MEXICO CITY (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th September, 2018) Mexican President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin at his swearing-in ceremony which is planned for December 1, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's future foreign minister, said on Monday.
"Lopez Obrador invited [Putin] to accompany him on December 1 at the ceremony of swearing in and taking office," Ebrard told reporters after his meeting with Russian Ambassador in Mexico Viktor Koronelli.
According to Ebrard, Obrador was ready for Putin's visit at any time convenient for the Russian president.
The Russian Embassy in Mexico has not commented on Koronelli's meeting with Ebrard.
Mexico held its general election in early July. Obrador secured some 44 percent of the votes.
