President Jiang Zemin held formal talks with visiting Mexican President Vincente Fox Quesada at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of June 6, 2001, during which they exchanged views on bilateral relations and international issues of common concern, and reached consensus on a wide range of topics.
 
Extending warm welcome to Fox, Jiang said Fox's visit at the beginning of the 21st century is of vital significance for creating broader cooperative prospects between China and Mexico in the new century. He went on to say that the friendship between the two nations has a long history, and Mexico was one of the first Latin-American countries to establish diplomatic relations with China. He noted that since China and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1972, bilateral friendly cooperation has expanded from politics to economy, culture, education, science and technology, and yielded fruitful results. He expressed appreciation for and satisfaction with the efforts made by Fox in furthering bilateral ties since he assumed presidency.

While extending thanks to the Chinese government for its  warm and considerate reception, Fox said that Mexico attaches  great importance to the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in a wide range of fields. Fox noted that in recent years, bilateral economic cooperation has developed rapidly, and Mexico is willing to further promote its friendly relations and cooperation with China on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
 
Fox went on to say that the Mexican government will, as always, adhere to the “One China” principle. On the question of human rights, he said that Mexico is willing to enhance cooperation with China in this field, and Mexico is in favor of cooperation and against confrontation.
 
Jiang said that he appreciated Mexico’s adherence to the “One China” principle and its position on the question of human rights.

On bilateral trade and economic cooperation, Jiang said that  Mexico is an important member of WTO, and China attaches importance to bilateral negotiations with  Mexico on its WTO entry. Fox said that Mexico supports China's accession to WTO as soon as possible, and it will take a more flexible stance in the upcoming bilateral WTO talks, so as to reach agreement on China's entry into the WTO at an early date. Fox expressed his belief that Mexico and China are not competitors, but good partners.
 
Fox also invited Jiang to attend an international conference on aid and development in March next year, and APEC informal  leadership meeting, both of which will be hosted by Mexico next year. Jiang expressed his thanks for the invitations.
 
After the talks, the two heads of states attended a signing  ceremony for a cooperation agreement between China's Supreme People's Procuratorate and its Mexican counterpart.