Is Mexico the uncomfortable neighbor of the United States?

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Mexico is the United States uncomfortable neighbor,

He said the government’s foreign policy in this country has improved relations with the United States, Central and Latin America

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 29. – The foreign policy of the Government of Mexico has significantly improved relations with Central and Latin America in general, and in no way be considered that our country is a ‘neighbor uncomfortable’ for America , said today the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Gonzalo Gómez Canseco.

The Mexican foreign ministry official said this in the context of the presentation of the book ‘The International Challenges of Mexico: Urgency of Fresh Eyes’.

Gonzalo Gómez Canseco denied that Mexico is the ‘awkward neighbor’ of the United States, as indicated by the book ‘The International Challenges of Mexico: Urgency of Fresh Eyes’, a compilation of 11 essays written by specialists, including Natalia Saltalamacchia, Jorge Tello, Luis Herrera, Marco Antonio Alcazar and coordinated by Olga Pellicer and Guadalupe Gonzalez.

Gómez Canseco spoke at the beginning of the presentation of the book and their expressions were contrary to the criticism issued later by the former Mexican foreign minister and senator for the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Rosario Green.

The Chief of Staff of the Foreign Ministry said that the views displayed do not reflect the actual conditions of the conduct of foreign policy, and the fact it said that our country is ‘uncomfortable neighbor’ of the United States.

‘The vision expressed by the authors is more a review of what is said in the media, that an analysis of official documents or reports, “he said.

Canseco Gomez said that even the current federal administration attended representing the headlights on Mexican possible break some countries in the region, ‘which has increased significantly the level of diplomatic relations’.

In presenting the book also attended Senator PRD, Jose Guadarrama Marquez and Olga Pellicer compiler itself.

 

Mexico – Senators call for debate on the issue of drug legalization

Debate on the legalization of drugs in the American Union of States

Senators call for debate on the issue of drug legalization

The new president of Guatemala, Otto Perez, asked legalizing drugs as well as 19 states in the American union

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 23. – Senators from the PRI, PAN and PVEM demanded to initiate discussions on whether or not to decriminalize drug use involving parents, teachers, doctors and the general public, not just political parties.

In an interview, the senator of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Rosario Green, said the debate should be opened as the drug problem is very delicate, but probably will oppose this, “the rights and probably the churches,” he said.

However, the former chancellor said that Mexico has already decriminalized the carrying and use of marijuana “in small amounts for personal use, but many people do not know.”

Even the Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, said on Wednesday that “she and President Felipe Calderon do not oppose to open a national debate on the issue,” Green said Macias.

Meanwhile, the president of the Public Safety Commission, Senator National Action Party (PAN), Felipe González, said that while the political institution has the position “that the solution is not to approve the use of drugs, this is the time to discuss the issue. “

“We are hearing what they say lawmakers and parties, but this must be open to society to view the topic, and parents are the most authoritative for us to listen and tell us what you think about this issue,” he added.

Gonzalez insisted that this is the time since in 19 states of the American Union already legalized the medicinal use of marijuana, and the new president of Guatemala, Otto Perez, asked to legalize drugs.

In turn, the legislature of the Green Party of Mexico (PVEM), Rene Arce, sued the Senate to approve his proposal to call ‘a great national debate’ to decriminalize certain drugs, like marijuana, and regulate the market of drugs.

“I insist on the issue because this is the time that in Mexico we must give way to reflection and debate on legalizing and regulating drugs,” the legislature by the Federal District.

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