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MEXICAN AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL

Minister Robert Pickersgill confers with Mexican Ambassador, Senora Leonora Rueda when she made a courtesy call on him recently.

Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, Senora Leonora Rueda paid a courtesy call on Minister Robert Pickersgill at his Maxfield Avenue Office on Friday, June 23, 2006.

In welcoming the Ambassador to the Ministry, the Minister noted that both Jamaica and Mexico shared a long standing relationship. For her part, Senora Rueda expressed her delight at meeting the Minister and pledged that she would do everything to strengthen the bonds between Jamaica and Mexico.

She used the opportunity to discuss a range of issues with Minister Pickegsill and other members of the Ministry. Among these were matters concerning Bi-lateral agreements with Mexico on Technical Support, Tourism, Trade, Culture, Business and the fight against drugs.

Minister Pickersgill also used the opportunity to give an update on the Air Services Agreement between Mexico and Jamaica. This agreement which was signed in 1975, allowed each country to designate one carrier to provide scheduled service between Mexico and Jamaica up to seven times per week. After the agreement expired in 1981 and several attempts to revive it, the latest is that an Air Policy Committee discussed the matter on June 22 of this year with a view to having further concrete discussions by the last quarter of this financial year.

Other matters of interest to both countries that were discussed included, the acquisition of Catosa Benz buses for the JUTC, accessing the San Jose Accord and low income housing. Toll Roads came in for discussions also as new initiatives for financing Toll Roads were explored.

Others in the meeting included Mrs. Elsa-May Binns, Senior Director, Policy Planning and Evaluation in the Ministry, Mr. Keith Goodison, Special Assistant to Minister Pickersgill, and Mrs. Genefa Hibbert, Director General.