“Transcendent and beneficial for our peoples”: AMLO on the visit of Kamala Harris

the President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador evaluated the official visit of Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, as transcendent, beneficial and “very enjoyable”, where various issues on the bilateral agenda of the two nations were discussed.

This was captured on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 8, via his official Twitter account, where he also posted a photo of the two politicians walking inside. National Palace in Mexico City.

“The meeting with the Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris, was transcendent, beneficial for our people and very pleasant”

According to the Mexican presidency, the meeting aimed to discuss in depth the migratory phenomenon on the continent and sign the Memorandum of Understanding, which establishes a strategic alliance to cooperate in the development of programs in the Northern Triangle of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador). This in order to reduce the mass of migrants who cross Mexico to seek a better way of life in the United States.

Alone, the right hand of Joe biden said that with President López Obrador they had talked about “Shared interests in security, economic opportunities, vaccines and migration”. He also assured that “The United States sees Mexico as a partner on these issues”, which confirms the position of the American president elected in November of last year.

Recall that in March of this year, the presidents of the two countries held a virtual meeting during which Joe biden he considered people of Latino descent, especially Mexicans, to be an important part of his population.

“As you know,” said the American leader, “the fastest growing group in the US is Hispanics and 60% of them are Mexican / American, which is an integral part of our history, and as a reminder I have a bust of Caesar Chavez (a social leader of Mexican origin who founded the National Association of Peasants in the United States in 1962) in the Oval Office, ”admitted the American president.

On his own, Harris released the report “Mexico-United States bilateral cooperation”, where he advances the permanence of good relations between the two nations due to the cooperative environment facing the challenges established to bring a healthy neighborhood.

In the report, the vice president listed seven points of agreement established between the United States and Mexico and highlighted the atmosphere of cooperation “in light of the deep cultural, social and economic ties” that exist among the peoples. from the North American region.

1.- High level economic dialogue, which is agreed for September, the first month of office of the Chamber of Deputies with the legislators elected on June 6. At this point, bilateral economic cooperation and collaboration to facilitate trade, information technology and supply chain resilience are highlighted.

2.- Security dialogue at cabinet level, where the constitution of criminal organizations present in the two countries will be discussed. He also underlined the efforts of the two governments to reduce homicides linked to drug trafficking and to counter the illicit forces that drive them.

3.- Strengthen professional cooperationIn this regard, the United States will invest an additional $ 130 million in technical assistance and cooperation over the next three years to work with Mexico. It should improve working conditions and eliminate child labor and forced labor.

4.- Working together to tackle the root causes of migration in Central America, since a strategic alliance will be established to address the lack of economic opportunities in northern Central America, targeting in particular young people in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

5.- Operational Group on Trafficking and Trafficking in Personsas law enforcement agencies in the United States and Mexico will join together to exchange information and take appropriate action to meet the common priority of neutralizing human trafficking and human trafficking organizations humans.

6.- Attract investment in southern MexicoThis region, historically forgotten by the Mexican government, will benefit the United States government, as it has developed a package of $ 250 million in grants, loans and other commitments that will help generate widespread growth in the lesser states. poorest in Mexico. .

7.- Alliance to resolve cases of disappearances in Mexico, The United States and Mexico will work to expand their forensic capacities and partnerships to help resolve the more than 82,000 missing and missing persons cases in the Mexican Republic, where the State Department, the United States Agency for International Development will intervene. of Justice.

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