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SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1993
RIGHT HONORABLE PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA
P.J.PATTERSON, QC.M.P.
GUEST OF HONOR,
LADIES & GENTLEMEN:
WELCOME TO CEMAI'S LUNCH, PLEASE ALL BE PACIENT WITH MY POLLUTED
SPANGLISH,) LOW ME TO START ONLY TWO WORDS: ~,)
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IN OUR NATIVE LANGUAGE, THE NAHUATL MEANS: LETS HAVE PLENTY OF
HARMONY!! THEY USED AT THE BEGINING OF THEIR EACH NEW CENTRUY AND
THEY MEANS: FIRST, ARMONY WITH THE COSMOS, WITH HE KNOW IS THERE
AND STILL WE CAN NOT SEE, BUT WE ARE SURE HE IS THERE. I I OUR LORD.
+\ ARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND YOU CAN BE SURE THAT MORE THAN 500
YEARS AGO THEY UNDERSTAND AND APPLIED THE SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS
THAT WE JUST FINDED,
{ ARMONY AMONG THE HUMANS AND THIS RESPECT BETWEEN EACH OHTER LEADS -
TO AN ENCOUNTER OF DINAMIC CREATIVITY, THAT MAY GIVE US TO
EXPONENTIAL RESULTS.
WE ALREADY STARTED CONTACTS WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
JOINING YOU IN YOUR OFFICIAL VISIT TO OUR COUNTRY.
WE EXPECT THAT AFTER MACRO-FOCUS REGARDIN COMMON GROUNDS JOINTLY -
WE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES OF TRADE ON BI-LATERAL
BASIS LOOKING FOR NICHES IN WICH WE CAN BOTH RATIONALY LINK TALENTS
WITH OPPORTUNITIES.
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WE SHALL CAME TO POSSIBLE SECTORIAL AGREEMENTS AND PERHAPS SOME
DIRECT UNDERSTANDINGS WITH MEMORANDUM OF INTENTIONS AS WELL POSSIBLE
JOINT VENTURES.
WE NEED TO CONCILIATE TIMING WITH THE NECESARY ADJUST IF NEED IT,
WE SHALL BE AGRESIVE REGARDING OTHER EXISTING ALTERNATIVES; AND WE
NEED A FAIR JUDGE TO SOLVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR SELFS. WE SHALL
LOOK OUR POSSIBILITIES WITH THEIR DOMESTIC EFFECTS, OUR COMPETITIVE
POSITION WITH THE MOST ADECUATE TRANSPORTATION INTERMODAL CONCEPTS.
WE EXPECT TO CATALYZE THE EXISTING FOUNDS AT "PACTO DE SAN JOSE" TO
BE USED IN PROJECTS IN JAMAICA WITH TOP PRIORITY IN WICH MEXICO CAN
ALSO OFFER OUR EXPERIENCE AND SKILL.
WE NEED TO EXPAND THE ALREADY EXISTING RELATIONS AND WE ARE CONVINCED
THAT THE TIME HAS ARRIVED THAT OUR BOTH PRIVATE SECTORS JOINT
CREATIVELY ON SPECIFIC SUBJECTS. WITH SUSTAINABLE BASIS FOR AN OPEN
DIALOGUE: TRADE & INVESTMENT. MEXICO HAS EXPERIENCE IN APERTURE
PROCESS AS WE PARTICIPATE IN THE FIVE LINE ON THE PAST YEARS, WE
HAD DEAL WITH: ASIMETRIES, FREE TRADE, RULES OF THE GAME, AND
REGULATION ASPECTS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO FOREIGN
INVESTORS, TO GIVE INCENTIVES TO MAKE BUSINESS IN LOCAL SECTORS TO
GIVE RATIONAL ANSWERS TO THE IMBALANCE TRADE ON BILATERAL BASIS.
TO LEARN BETWEEN FRIENDLY COUNTRIES DESPITE DIFERENCES EVEN IF THE
GAP IS WIDE. THEN WE WILL BE OPEN FOR FAIR EXCHANGE AND NEED A
MONUMENTAL EFFROT, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT JOINTLY AND TO FULLFILL
SUCESSFULLY FAR SET EXAMPLES TAHT WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER.
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ISOLATION WILL EXCLUDE US THE ACCESS TO MANY AREAS AS INDIVIDUALS
TOGETHER NO ONE CAN STOP US, WE ARE CITIZENS OF THIS GLOBAL VILLAGE
AND SHARE THE CARIBEAN SEA,
AS PRIVATIZATION OF INFRAESTRUCTURE INSTALLATION, SUGAR MILLS AND
HOW TO MAKE PACKAGES FOR THEIR DESINCORPORATION, ON THE 100 MILLION
DOLLARS PLANED INVESTMENT TO THE AIRPORT MEXICAN EXPERTS COULD
RE-STRUCTURED SERVICES THAT WILL GENERATE INCOMME TO JAMAICA'S
GOVERNMENT,
,e THE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH U.S.A. IS NOW UNDER RENEGOTIATIONS WITH -
MEXICO'S CONSULTANTS STUDIES, WE COULD DEFINE TRIANGULATION COMVIERCIAL
AREAS THAT WILL BE IN FAVOR OF BOTH COUNTRIES.
ON TOURISME WE CAN JOINT WITH CREATIVITY OUR PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS -
THROUGH ASIA AND EUROPE WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE ALREADY
EXISTING AND OPERATING PROGRAMMES.
THERE IS ONLY A CASE AMONG MANY OTHERS: THE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES
CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AND TRANSFER HORIZONTALY ON SOUTH-SOUTH BASIS TO
BUILD AS SHELTER FOR VILLAGES AND TOURIST BEACHES UNDERWATER
BARRIERS WITH ARTIFICIAL REEFS MADE ONLY WITH INTENSIVE LOCAL
LABOR THAT ALSO WILL MULTIPLICATED THE BIOMASS BY 30 TIMES AS -
ADITIONAL TOURISME ATRACTION AND FOR THE FISHING INDUSTRIES.
NOW AT THE STARTING OF A NEW ERA. THE GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEMS HAS
LEAD TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY, SINCE EARLY GO'S WORLD -
TRADE HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 17,7 TIMES WORLD INCOME THANKS TO AN
UNPRECEDENT DEGREE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION,
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THE SHARES OF IMPORTED AND EXPORTS IN MANUFACTURING VALUED ADDED
HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. TODAY INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
BECOME KEY FACTOR; MOST FIRMS DEPEND ON MARKETS FOR EXPORTS AND
INPUTS FACING STIFF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, CHANGING STRATEGY
WHEN INVESTING OVERSEAS THEY NOT ONLY SELL TO THE HOST COUNTRY,
THEY EXPORT AND EVEN TO THERI OWN MARKET AT HOME,
NOW WE NEED IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION OF INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE FOR A
RAPID GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL TRADE, RAISING
LIVING STANDARS PROMOTING INNOVATION, FLEXIBILITY, EXPLORATION OF
ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND SPECIALIZATION,
WITH LOWER OPERATION COSTS BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE, MORE VALUE
ADDED AND HIGHER WAGES AND PROFITS,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED, TODAY
IN MEXICO WE HAVE: MACRO STABILITY AND MICROECONOMIC EFFICIENCY WE
DEDICATE OUT TIME AND RESOURCES TO THE PRODUCTIVE USE OF ASSETS,
*INVESTMENTS UNDERTAKEN ARE APPROPRIATE AND GENERATE A POSITIVE NET
RETURN MAKING SURE EFFICIENT OPERATIONS IN MEXICO,
PRESIDENT SALINAS SAID:
WE STRENGTHEN MEXICO WITH A NEW SOCIAL POLICY THAT IS FINANCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE, ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND RAISES LIVING STANDARDS,
WE STRENGTHEN MEXICO WITH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH WITH MACRO STABILITY,
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, INCREASING: COMPETITION SAVINGS, INVESTMENT
PROMOTION, ACCES TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND EXPORT ORIENTATION,
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WE LIVE IN AN EVER-SHRINKING AND INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE GLOBAL
MARKET PLACE.
PROTECTIONISM WILL PENALIZE BOTH WORKERS AND CONSUMER THE ANSWER IS
TO COMPETE AND WIN THE COMPETITION. IF YOU AS I DO. I I I AND AS THE
LEADERS OF SALINAS ADMINISTRATION IS THE BEST WYSTEM YET CLEARLY
BELIEVE THAT FREE MARKET DEVISED BOTH FOR CREATION OF WEALTH AND
FOR THE MOST EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. FOR THOSE REASONS,
PRESIDENT SALINAS HAVE GIVEN SUCH OUTSPOKEN AND VIGOROUS LEADERSHIP.
TODAY I PRESENTED YOU uMEXICO NUEVOu WHO WANT TO ACCELERATE,
INCREASING ECONOMIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN MEXICO AND JAMAICA THAT HAS
ACCOMPANIED THE ECONOMIC REFORMS OF SALINAS ADMINSITRATION,
MEXICO HAS UNLEASED THE PRODUCTIVE ENERGIES OF THIS PEOPLE OUR
COUNTRY SIGNED NAFTA'S TRADE AGREEMENT ALSO WITH CHILE AND OTHERS
WITH VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION AS RESULT OF
ALL THESE EFFORTS, MEXICO HAS BECOME A FOCAL POINT OF TRADE WITH
TRADING PARTNERS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH.
SALINAS SAYS: uMEXICANSu ARE DEMANDING SERVICES, JOBS, A CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITES TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, THEY
WANT TO HAVE ALL THOSE THINGS AND HAVE THEM IN MEXICO NOT BEYOND
ITS BORDERS. uMEXICANSu HAVE DETERMINATION, THE COURAGE, AND THE
DESIRE FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT. uwE WANT TO EXPORT GOODS AND NOT
PEOPLEu ADD PRESIDENT SALINAS.
FROM TODAY ON TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO HELP TO CONSTRUCT A FUTURE
FOR JAMAICA AND MEXICO THAT BUILDS ON OUR STRENGTHS ON THE DYNAMISM
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OR OUR PEOPLES, THEIR INVENTIVENESS AND THEIR DESIRE TO SUCCEED. IF
WE CONTINUE TO COOPERATE, WE CAN REATE A FUTURE FULL OF JOBS AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CHILDEN OF JAMAICA AND OUR CHILDREN IN MEXICO,
WE SHARE THE CARIBEAN SEA. I I AND A PAST; MORE IMPORTANT WE SHARE A
FUTURE,
WE ARE DISTANT NEIGHBORS NO MORE IF WE WORK JOINTLY, THAT TIME ON -
BE NOW AND THE NEXT CENTURY AND EVEN NEXT MILLENIUM CAN TRULY BE -
"OF THE AMERICAS" TO CONCLUDE WE ARE SO CLOSE TODO IT THAT ONLY IS
MATTER OF A LETTER FROM THE ALPHABET THAT HAS NO VALUE IN SPANISH,
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"O NOS UNIMOS.,,, 0 NOS HUNDIMOS,,, ,"
EITHER WE TEAM WORK OR WE SINK, THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE,
ING. MAURICIO PORRAZ J,L,
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