Reuters-Mexican president to meet Chinas Xi at summit in San Francisco
November 14, 2023 2 min 249 words
这次墨西哥总统洛佩斯·奥夫拉多尔与中国主席习近平的会晤在亚太经济合作组织（APEC）峰会上引起关注。这标志着两国首次面对面交流，拉近了两国经济关系。墨西哥外长巴尔塞纳强调此次会晤的重要性，指出中国一直希望与墨西哥保持密切关系。贸易合作将是讨论的焦点，尤其是美国对墨西哥的巨额投资。移民、边境安全和打击毒品贩运也是议程亮点。这次峰会为解决亚洲进口的致命阿片类药物芬太尼的前体从亚洲进口问题提供了机会。总体而言，这次高级别会晤对于推动墨中关系和探讨地区重大议题具有重要意义。
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday in San Francisco during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Mexico's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Lopez Obrador, who seldom travels outside Mexico, is also scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden the following day on the sidelines of the APEC meetings.
Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena told a press conference that Lopez Obrador and Xi would discuss trade as well as how to improve bilateral supply chains for what she said would be their first meeting in person.
"It's a very important meeting," said Barcena, noting that China had always wanted close relations with Mexico.
Barcena said Mexico's economic relations with the United States would be at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico talks, pointing to billions of dollars in U.S. investment coming to Mexico.
Immigration and border security, as well as efforts to curb drug trafficking would also be prominent, she said, noting the two sides would look at how to better control the arrival of precursors from Asia used to make deadly opioid fentanyl.
Barcena said Lopez Obrador would also hold a bilateral meeting with Canada on Thursday afternoon, without being more specific. A Mexican official said the meeting would be with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.