Canada and Mexico spoke of "
reconciliation
" with the "
indigenous peoples
" of the two countries during a visit to Mexico City on Tuesday (November 17th) by the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, two days before a tripartite summit with the United States. United in Washington.
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While preparing for the meeting in Washington, Mélanie Joly and her Mexican interlocutors "
also had the opportunity to talk about subjects of common interest for the two countries, such as reconciliation and dialogue with the indigenous peoples
", according to a press release from Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mélanie Joly, who met her Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard, also addressed “
the promotion of gender equity, through an active feminist foreign policy
”.
The two countries also addressed regional issues such as "
the structural causes of migration
".
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travel to Washington on Thursday for a regional summit with US President Joe Biden.
This is the first summit in five years between the three countries, linked since 1994 by a major free trade agreement, renovated in 2020.