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Claudia Sheinbaum at a press conference this Monday
Tariffs will be suspended for 1 month, at a time when US concerns grow over the drug brought by Mexican cartels to the country.
“We had a good conversation with President Trump about our relationship and sovereignty. We arrived at a series of agreements: Mexico will reinforce the North Frontier with 10,000 National Guard elements immediately, to avoid drug trafficking from Mexico to the US, especially from Fentanil, ”Mexico President, Claudia Sheinbaumno X.
The deal will last a month. The premise is simple: Trump suspends the tariffs and Sheinbaum regulates the entry of drugs in the US, brought by Mexican cartels to the border. Mexico will therefore send 10,000 military personnel to the border to regulate this crime. The deal will last a month.
This weekend, the USA of 25% on Mexican Canadian products, and 10% over the Chinese. The Mexican President had promised to retaliate with new US tariffs, but played for insurance and tried of negotiation.
We held a good conversation with President Trump with much respect for our relationship and sovereignty; We arrive at a series of agreements:
1.Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10 thousand elements of the National Guard immediately, to avoid drug trafficking …
– Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@claudiashein)
“We categorically reject the White House’s slander that the Mexican government has alliances with criminal organizations, as well as any intention to interfere with our territory,” still the head of state in the X this Sunday, answering the issue of drugs.
But now Sheinbaum told reporters that he came into contact with the US president on Friday, but it was only possible to speak this morning-a call of approximately 45 minutes, according to the.
The United States and Mexico are the largest trading partners, and Mexico is particularly dependent on the revenues of transfronical trade. More than 80% of its exports are intended for the United States.
It is therefore easy to realize the advantage that Mexico has with the agreement. If the tariffs will apply, the country is on the verge of an economic recession.
For much better the US would not walk, which should also be impacted by the trade war opened by the new president.
