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President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador This Friday he promised to continue combating illicit fentanyl trafficking against his American colleague Joe Bidenduring a meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador This Friday he promised to continue combating illicit fentanyl trafficking against his American colleague Joe Bidenduring a meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, USA.
López Obrador said Mexico is “aware of the harm that fentanyl causes” to young Americans.
“This issue concerns our brothers and is an act of solidarity.”
On the other hand, López Obrador described the bilateral relationship as respectful and cooperative and praised Biden for his immigration policies, calling him an “outstanding president” and “a man of conviction.”
“Thank you to President Biden for becoming the first United States President in recent memory to open legal pathways for migration. Previously, there was no legal way for anyone to come. It is President Biden who is opening up this opportunity at the request of migrants from Central America and the Caribbean. The procedures have been completed and they are assessed to be cleared to reach the US.”
US President Joe Biden thanked López Obrador for his leadership.
“I thank you for your leadership, for your cooperation. Together we commit to this approach through the Los Angeles Declaration on Increased Migration and Redress, which is one aspect of that declaration.
“I want to thank you again for taking into account all the things that are important and meaningful to us,” he said.
Democrat Biden He began his statements by saying that tell jokes.
He said that at the dinner they shared yesterday Thursday with other APEC leaders, Lopez Obrador sat next to his wife, Jill Biden.and that was it charming this is with her He became worried.
“Yesterday we had dinner together. “And I already told you, you sat next to my wife and were so charming that I was worried that in the end she would like you more than me,” the American joked.
The meeting comes as the countries are at loggerheads over major trade issues, such as Mexico’s efforts to phase out the use of genetically modified corn (a move that is hurting American farmers) and efforts to block U.S. energy investments in the region.
The deterioration of trade relations between Washington and Mexico comes even as their economic integration increases.
Mexico has overtaken Canada and China to become the United States’ largest trading partner in the first half of 2023, reaching total trade of $396.6 billion, as auto production in the Latin American country grows and other U.S. companies move supply chains from China closer to home.
Mexico’s merchandise trade surplus with the United States was $130.5 billion in 2022 and is on track to more than double the $69 billion surplus in 2017, when former President Donald Trump launched a renegotiation of the trade agreement with the United States. after threatening to withdraw from the pact, saying it was killing American manufacturing jobs. (Europa Press, EFE and Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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