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MEXICANS' TRUCKS * Mexico - Obama, Calderón to Discuss Cross-border Trucking
But drug war, other concerns will dominate discussions at North American Leaders' Summit
Nueva Laredo,MEX -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -Aug 9, 2009: -- Cross-border trucking with Mexico was on the agenda in meetings between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón Aug. 8 and 9... But little progress was expected on the issue until the White House sends a plan that would allow some Mexican truckers to operate in the U.S. to Congress... Obama was to meet in Mexico with Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, at what was being called the North American Leaders' Summit... Trucking was not expected to get much time at a summit focused on Mexico's bloody battle against drug cartels, stopping the spread of swine flu and broader economic and energy concerns. Calderón is expected to raise the issue, however... "We would like to see a final closure and a final solution to the issue of trucking," Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarukhan, told Reuters... (Photo: Aerial view, one MEX-USA border crossing)* Mexico - Obama Promises Solution to U.S.-Mexico Trucking Spat
Guadalajara,MEX -Bloomberg, by Nicholas Johnston and Jens Erik Gould -Aug. 10, 2009: -- President Barack Obama told his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon that he is committed to resolving a dispute over truck access to U.S. highways... Obama said he will also address safety concerns about the trucks raised by the U.S. Congress, an administration official said after the two leaders met in Guadalajara yesterday at a summit of North American leaders. Calderon told Obama that the dispute has hurt trade, raised consumer costs and reduced job creation, according to a statement from his press office... Labels: mexicans' trucks debate
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