MEXICO
has so far invested about N8 billion in the agro –industrial sector in
the economy, with prospects of creating direct 7,500 direct jobs in the
country.
The Mexican Ambassador to Nigeria, Marco Antonio García Blanco, made this known on the anniversary of the 202 Independence Day celebration of the Central American country, held at the weekend, in Abuja.
Recalling a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Mexico and Nigeria, the envoy disclosed that his Embassy in Nigeria has reduced requirements to issue visas to prospective travelers to his home country to just one day of the application.
He noted: “We already have the opportunity to exchange trade mission and Mexico started to invest in Nigeria $54 million (N8 billion) in the first two projects at the agro-industrial sector that will create 7,500 directs jobs in this country.
“The Mexican Embassy is fully committed to continue to work together with the Government of Nigeria in the process of building a more active, strong and successful bilateral relationship with benefits to both nations.”
He said Mexico is interested and willing to increase, diversify and strengthen its ties with Nigeria, West Africa and the rest of the African continent, expressing the belief in the mutual benefits of a bilateral relationship under the principle of co-responsibility.
He described Mexico as a friendly country with commitments to democratic values and belief in the benefits of the rule of law, individual rights, due process and the primacy of the law.
He disclosed that his country is an inclusive nation.
“For us, everyone fits in the world. Together, with responsibility, we can build a sustainable human development, be environmentally responsible and with respect for cultural diversity and pluralism.
“For this reason, Mexico has always privileged dialogue and negotiation, as well as cooperation, for the settlement of disputes. We do not believe in violence because we know that only brings more violence. We do not believe in terrorism and invariably condemn it.
“The real enemies of the man are not other men, but poverty, the lack of opportunities in education both as worthy for a job and enough to allow effective development, security, legality and welfare. These are the challenges we face to live peacefully and prosperously in this island where all live and which we call planet Earth,” he said.
Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country, with more than 115 million people. It is the 14th largest economy in the world by its gross domestic product and currently holds the chairmanship of the Group of 20 (G20), which brings together the 20 largest economies in the world.
Mexico is the tenth most visited country in the world, with twenty-two million tourists in 2011. Mexico is also the tenth trade country in the world, with a commercial trade balance of 600 billion dollars last year, similarly, is one of the main destinations of foreign direct investment, with an annual average of 20 billion acquisitions. In turn, Mexican companies invested more than 100 billion dollars abroad in the last decade.
The Mexican Ambassador to Nigeria, Marco Antonio García Blanco, made this known on the anniversary of the 202 Independence Day celebration of the Central American country, held at the weekend, in Abuja.
Recalling a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Mexico and Nigeria, the envoy disclosed that his Embassy in Nigeria has reduced requirements to issue visas to prospective travelers to his home country to just one day of the application.
He noted: “We already have the opportunity to exchange trade mission and Mexico started to invest in Nigeria $54 million (N8 billion) in the first two projects at the agro-industrial sector that will create 7,500 directs jobs in this country.
“The Mexican Embassy is fully committed to continue to work together with the Government of Nigeria in the process of building a more active, strong and successful bilateral relationship with benefits to both nations.”
He said Mexico is interested and willing to increase, diversify and strengthen its ties with Nigeria, West Africa and the rest of the African continent, expressing the belief in the mutual benefits of a bilateral relationship under the principle of co-responsibility.
He described Mexico as a friendly country with commitments to democratic values and belief in the benefits of the rule of law, individual rights, due process and the primacy of the law.
He disclosed that his country is an inclusive nation.
“For us, everyone fits in the world. Together, with responsibility, we can build a sustainable human development, be environmentally responsible and with respect for cultural diversity and pluralism.
“For this reason, Mexico has always privileged dialogue and negotiation, as well as cooperation, for the settlement of disputes. We do not believe in violence because we know that only brings more violence. We do not believe in terrorism and invariably condemn it.
“The real enemies of the man are not other men, but poverty, the lack of opportunities in education both as worthy for a job and enough to allow effective development, security, legality and welfare. These are the challenges we face to live peacefully and prosperously in this island where all live and which we call planet Earth,” he said.
Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country, with more than 115 million people. It is the 14th largest economy in the world by its gross domestic product and currently holds the chairmanship of the Group of 20 (G20), which brings together the 20 largest economies in the world.
Mexico is the tenth most visited country in the world, with twenty-two million tourists in 2011. Mexico is also the tenth trade country in the world, with a commercial trade balance of 600 billion dollars last year, similarly, is one of the main destinations of foreign direct investment, with an annual average of 20 billion acquisitions. In turn, Mexican companies invested more than 100 billion dollars abroad in the last decade.
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