The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed in his morning conference the visit to Mexico of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, in English) of the United States William J. Burns .
“He is going to arrive, he is about to visit Mexico, today I was informed in the morning, but I think he is going to arrive in a few more days and it is well received, “said the Mexican president.
From the National Palace, the Tabasco president highlighted the importance of the Mexican government having cooperation with the different agencies of the United States .
“ There must be communication with the agencies of the United States Government, with the CIA, with the DEA, with the FBI, with all these agencies, there has to be cooperation and this request is made through diplomatic channels, “he said.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he did not know the agenda of this visit and assured that in Mexico there is nothing to hide.
“Who m and informs is the Secretary of Foreign Relations and he is the one who organizes the visit to see what the reason for the visit is, what they want to know, know and we have nothing to hide, public life in Mexico is every time more public, “said the Mexican president.
CIA visit to Mexico is” unusual “
Through her Twitter account, the former Mexican ambassador to the United States, Martha Bárcena, described as “unusual” that the director of the Central Agency of Intelligence (CIA), William J. Burns, is the first senior official of Joe Biden’s Administration to visit Mexico.
In his message, he stressed that “at the same time it is announced” that the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, will visit Costa Rica next week.
“It is unusual that the first visit of a high official of the Biden-Harris administration is the from CIA Director and experienced diplomat William J. B urns, ”he said.
It is unusual for the first visit by a senior official in the Biden-Harris administration to be that of the director of the @ CIA and experienced diplomat William J. Burns. At the same time, the visit of the Secretary of State @ SecBlinken to Costa Rica is announced next week.
– Martha Bárcena (@Martha_Barcena) May 27, 2021
In national media it transpired that the Director of the CIA was already in Mexican territory since this Wednesday to hold a closed-door meeting with the Foreign Minister of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard.
The arrival of William J. Burns to Mexico will take place before the official visit that the vice president of the United States, , Kamala Harris , will make the Mexican land on June 8, who will meet with President López Obrador to discuss migration issues and cooperation for the development of Mexico and Central America.
William J. Burns is a veteran diplomat who accumulates three decades of experience in the foreign service and who, among other positions, has been ambassador to Russia (2005 – 08)) and attached to the Secretary of State (2005 – 2014).
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