Obama Meets With Mexico's President-Elect Pena Nieto

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who is set to take office this weekend.

Published

6 months ago

Categories

US, World

Topics

International Relations, United States, North America, Politics & Government

People

Barack Obama, Enrique Pena Nieto

Places

United States of America, Mexico

Transcript

SHOTLIST: WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 27, 2012, SOURCE: US POOL **NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes** SOUNDBITE 1 Barack Obama (man), President of the United States (English, 17 sec): "This is a long-standing tradition where -- almost unique I think in the relationship between countries -- we meet early with the president-elect of Mexico because it symbolizes the extraordinarily close relationship we have between our two countries." - Obama and Pena Nieto shaking hands - VAR of the two men - VAR of the press ----------------------