On 17 - 18 September Foreign Office Minister, Chris Bryant, visits Mexico for the first time since taking office in June.   

Chris Bryant will meet human rights experts and Mexican alumni of the (UK-funded) Chevening scholarship network, and participate in the annual high-level political talks with his Mexican counterparts. 

The talks will cover current areas where the UK and Mexico work closely together, such as sustainable development and the promotion of the transition to a low carbon and high growth economy, as well as new opportunities for joint work and collaboration. 

Chris Bryant said: "I have enormous affection for Latin America, and I’m excited that my first visit to the region, of which I hope there will be many more, should be to one of the world’s leading emerging economies."

During his visit, Chris Bryant will hold meetings with leaders in the private sector and pay a visit to Mexico City's new low-emissions zone. 

He said: "Trade between the UK and Mexico has doubled during the last decade and Mexico is now considered to be a strategic market for British exports. I am looking forward to hosting business leaders and leading thinkers at a Climate Change and Prosperity Panel Forum, and to hearing about how Mexicans plan to turn talk into action in terms of moving to a low-carbon, high-growth economy in advance of Copenhagen in December, and beyond."

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Notes for Editors

The Minister made a speech on EU-Latin American relations ahead of his visit.

The Minister will be available for short telephone interviews. Opportunities will be limited and by arrangement only.  Please call the FCO Newsdesk on 0207 008 3100 with expressions of interest.

 

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