Mexico and U.S. agree to strengthen dialogue on security, migration, and trade

Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a working phone call this morning in which they agreed to convene a binational group to follow up on key issues of the bilateral agenda: security, migration, and trade.

According to a brief statement released by Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) on social media, both governments agreed that the relationship between Mexico and the United States is grounded in coordination and cooperation, always under the guiding principle of full respect for national sovereignty.

From Washington, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated that the conversation served to reaffirm the importance of security cooperation, which she described as a fundamental pillar of regional stability.

Bruce also emphasized that the top diplomats of both countries reiterated their joint commitment to combating transnational criminal and terrorist organizations, whose activities, she said, harm communities, threaten Mexico’s sovereignty, and have claimed the lives of U.S. citizens.

In addition to security challenges, De la Fuente and Rubio discussed the need to strengthen economic security and shared prosperity in North America for the benefit of the people of both nations.

Although no specific date was announced, both governments agreed that the binational working group will meet soon in Washington, D.C., to continue advancing this shared agenda.