President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will have a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss issues ranging from migration to a plan to deal with inflation.
During the press conference, Lopez Obrador said the meeting with Biden is to reaffirm the commitment to work together for the benefit of both countries.
“There are bilateral issues such as migration that has to do with development cooperation programs not only in the case of Mexico but also support for Central American countries. We are going to deal with the inflationary issue, it is a world issue and we can close ranks to work together,” the president said.
On his meeting with @JoeBiden in Washington, @lopezobrador_ says that in general it is “to reaffirm the commitment to work together for the benefit of the peoples,” but that the issues of migration, inflation and security will be addressed. pic.twitter.com/ZT6IwSh8pf
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Changes in the relationship with the US
From the National Palace, López Obrador said that the relationship with the United States government is good since it has always occurred within the framework of respect for Mexico’s sovereignty.
“Yes, things have changed. Before there was the so-called Merida Plan and our sovereignty was violated as it happened when deliberately in a program called Fast and Furious the entry of weapons from the United States was allowed in an agreement between the governments and those weapons caused loss of human lives. That is no longer allowed,” the president said.
In addition, the president stressed that the United States government cannot act on its own or order what Mexico must carry out in security policy.
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Program of AMLO’s visit with Joe Biden
López Obrador said that tomorrow, Tuesday, July 12, he will have a working breakfast with Vice President Kamala Harris and then go to the White House.
“We’ll be with her for about an hour and a half and then at the White House with our wives, they go to a library and we’ll deal with other matters. On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons I will pay tribute to President Roosevelt and another to Martin Luther King,” the president described.
The president will be accompanied by members of his cabinet such as the Secretary of Economy, Tatiana Clouthier, the Secretary of Agriculture, Víctor Manuel Villalobos, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard and the commissioner of the National Institute of Migration, Francisco Garduño.
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In addition, in the meeting of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) with Joe Biden, the Mexican president assured that he will have a meeting with businessmen from both countries.
López Obrador said he “understands” that among the invited businessmen is Carlos Slim.
According to the president, the intention of the presence of businessmen is to deal with economic and investment issues to control the migratory flow.
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