Slim says parties will pass structural reforms.

Internet Securities, October, 2003

MEXICO CITY, Oct 28, 2003 (Cronica/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, said Monday that the fact that the 2006 presidential elections are in the balance will oblige the political parties to approve the pending structural reforms to "give something to the public."

"Nobody knows who will win [the elections] in 2006. Everyone thinks they can and that forces the Congress to deliver," commented Slim to students at New York University. "We have to start with the easiest [reforms], one by one, because together it will be more difficult, stated the owner of Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) and other companies. "Although I am not the one to advise anybody, the fiscal [reform] is the most important issue as long...

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