Fox, Bush Meet to Forge Greater CooperationMexican President Vicente Fox and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush met in San Cristobal, Mexico on Friday for greater cooperation in dealing with immigration, illegal drugs and energy shortages.The two leaders also agreed on a further approach to analyze the main issues in the relations between the two countries. Both presidents said at a press conference they agreed to create a top-level immigration analysis group and a mechanism to strengthen anti-drug combat. Fox and Bush also made commitments on a further cooperation in the spheres of education, environment, energy and support for the continental free trade within the framework of the Area of Free Trade of the Americas (AFTA). The Fox-Bush summit took place in a ranch the Mexican President, located in the town of San Cristobal in the central state of Guanajuato. On the controversies between the U.S. and Mexico, the two leaders expressed their wish "to put aside limitations of the past and to cleverly avail this unique opportunity to reach our goals and to follow up our commitments." The two sides pledged to reduce the economic gap between the two countries. The United States is the biggest commercial partner of Mexico, and both countries along with Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994. |
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