The presidents of the United States and Mexico will meet on March 1 to discuss issues that interest both countries
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Saturday, November 16
Biden and AMLO will hold a virtual meeting next Monday
MEXICO – The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and the United States, Joe Biden , will hold a virtual meeting next Monday to talk of “the vision and shared objectives of the bilateral agenda”, reported this Friday the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Relations.
“Next Monday, March 1, the first bilateral meeting of the presidents of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and of the United States, Joe Biden. I will be reporting topics and participants from both governments. A new stage of cooperation begins ”, published the Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, On twitter.
The bilateral meeting Monday between the presidents of Mexico and the United States will be virtual. Initiate a dialogue that will be productive and positive for both nations.
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) February 27, 2021
The bilateral meeting of Presidents López Obrador and Biden next Monday will address issues of common interest such as cooperation and mutual support against Covid – 19, development and structural causes of migration, climate action and economic recovery.
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) February 27, 2021
López Obrado r, with a very close relationship with former President Donald Trump, was one of the last leaders to congratulate Biden on his electoral victory in November, a triumph for which he finally congratulated him by letter.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations expanded the information with a statement in which it explained that the leaders “will address cooperation mechanisms to address the structural causes of migration in northern Central America and southern Mexico.”
For its part, the US Executive issued a press release minutes later in which confirmed migration and the economy as the main points to be discussed in the meeting.
López Obrador, which allowed the controversial Trump immigration program “Remain in Mexico” ( Remain in Mexico), raised to Biden in his congratulatory letter “to promote the development llo and the well-being of the communities of the southeast of Mexico and the countries of Central America. ”
The program Staying in Mexico forced asylum seekers to be in Mexico while waiting for their immigration court appointments Americans.
Biden reopened as of 19 February review of these cases of asylum seekers and there are already migrants crossing from the Mexican cities of Tijuana, Matamoros and Ciudad Juárez.
“In addition, the presidents will discuss the ravages of the covid – 19 and the areas of opportunity presented by the T-MEC (trade agreement between Mexico , United States and Canada) towards a sustainable and more egalitarian economic recovery in North America ”, detailed the Government of Mexico.
The meeting, whose time is still to be confirmed, will be will be given after Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, held virtual meetings with Foreign Minister Ebrard and with the Mexican Minister of Economy, Tatiana Clouthier.
Both governments emphasized after meeting their commitments on both migration and economic recovery after the effects of the covid – 19.
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