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The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and his presidential entourage will meet in virtual next May 7 with the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris.
At the meeting, López Obrador is expected to insist that the United States, as he did two days ago at the Climate Summit, agree to extend the program to Central America “Sowing Life” , detailed the Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard.
“Following up on the last conversation between Presidents López Obrador and Biden, a digital meeting will be held on May 7 with Vice President Kamala Harris. Marcelo Ebrard and Tatiana Clouthier will participate accompanying President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, “the Foreign Minister reported on his Twitter account.
” The meeting will discuss cooperation to face the pandemic and Mexico’s proposal to extend the Sembrando Vida program to Central America to face forced migration due to poverty. It will be a productive and cordial conversation ”, he specified.
The meeting will discuss cooperation to deal with the pandemic and Mexico’s proposal to extend the program Sowing Life to Central America to face forced migration due to poverty. It will be a productive and cordial conversation.
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) April 25, 2021
The White House confirmed the meeting and said that they seek to deepen the relationship to achieve common goals.
“ This meeting will deepen the partnership between our countries to achieve the common goals of prosperity, good governance and address the root causes of migration, ”said Symone Sanders, spokeswoman for the White House in a statement.
The second meeting between Harris and López Obrador occurs just a month after both held a virtual meeting in which they addressed issues of management of migratory flows from the countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America. érica.
Commissioned by the President Joe Biden of southern border issues, the former California senator and former attorney general will now address economic and governance issues with Mexico that are broader than just immigration issues.
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