By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico Yusra Khan hosted a reception at his Lomas de Chapultepec residence on Thursday, Aug. 30, to commemorate the anniversary of his nation’s 1945 independence. “This year we are not only celebrating the 73rd anniversary of Indonesian independence, but also the 65th anniversary of bilateral relations between Indonesia and Mexico,” Khan told his guests
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When Ecuadorian Ambassador to Mexico Leonardo Arízaga Schmegel celebrated his national day last Friday, Aug. 10, he spoke briefly about the historic significance of the date – which marked the 208th anniversary of that South American country’s independence from Spain – but the main focus of his speech was Quito’s ever-broadening ties with Mexico. “In the first
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Just one day after his monarch ordered his nation’s government to “carry out a comprehensive and profound restructuring of social affairs,” particularly in the health and education sectors, Moroccan Ambassador to Mexico Mohamed Chafiki hosted a diplomatic reception at his Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec residence on Monday, July 30, to commemorate the anniversary of King Mohammed VI
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BY THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The chargé d’affaires of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Mexico, Mammad Talibov, and his wife Kamala Talibova, marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) – the first secular parliamentary democracy in the Muslim world – with a lavish, sit-down dinner at the Club Naval Norte on Monday, May 28. In 1918, the
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