Thread: Mexico, Cuba restore normal relations

HAVANA - Cuba and Mexico declared their once-chilly relations fully restored on Thursday, and Cuba's foreign minister said he will soon deliver a formal invitation for Mexico's president to visit the island.

"Relations between Mexico and Cuba are fully normalized," Cuban Foreign Minster Perez Roque said after meeting with his Mexican counterpart, Patricia Espinosa.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said he wants warmer ties with Cuba — which historically have been good but soured under his predecessor, Vicente Fox, who feuded publicly with Fidel Castro.

Under Fox, Mexico also backed a 2002 U.N. Human Rights Commission resolution condemning Cuba. The two nations temporarily withdrew their ambassadors in May 2004.

Fox left office in December 2006, and Fidel Castro stepped down last month after nearly 50 years as Cuba's No. 1 official.

Perez Roque said he will visit Mexico in September with an invitation for Calderon from new Cuban President Raul Castro.

Several top foreign dignitaries have visited Cuba since Raul Castro assumed the presidency last month, replacing his ailing 81-year-old brother Fidel. Most of the visits, including Espinosa's, were planned before the leadership change.

Perez Roque and Espinosa on Thursday signed a series of agreements to reactivate cooperation.

The pair applauded Mexico's agreement last month to restructure US$400 million (euro273 million) in Cuban debt in an effort to boost trade between their countries.

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Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said he wants warmer ties with Cuba







Calderon has been busy making his rounds of countries, particularly the spanish speaking ones, with high populations of immigrants.....legal and illegal.....forming an alliance against the United States.

This latest desire to suddenly buddy up to Cuba is all part of that agenda. Calderon isn't fooling anyone.

Originally Posted by azwreath

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said he wants warmer ties with Cuba

Calderon has been busy making his rounds of countries, particularly the spanish speaking ones, with high populations of immigrants.....legal and illegal.....forming an alliance against the United States.

This latest desire to suddenly buddy up to Cuba is all part of that agenda. Calderon isn't fooling anyone.

That's how I read it too azwreath. In addition, Venezuala has a cozy little relationship with Cuba as well. One only has to connect the dots to see that Mexico is playing us like a fiddle.

These people are not our friends and this government had better wake up to that fact before it's too late. What concerns me is what's going to happen when Mexico's 20-30 million illegal invaders are not given amnesty in this country. How will Mexico react and should we be concerned.