In committees,

the Senate unanimously ratified the presidential appointment of Alicia Bárcena Ibarra as Mexico's ambassador to Chile

, after an appearance in which the former head of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean stated that she would seek to expand collaboration links in political, economic, commercial and even environmental and social issues with the Andean country.

During that meeting with the members of the Foreign Relations and Foreign Relations commissions for Latin America, chaired by Héctor Vasconcelos and Beatriz Paredes, respectively, he explained that Chile, despite being geographically isolated, is highly connected politically and commercially with the world. , since it has signed more than 32 agreements with different nations and is a country that moves the global political needle.

Proof of this, he commented, is the unprecedented process to give life to a new Constitution, through a plebiscite, which was rejected and led the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, to make the biggest change in his cabinet.

Bárcena Ibarra told the senators that hopefully Mexico can commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup that overthrew the government of Salvador Allende and support the large community of Chilean exiles in Mexico.

Within its work plan, in addition to improving trade, seeking agreements on the exploitation of lithium and promoting new investments to position Mexico, through both nations it will seek to achieve unity between the nations of America and the Caribbean. .

He considered that both countries can contribute in areas such as science, technology, tax policy, indigenous communities, migration and mining.

On this last point, Senator from Morena Napoleón Gómez Urrutia pointed out that Chile is one of the main producers of Chile and other minerals, such as lithium.

"We can unite and beyond ideologies, make efforts for a new path of Latin American and Caribbean integration

," stressed Bárcena.

On the other hand, the Foreign Relations and Asia-Pacific-Africa Foreign Relations commissions, the latter chaired by Senator Cora Cecilia Pinedo Alonso, approved the opinion ratifying José Guillermo Ordorica Robles as Mexico's ambassador to Qatar.

Senator Vasconcelos acknowledged that bilateral exchanges between the two countries are modest, however, there are many fields in which trade relations can be strengthened.

The senator trusted that the Soccer World Cup, which will take place in Qatar, will allow the interaction of many countries in a celebration atmosphere and with the assistance of around 80,000 Mexicans.

Both ambassadors will be ratified on Tuesday before the full Senate.

(Taken from The Day)