Mexico president arrives today for state visit, Trudeau-Obama summit
Posted Jun 27, 2016 05:20:34 AM.
Last Updated Jun 27, 2016 06:10:47 AM.
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OTTAWA – Mexico’s president arrives in Canada today to begin three days of carefully choreographed North American leader summitry.
Enrique Pena Nieto is heading to Quebec City first before dining with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Toronto and then hitting the national capital on Tuesday for an official state visit.
The Mexican president will then join Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama for Wednesday’s North American Leaders Summit in Ottawa, commonly known as the Three Amigos.
Last year’s trilateral summit was cancelled amid the Canada-U.S. dispute over the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and an ongoing Canada-Mexico fight over visa requirements.
Keystone XL has since been formally rejected by the Obama administration, while Canada’s visa requirement for visiting Mexicans remains an irritant that sources say won’t likely be fully resolved this week.
However Trudeau and Pena Nieto will be looking for a public display of Canada-Mexico co-operation, likely centring on climate action, as a counterpoint to the trade protectionism and anti-immigrant sentiment that has marked this year’s U.S. presidential race.
