PHL Ambassador Talks about Ph-Mexico Commercial Ties Before Local University Students
Ambassador Eduardo de Vega delivers his presentation (in Spanish) on Philippine-Mexican economic relations at the National Polytechnic Institute
25 May 2017 MEXICO— Philippine Ambassador to Mexico Eduardo A. de Vega gave a presentation on “Commercial Relations and Business Opportunities between the Philippines and Mexico” at a roundtable at the National Polytechnic Institute’s Higher School of Commerce and Administration (Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administración or ESCA Tepepan) in its Tepepan campus in Mexico City on May 22.
Joining the ambassador in speaking about their countries before a group of 300 students were the Ambassadors to Mexico of Egypt, Pakistan, and Ukraine, while speaking at another roundtable was the Ambassador of Portugal. The Ambassadors’ participation was upon the invitation of the school and of the Mexican Ministry of Public Education, and was part of the activities marking the ESCA Tepepan’s 1st Multidisciplinary Course.
The National Polytechnic Institute is considered the second leading university in Mexico, after the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and its ESCA Tepepan campus is particularly known for its high standards of training in international business, business negotiations and public accounting. Among its famous alumni is former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León.
Ambassador de Vega emphasized such factors as: the Philippines’ attractiveness as a trade and investment partner; its high levels of economic growth (the highest in the region); its special appeal to Mexico due to our historical and cultural ties; the current Mexican business sector’s interest to diversify its trade partners; and the Philippines’ current status as ASEAN Chairman. He also told the students that in their future careers as entrepreneurs and business negotiators, they could be part of the reinvigoration of the special ties between both countries during the times of the Galleon Trade when Manila and Acapulco were centers for world commerce and globalization.
The participating students gave the guest Ambassadors a special school cheer after the conference, and school officials informed the Ambassadors that they would be invited in the future to give talks on diplomacy and its relation to international commerce.
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