefit of our countries and we reviewed the progress of the commitments made during my two visits to Germany in 2007 as well as the fulfillment of the Joint Mexico-Germany Declaration: Common Perspectives for More Intense Cooperation.
As for scientific and technological cooperation, we agreed to involve private enterprise in both countries to a greater extent. Cooperation will focus on two sphere in which Germany has a comparative advantage, such as environmental technologies, and the Chancellor and I discussed the possibility that German academic experts, together with Mexican experts, will be able to help Mexico in environmental commitments and strategies to combat climate change.
Other areas where there is enormous scope for cooperation include biotechnology, marine research, production technologies, information and communication, as well as electronic transport equipment and infrastructure investment, in which several German firms are extremely competent.
First. We pledged to continue reinforcing collaboration to deal with climate change which, we agreed, is one of the main challenges facing mankind.
Second. Mexico, through myself, acknowledged the important work carried out by Germany to reinforce the dialogue between the Group of 8 and the Group of 5, particularly in submitting the Heiligendamm Process initiative.
Third. We analyzed the results of the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of Latin American and Caribbean-European Union countries, where we pledged to continue promoting the construction of a Bi-regional Strategic Partnership, and to strengthen the Mexico-European Union Strategic Partnership and reinforce the mechanisms for political dialogue between Latin America and the European Union.
President Calderón at Official Welcome Ceremony for German Chancellor Angela Merkel
President Calderón - Presidencia de la República
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National Palace, Mexico City - Germany and Mexico are guided by the commitment to democracy, the rule of law and adherence to universal human rights.
They are also guided by the shared conviction that only an environmentally responsible market economy will lead us to fully sustainable human development that will expand the present generation's capacities without jeopardizing future generations.
As early as 1971, on receiving the Nobel Peace prize, German Chancellor declared that we are threatened by problems of global dimensions: hunger, the demographic explosion, environmental risks and the irrational use of our natural resources.
We have held shared views, both within the United Nations Organization and the main multilateral organizations and the expanded mechanism for dialogue of the Group of Five and the Group of Eight.
As Mexican Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz said, regardless of the forms of political and social organization nations adopt, the most immediate, pressing issue is the survival of the environment; defending nature is tantamount to defending man.
Germany is Mexico’s leading trading partner in the European Union countries and trade between the two countries more than doubled between 2000 and 2007 from $7.3 billion USD to nearly $15 billion dollars.
We also wish to increase scientific, technological, educational and cultural cooperation, to increase our links and provide our citizens with greater opportunities for development. We are determined to foster a close relationship with Germany. |
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