The presidents of Cuba and Mexico, Raul Castro and Felipe Calderon, met on Tuesday in Sauipe Coast, a seaside resort in north-east of Brazil, in sideline of the Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development.
This is the first meeting between both leaders, who expressed "their satisfaction with the process of regeneration and strengthening of bilateral relations, which show concrete and positive results in various areas," according to a statement issued by the Mexican presidency.
During their meeting, Calderon and Castro underlined the results obtained from the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding on legal migration, signed last October, and reiterated their commitment to combat human trafficking and discourage undocumented migration.
They also discussed the fight against drug trafficking and agreed on the importance of closer bilateral cooperation in combating organized crime.
With regard to the multilateral agenda, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the recent accession of Cuba to the Rio Group, under the presidency of Mexico, "at a time when regional integration has become an instrument for addressing the challenges of globalization."
The summit of Latin American and Caribbean Integration and Development will take place on Dec. 16 and 17, with the presence of some 30 heads of state in the region.
Source:Xinhua
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