Vice President to visit Mexico and Honduras
Heading south of the border: Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit Mexico and Honduras in March. He will meet with President Calderon. (Photo: Wikipedia)
By MANUEL RUEDA
Channel: Latin American Affairs
Vice President Joe Biden will make a three-day visit to Mexico and Honduras during the first week of March, the White House announced on Wednesday.
In Mexico, Biden plans to meet with President Felipe Calderon his office said, although details of what the two leaders will discuss are yet to be released.
For the moment, the White House is only providing diplomatic jargon, saying that Biden will “underscore the United Sates’ commitment to deepening our close dialogue and cooperation with Mexico on a broad range of issues.”
After going to Mexico, Biden will travel to the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, where he will hold a one-on-one meeting with President Porfirio Lobo and also participate in a broader meeting of Central American presidents.
The presidents of Guatemala and El Salvador recently said that they are considering a proposal that would legalize the production, sale, and transport of drugs in Central America, and said that they will discuss the proposal in Central American presidential meetings.
Will they ask Biden for his views on the drug war?
