FOREIGN SECRETARY PATRICIA ESPINOSA MEETS WITH COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MARÍA ÁNGELA HOLGUÍN

Today, during the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa held a working meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar.

During their meeting, the two officials reviewed the progress of the resolutions adopted at their recent meeting on August 20th. They reiterated the strong commitment of Mexico and Colombia to continue their high-level political dialogue and to cooperate in all areas of the relationship, including giving impetus to the fight against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

As part of the regional agenda, they discussed the Pacific Alliance, reaffirming their commitment to participating in the next ministerial meeting to be held in November in order to make progress with the presidential resolutions made at the Paranal summit held in June.
 
Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin signed a Framework Agreement between the Foreign Ministries of Mexico and Colombia for the reciprocal use of their embassies and consulates in third countries so that both countries can increase their presence in countries in which they lack diplomatic offices. Within this framework, specific agreements were signed for the use of the Colombian Embassy in Ghana and the Mexican embassy in the Philippines.

The signing of these agreements demonstrates the close cooperation and mutual trust that exists between the two countries for promoting their regional interests.