Nicolas Sarkozy is in Mexico for a State visit which the official part takes place today. A first intended travel to boost relations between the France and the Mexico. "it's a Franco paradox", is explained in the Elysee Palace last Thursday, hours before the departure of the couple Sarkozy for Mexico. "Political relations of the two countries are without clouds, we have the same position on multilateralism, or climate change, and yet there is a lack of concrete accomplishments." In fact, the France is only the fourth European partner of the Mexico, with barely 1 of this market, and is not part of the forefront of investors in the country.
The presence today of Nicolas Sarkozy in Mexico City must thus give rise to the signing of several agreements on security major concern in Mexico, in full fight against drug trafficking , but also health, education and research. The French President and his ministers outside, Bernard Kouchner and Anne-Marie Idrac, are accompanied by patterns of ten major groups Safran, Schneider, Lafarge, GDF Suez, Danone, Saint Gobain, Thales, Sanofi - Aventis, EADS and SMEs. Several contracts should be signed today: by Thales in regard to the monitoring of the city of Mexico, Sanofi-aventis to build a factory for vaccines, and by EADS for the delivery of military helicopters. "This visit will be a very special moment, will help catapult the relationship between the Mexico and the France, perhaps to an unprecedented level," said Friday Felipe Calderon told the AFP.

The France has everything to gain by closer to the second Latin American power, strong of 107 million people, which has been long game of the opening of the market. For its part, the Mexico application to escape a little of its dependence on the United States, which still collect 80 of its exports, and the difficulties now facing very heavily on its own economy. Paris is also ready to offer his services if Mexico confirms its willingness to resume its civil nuclear program.
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Of course, this enthusiasm risk of be a little disturbed by the delicate case of Florence break, this French accused of being the accomplice of a gang of kidnappers and whose conviction has just been confirmed on appeal, although his sentence was reduced to 60 years in prison. The search for a compromise that could pass through a transfer in France no doubt was raised yesterday at a meeting between the two presidential couples. But Paris walking on eggs: not issue to have the air of doubt the quality of the Mexico justice nor underestimate the scourge of kidnappings in that country.
Felipe Calderon has already given signs of good will on this issue and especially of its wish to make this visit a political success. At the Elysee Palace, it was noted that the two Presidents were intended to make a joint declaration before the G20 Summit on the global crisis to be held in London on 2 April. The idea is to defend the creation of a G12 (G8 more China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa) and to call for a restructuring, "the fastest possible", the global financial system. History of completing this step two Franco, Nicolas Sarkozy should also announce that 2011 will be the year of the Mexico in France.