Barack Obama meets Mexican leader

Mexico's violent drugs war, immigration and trade have dominated talks between US President-elect Barack Obama and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon.

Monday's meeting in Washington DC was Mr Obama's first with a foreign leader since his election in November.

His transition office said the talks highlighted the importance of the relationship between the US and Mexico.

Mr Obama, who will be sworn in on 20 January, will make his first foreign trip to Canada, officials have said.

No date has been set but officials indicated it would be "soon" after Mr Obama takes office, restoring a long-standing tradition that Canada is the first destination for a new US president.

"It will be the first foreign trip of his presidency, underscoring the importance of the relationship between the United States and Canada," said Brooke Anderson, a transition spokeswoman.

Canada is the US's biggest trading partner, followed by China, and then Mexico.



Credit: BBC