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Weekly Report - 25 September 2014 (WR-14-38)
MEXICO: Peña Nieto seeks to raise Mexico’s global profile
President Enrique Peña Nieto confirmed that Mexico would participate in future United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions during his first appearance before the UN General Assembly. Peña Nieto, who missed last year’s Assembly gathering because he was wrestling with the aftermath of two tropical storms battering both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Mexico within the space of 24 hours, described the decision as “a historic step” after years of Mexico keeping out of global conflicts.
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