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US President Barack Obama is in Mexico to attend the North American Leaders Summit in Guadalajara, together with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the host country’s president, Mr. Felipe Calderon. In the summit, the mentioned leaders will tackle different issues concerning the continent; one of the top agenda items is the widespread A (H1N1) outbreak. In President Obama’s previous visit to Mexico, A (H1N1) struck one of his aides, a situation the Mexican government handled well. The two countries are working very closely in order to control the virus from continuing to spread. The North American countries are apprehensive about the highly probable resurgence of the sickness and this is one of the major topics that will be discussed by the countries’ leaders.
Another matter that will be raised in the summit is the status quo of the region’s economy and the steps that have to be taken in order to strengthen the global economy. The three leaders will discuss pushing for reform to uplift financial institutions globally and to assure recovery from the worldwide global recession. According to Michael Froman, the deputy National Security advisor for International Economic Affairs and Development of the US, President Obama would like to take the opportunity to discuss the ‘Buy America’ provision, which requires US-funded public work projects to only make use of materials made in the US. The Obama administration is currently working on global concerns emerging from this issue. The issue of the proliferation of illegal drugs will also be tackled. The Mexican government is working hand-in-hand with the US in its efforts to seize operations of syndicates in North America. The three leaders will be meeting on Monday before the end of the summit.
