Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente held a
telephone conversation this Thursday, January 15, with U.S. Secretary of State
Marco Rubio, in which both officials addressed the main security challenges
facing both nations.
During the exchange, the two foreign policy leaders agreed
on the need to strengthen bilateral collaboration, emphasizing that any joint
effort must be carried out with full respect for the sovereignty of each
country. In this regard, they acknowledged that, despite the progress made in
recent years, “more needs to be done” to confront the common threats affecting
both sides of the border.
As part of this understanding, it was agreed to give new impetus
to existing coordination mechanisms. In particular, the role of the bilateral
Security Implementation Group was highlighted. Its next meeting is scheduled
for January 23, and it was tasked with proposing and implementing actions with
measurable and significant results.
Among the established priorities are the direct fight
against organized crime cartels, as well as curbing arms trafficking and the
flow of fentanyl that crosses the border and fuels violence and the public
health crisis in both countries. The authorities agreed that these problems
cannot be addressed in isolation and require a coordinated and sustained
strategy.
The call reflects an attempt to redirect and strengthen the
bilateral security agenda in a complex regional context, where both Mexico and
the United States face internal pressures to demonstrate concrete results in
combating organized crime and controlling illicit flows that affect their
societies.
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