The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, affirmed this Thursday that “there was no discrepancy” with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, nor with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, in the North American Leaders Summit.
No issue was discussed or there was no discrepancy, as perhaps it came to be thought, especially by our adversaries. Everything took place in an atmosphere of mutual respect.”
affirmed the president in his daily press conference.
His statements come after hosting from Monday to Wednesday the summit of “The three friends” with Biden and Trudeau, with whom he was expected to address controversial issues such as record migration, fentanyl trafficking, and disagreements on energy and trade policy.
After the meeting, Biden thanked Mexico for hosting migrants deported by the United States and Trudeau assured that he addressed questions of Mexican energy policy “very directly”, accused of favoring state companies to the detriment of foreign ones.
But López Obrador assured that “it was really a very good meeting” for the “benefit of the peoples” of the three countries, which together represent 20% of global trade.
It was a very productive meeting and also fraternal, within the framework of the good neighbor policy, so there are very favorable elements. Our economy is very stable, among other things, because of the good relationship with Canada and the United States”,
held.
The summit also happened after the arrest last Thursday of Ovidio Guzmán, one of the sons of Chapo Guzmán most wanted by the United States, but López Obrador had denied addressing the issue since Monday.
The Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, argued that what was witnessed at the summit is that “the thesis that President López Obrador defended from the beginning of the government that the path is to strengthen the North American region” has borne fruit.
We consider that the summit and the bilateral meetings have been a success for Mexico and for North America”,
Ebrard sentenced.
The Secretary of Foreign Relations announced as successes the agreement to accelerate economic integration, with the creation of a committee that seeks that 25% of what is now imported from Asia is produced in North America.
This would imply, according to government calculations, that the Economy of mexico grow 2% more per year.
He also pointed out that for the first time the criterion of labor mobility in migration was addressed.
and highlighted the commitment of the three countries to reduce emissions and fight together for the environment.
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