Gustavo Otero, Peru, Jaime Giron, Colombia, Ruben Beltran, Mexico
On September 30, 2014 RIAC held a roundtable on Russia-Pacific Alliance relations organized together with the Mexican embassy in Moscow. A very lively and dynamic, this event brought together a significant number of scientists, historians and ...
Speech by Ruben Beltran
Speech by Ruben Beltran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of Mexico to the Russian Federation, at the Roundtable “Russia and Pacific Alliance: Opportunities for Expanded Cooperation”, RIAC, September 30, 2014.
In 2015, we will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations ...
... discussion.
Such a discussion is very timely against the backdrop of the significant intensification of Russian-Latin American cooperation in various fields. The coming 125th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Mexico, which we will celebrate next year, also prompts us to hold this discussion.
I should start by confessing that I, like many in this hall, love Mexico, love its history, culture and wonderful people. My diplomatic career started in Mexico. The country ...
... Russia and their home countries.
Could you describe the current state of Russian-Mexican relations? Especially given the Ukrainian crisis and the sanctions. Are they ameliorating or deteriorating the situation?
Ruben Beltran
: The relations between Mexico and Russia are very good. But now we are rediscovering some developments that are going to strengthen our relations in the future. There is a tremendous amount of opportunities that we have not exploited quite well. This is strengthened by the ...
... Cooperation" which focused on the structure and goals of the Alliance, as well as on the integration processes.
The event was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov; Latin American ambassadors in Moscow, among them Ruben Beltran of Mexico, Gustavo Otero of Peru, Jaime Giron of Colombia and Juan Eduardo Eguiguren of Chile; Director of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies Vladimir Davydov; Valery Morozov, Russian ambassador in Mexico in 2005-2012; representatives of Ministry for ...
Model in Transformation: New Elements Emerge
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... than fighting national criminal gangs. But while crime is becoming transnational, control over it is still limited to national borders, which seriously undermines efforts to counteract it.
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Illegal Drug Market Violence in Mexico
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