Mexico's Fox to visit 3 U.S. states next week

Tuesday, May 16, 2006; Posted: 1:23 p.m. EDT (17:23 GMT)


MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- President Vicente Fox was to meet with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa next week in the United States, and to visit the states of Utah and Washington, Fox's spokesman said Tuesday.

Ruben Aguilar denied Fox is using the May 23-26 trip to push for immigration reform, which the U.S. Senate is debating this week, although he plans to meet with the Mexican community in the United States to "express his solidarity with them."

Fox also will meet with business executives and religious leaders, and hopes to sign educational and cultural cooperation agreements.

According to a preliminary schedule, the trip will start in Utah and continue to Washington and California.

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