Sheinbaum to leave Mexico Nov. 15-20 for APEC summit in China
The Interior Ministry told the Senate about the trip to Shenzhen, where Asia-Pacific leaders meet Nov. 18-19.
President Claudia Sheinbaum will leave Mexico on Nov. 15 to attend the leaders' summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in Shenzhen, China, and will return on Nov. 20, according to an official notice from the Interior Ministry published in the Senate's gazette on Tuesday.
The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting runs Nov. 18-19.
The notice follows Article 88 of Mexico's Constitution. It lets a president leave the country for up to seven days if the Senate or the Permanent Commission is told beforehand, and it requires congressional permission for a longer absence. Six days falls within the limit, so the Interior Ministry notified the Senate instead of asking for permission.
The gazette entry includes no agenda, no names of those traveling with Sheinbaum and no bilateral meetings.
Sheinbaum had already said she would attend. Asked on Sept. 25 whether she would seek a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, she answered that it "would be of interest to us" and that she would announce it "in due time," according to the transcript of her news conference.
The notice does settle the dates: six days abroad, with the Shenzhen summit in the middle.
