India and Mexico have begun discussions on a strategy for negotiations at the UN climate change summit at Cancun later this year. Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa, also chairperson of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), met Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi and discussed ongoing efforts to evolve consensus at the Cancun summit Nov 29-Dec 10. He was accompanied by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda, Special Representative for Climate Change Luis Alfonso de Alba and other officials. Official sources said that the two sides discussed proposals for sharing future innovations on curbing global warming and existing clean technologies. India has strongly pitched for the transfer of technologies and resources as it will enable developing countries to combat climate change.Espinosa, who arrived in New Delhi yesterday on a three-day visit, also went to The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and sought views of Indian environment experts on the way ahead at the Cancun summit. She will meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tomorrow and discuss a host of bilateral issues, including climate change, intensification of trade ties and UN reforms. She will also call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.An External Affairs Ministry spokesman told reporters in New Delhi that climate change will be among important issues discussed between the two sides during Espinosa's talks with Indian ministers and officials. He said there is also tremendous potential in agricultural cooperation and research while alluding to the cooperation between the two countries during India's Green Revolution in the 1960s.AIR correspondent reports that the Bilateral trade is currently estimated to be around 3 billion dollars with Indian companies investing around 1.5 billion dollars in sectors, including IT, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and electronics.