Mexico's General Consul in El Paso, Roberto Rodriguez Hernandez, says both countries are working together to deal with the swine flu emergency, without disrupting border commerce.

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John Swinney is adamant that he still wants to talk, to consul, to co-operate.

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Few details of how the current governments will encourage refugees to go back were immediately available, but Croatia is to open a consulate in Banja Luka and appoint a consul to ease the process.

BBC: Return plan for Balkan refugees

The diplomat said that on Tuesday Carromero was, for a second day, speaking to Cuban police and was being assisted by Spain's consul to Cuba.

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