Chinese President Hu Jintao left Mexico City Tuesday morning
following a state visit in Mexico and is flying to New York to
attend the United Nations summit marking the 60th anniversary of
the founding of the world body.
During his three-day state visit here, Hu held talks with
Mexican President Vicente Fox, met with Mexican parliament leaders
and President of Supreme Court of Justice Mariano Azuela Guitron,
and delivered a speech at the Senate.
The two sides also signed a series of cooperation documents here
Monday concerning mining, culture, plants quarantine, agriculture,
social development and the avoidance of double taxation.
At a news briefing afterwards, Hu said his talks with Fox were
"fruitful" and that the two sides reached broad consensus on future
development of bilateral relations.
The two countries agreed to strengthen dialogues, enhance mutual
trust and enrich the contents of their strategic partnership.
Mexico has become China's second largest trade partner in Latin
America only after Brazil. Bilateral trade exceeded US$7 billion in
2004, 44 percent higher than the previous year, and China's
investment in Mexico rose to nearly US$200 million in the year.
Hu is scheduled to visit the Canadian city of Vancouver on his
way back to Beijing after attending the UN summit New York.
(Xinhua News Agency September 14, 2005)