June 27, 2013 - 2:42 PM
MEXICO, Mexico - Quebec's pro-independence premier did not raise the sovereignty issue when she met with the president of Mexico today.
Premier Pauline Marois says she discussed federal-provincial roles during her 45-minute meeting with Enrique Pena Nieto, but did not promote her Parti Quebecois' independence project.
The Mexico City meeting took place in front of two flags at the presidential palace: that of Mexico, and the Maple Leaf.
Canada's ambassador to Mexico, Sara Hradecky, was present as is the custom when a provincial representative meets a foreign head of state.
Marois did not complain, however, about being shadowed by a federal representative.
She said Hradecky stayed in the background during that meeting, as well as one earlier in the day with Mexican foreign minister Jose Antonio Meade.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2013