MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Mexican President Vicente Fox was quick to call
                  U.S. President-elect George W. Bush on Thursday, suggesting a quick
                  one-on-one meeting to discuss migration, drug trafficking and trade.

                  "Both our countries are linked by geography, history, economy and culture," said
                  Marta Sahagun, a spokeswoman for Fox. "Both countries should work to build
                  on all aspects of the relationship."

                  In his call to Bush, Fox "expressed warm congratulations for his electoral victory
                  as well as for the manner in which the U.S. people and institutions managed to
                  settle a complex post-electoral process," Sahagun said.

                  Mexico's interest in the long-awaited outcome of the U.S. election was high because the
                  relationship between the two countries is extremely important. Mexico is the United States'
                  second-largest trading partner, and the two countries share one of the longest borders in the
                  world.

                  Invitation extended

                  Sahagun said Fox invited Bush to visit Mexico as soon as the agendas of the two men permit. She
                  said it was not clear if the meeting would occur before or after Bush's Inauguration next month.

                  She said Fox invited Bush to his ranch in the town of San Cristobal.

                  Fox thanked Bush for "the sympathy and interest he always has shown for
                  Mexico, particularly during his term as governor" of Texas. During his
                  campaign, Bush cited his relations with Mexico as proof of his foreign-policy
                  abilities.

                  Emphasis on trade foreseen

                  Some analysts say a Republican president in the White House will concentrate
                  more on trade and commerce, which would please Fox, who wants to expand
                  trade between the two countries.

                  "I think, in the case of a Republican administration, the emphasis will be
                   more on the topic of commerce and investment more than the environment
                   or labor issues," said political analyst Reynaldo Ortega.

                   Fox's December 1 inauguration ended 71 years of government by the
                   Institutional Revolutionary Party -- a political domination that had caused
                   many U.S. analysts to consider Mexico less than fully democratic.

                  Asked if Mexico under Fox might be able to have a better relationship with the
                  United States than in the past, Sahagun said yes, citing "full democracy in
                  Mexico, total openness to dialogue, the desire for improvement of both
                  countries."

                  CNN Mexico City Bureau Chief Harris Whitbeck and The Associated Press
                  contributed to this report.