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EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA
Mexico City
Issue 1/2018 e-Newsletter Jan - Jun 2018
FOREWORD FROM THE EDITOR
Hola y muy buenas dias a todos from
Mexico City,
We are pleased to bring you our
newsletter No.1/2018 which highlighted
major events undertaken by the
Embassy of Malaysia - Mexico City
from January to June 2018. We hope you
will enjoy reading this publication.
Every beginning has an end, and every end is a new beginning. It is a relentless cycle seen in every aspect
of our lives. The diplomatic-posting life is no exception. After three and a half years serving my country in
Mexico, I am heading to a new assignment.
It was a great pleasure and honour to work with all of you throughout these years in this interesting and
colourful country. I would like to sincerely thank all of you for your cooperation, attention, professionalism
as well as personal friendship. Keep up the good work!
There are no goodbyes, until we meet again... hasta luego.
Editor.
New Malaysia’s Foreign Policy By Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia New Malaysia - a label now popularly used to describe the new Pakatan Harapan Government which took over administration following the May 9 elections - has been carrying out widespread reforms to clean up corruption and restore the people’s trust in government. These reforms have been led by the 7th and current Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, who was also the country’s 4th Prime Minister, having served from 1981 - 2003. Despite the corrective measures being implemented by New Malaysia, rest assured that there will be no major shift in Wisma Putra’s foreign policy principles. Some “sacred” and fundamental principles will be retained (including among others, Malaysia’s commitment to non-alignment and friendly diplomatic relations with all nations), while new emphasis and greater rigor will be placed on principles that were implemented in the past, but sidelined under the previous administration. These include rejuvenating Malaysia’s proactive role in ASEAN, continuing its “Look East Policy” (with added emphasis on education and human capital development), and revisiting the Langkawi International Dialogue and the South-South Cooperation. Malaysia will also extend regional-based focus to Africa and other developing regions – while not losing sight of relations with major superpowers. New Malaysia will continue to strive for peace and stability through diplomacy with all nations regardless of ideology and political system, especially with its ASEAN neighbors and other like- minded developing nations. Apart from ASEAN, New Malaysia will also seek to rejuvenate its role in the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the United Nations, and other multilateral organizations - especially in efforts to end injustice and oppression and uphold international law. This is especially pertinent to new and emergent concerns like violent extremism, climate change, refugees, human trafficking, terrorism, international and financial crimes and cyber security. These have become global issues that need to be addressed in multilateral forums at global and regional levels. Malaysia will also strive to regain its stature as a leading example of an inclusive and moderate, progressive Muslim-majority nation, predicated on principles of democracy, good governance, freedom, human rights and sustainable development.
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Courtesy Calls
COURTESY CALL BY HONDURAN AMBASSADOR
On 21th March 2018, H.E. Alden Rivera Montes, the Ambassador of Republic of Honduras to
Mexico paid a courtesy call on Charge D’Affaires a.i. Mr. Khornelisman Jasri.
The former registered his admiration on
Malaysia´s rapid development despite being a
young country. He conveyed his country’s wish to
learn from Malaysia especially on vision 2020 and
planned to send an official delegation to Malaysia
toward the third quarter of this year. The
bilateral meeting which lasted for about 45
minutes was held in a friendly and cordial
manner. Also present was Mr. Mohd Hafiz Abdul
Jalil, Malaysia’s Trade Commissioner to Mexico.
COURTESY CALL BY KAKI TRAVEL MALAYSIA
On 19th April 2018 three Malaysian travellers from a team of eight, had a courtesy call on
Mr. Khornelisman Jasri, the CDA a.i. The group
is on their long vacation trip covering China,
Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico,
Belize, Cuba and USA. A week earlier in El
Salvador, two of them had been robbed off their
passports and belongings and the Embassy had
assisted them via collaboration with the
Honorary Consul of Great Britain in El Salvador
and the Embassy of Great Britain in
Guatemala. Later at night, they were invited for
a Malaysian dinner at Ms. Zalina
Abdul Razak residence.
INVITATION TO JOIN FAMEX 2019
On 24 April 2018, a delegation from
Ministry of Defense led by Colonel
Sergio V. Garcia Martinez paid a
courtesy call on Mr. Khornelisman
Jasri, CDA a.i. to invite Malaysia to
participate in The Mexico Aerospace
Fair (FAMEX2019) which would be
held from 24 to 27 April 2019.
On the other hand, Mr. Khornelis
invited Mexico to participate in the
Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA2019), which would be held
from 26 to 30 March 2019.
The Colonel offered a free booth for Malaysian government at the FAMEX 2019 and wishes
that Malaysia could reciprocate the same offer for the LIMA2019. Both parties would follow up
with each higher authority on this matter.
COURTESY CALL BY TOURISM MALAYSIA LOS ANGELES
On 25th April 2018 a delegation from Tourism Malaysia Los Angeles led by its Vice President
Ms. Azilina Azni Zainal Abidin paid a courtesy call on Mr. Khornelisman Jasri, the CDA a.i. at
the Chancery. The team was on 5 days-working visits to Mexico, promoting Malaysia with a
collaboration with All Nippon Airline and Kanko Travel.
Later that night, the team was invited to a
Malaysian dinner at the residence of
CDA a.i. They were joined by
Mr. Mohd Hafiz Abdul Jalil, Malaysia
Trade Commissioner to Mexico.
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Meetings & Events
MEETING WITH HOMS AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF
SIGNATORY COUNTRIES
OF CPTPP
On 21st March 2018, Mr.
Khornelisman Jasri, CDA a.i.
attended a multilateral meeting
among Head of Missions and
representatives of The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership (CPTPP) organized by the Senate of Mexico.
It was attended by nine (9) countries´ HOMs and representatives namely Australia, Canada,
Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, and Viet Nam. Brunei Darussalam and
Singapore were not represented. The closed meeting inter alia addressed Mexico´s textile and
footwear industry concerned over possible dumping by Vietnam and Malaysia and therefore
the Mexican government wishes to create mechanisms of protection.
With 73 votes in favor, 24 against and 4 abstentions, the Mexican Senate ratified the CPTPP
on 26 April 2018), becoming the first country member to approve this free trade agreement
between 11 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. Mexico was the first country to ratify CPTPP on
26 April 2018.
VISIT MALAYSIA – BREAKFAST SEMINAR
On 25th April 2018 Tourism Malaysia – Los
Angeles in a collaboration with All Nippon
Airways (ANA) and Kanko Travel Mexico,
organized a Breakfast Seminar promoting
Visit Malaysia at the Sheraton María Isabel
Hotel, Mexico City. The event was well
attended by more than 80 tour operators in
Mexico.
On the same note, DXN
(Mexico) Malaysia, flew 300 of their Latin America distributors to Malaysia as their annual
company-trip reward in May. They were in Kuala Lumpur from 13 to 15 May 2018.
6th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LATIN AMERICAN AND ASIAN STUDIES
(LASA 6)
From 10th to 16th May 2018, a group
of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s
professors (UKM) led by its Vice
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Ekhwan Toriman,
were on working visit to Costa Rica and
Mexico in conjunction with the 6th
International Seminar on Latin
American and Asian Studies (LASA 6).
UKM had cooperation with the
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and Instituto Centroamericano de Administración Pública
in Costa Rica and with the Centro Universitario de Ixtlahuaca (CUI), Universidad Autónoma del
Estado de México (UAEM) and El Colegio de México (COLMEX) in Mexico. On 14th May, the
CDA a.i. joint the delegation for a meeting with Colmex. Mission has had numerous
cooperation with Colmex and CUI in the past several years.
INAUGURATION OF THE XXI CHILDREN'S DRAWING COMPETITION EXHIBITION
IN MEXICO
On 11st May, the CDA a.i. and the representatives of the Embassy of Bolivia, Colombia and
Poland in Mexico, as well as the representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National
Institute for Adult Education (INEA) and Education Division of Banco Azteca (Aprende Y Crece)
inaugurated the XXI Children's Drawing Contest "This is my Mexico 2017” Exhibition at
the Papalote Museo del Niño in Mexico City.
The week-long exhibition displayed 62
drawings, selected from 13,655 submitted by
children between six and fourteen years of
age worldwide. With the theme "The
Monarch Butterfly and its life cycle in North
America", children from all over the world
participated and learned about the migratory
phenomenon. Besides locals, winners also
came from Bolivia, Malaysia and Ukraine.
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MAJLIS IFTAR DAN TERAWIH 2018
Pada 19 Mei 2018, seramai kira-kira tiga puluh warga
Malaysia yang berada di Mexico City telah menghadiri
majlis berbuka puasa serta terawih di kedutaan
Besar. Antara yang turut serta adalah ahli keluarga
Kedutaan, MATRADE, MISC Bhd dan Petronas.
Majlis yang penuh berkah tersebut telah diadakan
secara potluck dan solat terawih telah diimamkan oleh
Ustadz Mohamad Rizuan Mohamed Sani dari Petronas.
Malawakil berusaha untuk
mengadakan solat terawih secara
berjemaah pada setiap malam dan
majlis berbuka hanya pada setiap hari
Sabtu. Semua warga Malaysia yang
berada di Mexico di sepanjang bulan
Ramadhan ini dialu-alukan untuk turut
hadir.
ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC)
Activities
ASEAN – LOS CABOS COLLABORATION
On 15th March, Head of Missions from ASEAN
Embassies namely from Malaysia, Indonesia,
Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam attended a
briefing by officials from the Economic Promotion
and Tourism of the Municipality of Los Cabos,
Mexico at the Embassy of Indonesia. Officials
from Los Cabos were proposing an ASEAN Food
and Culture week at its municipality sometime in
July this year on a win-win basis to attract
more tourist to Los Cabos and at the same time
introducing them to ASEAN.
Los Cabos is a municipality located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula,
in the state of Baja California Sur. It encompasses the two towns of Cabo San Lucas and San
José del Cabo.
ASEAN COMMITTEE IN MEXICO CITY (ACMC) FAMILY DAY, 2018
On 7th April, around 250 ASEAN nationals from five countries namely Malaysia, Indonesia,
Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam celebrated a family-day cum the Songkran Festival at the
residence of Thailand. The event was well attended not only by all the ASEAN’s Ambassadors
and ASEAN´s nationals in Mexico City, it was also attended by Ambassadors from
Bangladesh, Japan, Pakistan and their family. Participants enjoyed games that each country
introduced and organized. As for Malaysia, participants include staff and family of the
Embassy, PETRONAS and DXN
(Mexico) Malaysia. After the formalities
and the games, guests were treated to a
scrumptious lunch menu from the five
ASEAN countries. Malaysia served its
famous Nasi Lemak Ayam prepared
by PERWAKILAN and PETRONAS -
accompanied by other authentic
Malaysian cuisines.
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Local Media Coverage
Comercio Exterior Bancomext, Mexico Business Magazine
Jul-Sept issue
Further reads from pg 60 to pg 70:
http://www.revistacomercioexterior.com/revistas/15/1532453054776.pdf
FAREWELL AND WELCOME
FAREWELL OF H.E. AMBASSADOR EDUARDO
(center) OF PHILIPPINES
WELCOMING THE NEW TRADE COMMISSIONER OF
MALAYSIA TO MEXICO, MR. KHAIFIL, AND HAND OVER
CEREMONY
WELCOMING AMBASSADOR ROBERT DJEROU (4th
Right) OF PHILIPPINES
FAREWELL OF MR. HAFIZ, FORMER TRADE
COMMISSIONER OF MALAYSIA TO MEXICO
HAPPY RETIREMENT - ALEX RETIRED
AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE11
Picture Gallery
CHEFS OF PERWAKILAN AND PETRONAS
AIDILFITRI AT MEXICO CITY
AIDILFITRI AT MEXICO CITY
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY WITH AMBASSADOR OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM
MEXICO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
TERRORISMFAREWELL LUNCH FOR SPOUSE OF AMB OF
BELIZE BY MDM NOORNINA
CDA a.i. FAREWELL BY AMB OF AUSTRALIA
WORLD CUP IN MEXICO CITY
ASEAN´s HOM LUNCHEON HOSTED BY AMB
JENNY CHUA OF SINGAPORE COURTESY CALL N DG OF ASIA PACIFIC
AMB ALFONSO DE MARIA13
Visit Mexico
ACAPULCO, GUERRERO
Acapulco is one of Mexico's oldest coastal tourist destinations,
reaching prominence in the 1950s as the place where
Hollywood stars and millionaires vacationed on the beach in
an exotic locale.
The original Acapulco, where hotels like Hotel Los Flamingos,
owned by personalities Johnny Weissmuller and John Wayne
are located, is on the northern end of the bay. The heyday of
this part of Acapulco ran from the late 30s until the 60s.
Starting in the late 50s, and with development continuing
through the 80s, the main area of Acapulco bay grew into what
is known as the Zona Dorada or the Golden Zone.
Acapulco's reputation of a high-energy party town and the nightlife have long been draws of the city for
tourists. From November to April, luxury liners stop here daily and include ships such as the MS Queen
Victoria, the MS Rotterdam, Crystal Harmony, and all the
Princess line ships.
Another enigmatic attraction at
Acapulco are the La Quebrada
Cliff Divers. The tradition
started in the 1930s when
young men casually competed
against each other to see who
could dive from the highest
point into the sea below. Today
the divers are professionals,
diving from heights of forty
meters into an inlet that is only
seven meters wide and four
meters deep.
How to go
Acapulco is access able from Mexico City, half an hour via air or three
and half hour drive using highways.
When to go
Acapulco has year-round warm weather, with variations only in the amount of rain and humidity
throughout the seasons. The dry season, which runs from November through May, is the tourist
season, and prices for hotels, food and tours are at their highest. The rainy season runs from June
through October, and during this time, many of the local business and tour operators close, but prices
also take a dip. Beaches are less crowded, and tourist hot spots can be enjoyed without the chaos of
the high season.Taste of Mexico
RAJAS POBLANAS (POBLANO STRIPS)
• 1/2 cup Mexican fresh cream
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
• 5 poblano peppers
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, thickly sliced
• 1 cup drained canned corn kernels
Blend the fresh cream, cream cheese, and chicken bouillon in a blender until smooth; set aside.
Place the peppers on a large griddle over medium-high heat. Roast until the skin blisters and turns
black. Remove peppers from griddle and place in a plastic bag, allowing them to sweat for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a plate to cool. Peel and discard the outer skin of the peppers; halve length-wise and
remove the seeds and veins. Slice into thick strips. Set aside.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; cook the onion in the hot oil until
tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the corn into the onions, reduce the heat to medium, and cook another 5
minutes. Add the poblano strips to the saucepan. Pour the cream mixture over the vegetables and
bring to a simmer; cook at a simmer until hot, about 5 minutes.
Embassy of Malaysia
Mexico City
Address: Sierra Nevada 435
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec.
Del. Miguel Hidalgo.
C.P. 11000. Ciudad de México, México.
Phone Number: +52 55 5282 5166 / 4656
Email: mwmexico@prodigy.net.mx
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