Belize Attends Swearing-in Ceremony of New Mexican President

On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum made history by being sworn in as Mexico’s first female president and the first of Jewish origin. The momentous ceremony took place at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro in Mexico City, with Belize’s Prime Minister John Briceño leading a delegation in attendance.  Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico, Oscar Arnold, shared with News Five that PM Briceño had preliminary meetings with President Sheinbaum. While the Prime Minister will provide a detailed briefing upon his return, Arnold gave us a glimpse into the historic swearing-in ceremony of Mexico’s sixty-sixth president.

 

Oscar Arnold, Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico

“Prime Minister Briceño is accompanied by Mrs. Briceño. We have Minister Shabbat as well as Minister of State, Osmond Martinez as part of the delegation, and myself as Ambassador of Belize to Mexico. Outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador held a lunch, which, uh, Prime Minister and Mrs. Briceño attended, uh, Monday afternoon. And then there was a dinner reception, uh, that was held by that time by the president elect Claudia Schoenbaum in the evening. That, prime minister and Mrs. Briceño also attended that again was just for the heads of state because there’s over a hundred countries who sent delegations, um, as a show of solidarity and support to the new Mexican president, but it was only the head of state that were invited to the lunch and dinner yesterday, Tuesday, October 1st was the official firing in. It was held at the in Mexico city, where it’s the. Camaraderie deputados, it’s like their, House of representative chambers again, but that, Prime Minister Briceño, Mrs. Briceño, and Foreign Minister, Francis Fonseca attended that event, after that event was finished and the swearing in was, was over with, and the new president Was then presented. They all traveled to the Palacio Nacional, which is the official resident of the president. Um, and there, the heads of state also got a brief meeting, uh, individual meeting with President Claudia, and from there, a lunch was held for all those in attendance. There were some other meetings held, but I will leave that for the Prime Minister and the Office of the Prime Minister to comment on and share the details. It’s been a very hectic and very tight work schedule that we’ve had here but a very productive one as well.”