Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu is in Cartagena, Colombia to attend the first Iberoamerican Conference Foreign Ministers’ meeting, being held to review the work done over the course of this year in accordance with the mandates issued at the 24th Ibero-American Summit held in Veracruz from December 8-9, 2014.
In Cartagena, the Foreign Secretary met with Colombian Foreign Minister María Ángela Holguín, with whom she signed a bilateral agreement on the means to prohibit and prevent the theft, illicit import, export and transfer of cultural property, and examined the progress made on the commitments agreed to during President Juan Manuel Santos’ State visit to Mexico (#MéxicoGlobal) in May.
The Foreign Secretary held bilateral meetings: with the Foreign Minister of Bolivia, David Choquehuanca, she discussed the importance of a closer relationship between Mexico and Bolivia. The two countries established diplomatic relations 184 years ago. With the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Eladio Loaizaga, Foreign Secretary Ruiz Massieu discussed strengthening all aspects of the bilateral relationship.
Lastly, the Foreign Secretary (@ruizmassieu) took part on a roundtable on Economic Perspectives of Latin America 2016: Towards a New Partnership with China” with AMEXCID Executive Director Casar (@gcasar).
