2010-07-19 16:16

"The first stage of salt export transactions for 2010 is US$6 million," he said, adding that Mexico also hoped to export tequila, a special Mexican drink, to China, among many others.

Seldner, also chief of the Administration and Finance Office of ProMexico, an investment and export promoter in Mexico, said the main goal of the Mexico Pavilion was to "show China and the world" Mexico's proposals to work together with them to make the world better with Mexico's contributions.

"The World Expo in Shanghai is a big platform for all countries and regions to show them to China and the world as well. So we must use the  platform and take out best things to China and the world: art, culture, economy potential, cuisine, and our people," he said.

The goal of ProMexico is to promote Mexico aboard, he added. "The first thing we have to do is to do our job well at the World Expo in Shanghai, because we know the future is China."

According to Seldner, more than 1.1 million people have visited the Mexican Pavilion during the first 60 days. "The number of visitors is much more than we expected. We are proud of this with satisfaction," he said.

Statistics show that every day witnesses some 19,000 visitors touring the Mexican Pavilion. "No doubt, our pavilion has been well welcomed at the World Expo in Shanghai," Seldner said with a big smile.

The Mexican Pavilion has been the most visited by officers of the Chinese government, the Organizing Committee and the Mexican visitors, including Mexican businessman Telmex Chairman Carlos Slim and Mexican ministers of Tourism and Economy Gloria Guevara and Eduardo Sojo.

In the Mexican Pavilion visitors can view 40 masks of Mexican flavor which represent 40 experiences of a daily life in Mexico, and learn Mexico's pre-hispanic cultures highlighted by the Maya Culture which can be dated back to 1300 BC.