Mexico and US Take Spotlight Off Drugs and Immigration and Focus on Education Dr Jorge Balan - World Review
go to original May 17, 2013

US President Barack Obama and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto shake hands after bilateral conference. (DPA)

Mexico has, for decades, failed to put together an adequate fiscal or industrial policy to encourage development in technology and allow Mexican enterprises to become globally competitive.

But a shared initiative with the US aims to upgrade its development of science and technology programmes and see the nation reposition its economy in the world market.

US President Barack Obama and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto announced on May 2, 2013, the formation of a Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research. This initiative aims to offer greater educational and economic opportunities to citizens of both countries and create a workforce for mutual economic prosperity.

‘Mexico and the United States have one of the largest, most dynamic relationships of any two countries on earth,’ said President Obama. ‘Our success is shared. When one of us prospers, both of us prosper.’

The agreement is a clear indication of a change in the political agenda between the two countries.

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