The meeting was short, less than two hours, but extensive, as more than twenty secretaries attended along with President López Obrador, led by Foreign Relations Director Alicia Bárcena and Citizen Security Rosa Icela Rodríguez.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Security Alejandro Mayorkas were present for the United States.
There was no immediate statement or joint statement, but it was announced that there will be one. The new care team plans to meet at the end of January next year.
The host president greeted President Joe Biden's representatives, which was recorded in a short video showing the large group, and from that moment the room's doors were closed to enter into the details of a meeting classified as private.
Just over an hour and a half later, Chancellor Bárcena met with journalists to give them, also in a few minutes, general information about the event, which she described as excellent, and the most remarkable thing she revealed was that it had been agreed to be regular Assessment of the situation. Migration in the region.
He pointed out that there was talk of the need to address the structural causes and maintain economic relations and open border crossings, without giving further details.
In response to questions from journalists, the Chancellor summarized the meeting in which Mexico simply reiterated its interest in further cooperation.
What we will do is have a joint working team that meets regularly. We will work with Guatemala, with the countries of South America and Central America, that's actually what was discussed and how we will support each other, he specified.
He also said they discussed the importance of economic relations between both countries and the reopening of border crossings, a priority for Mexico.
And although there were not many questions or answers, Bárcena promised that journalists would see the agreements reached in the joint statement.
Also taking part on behalf of Mexico were Defense and Navy Ministers Luis Cresencio Sandoval and Admiral Rafael Ojeda, as well as Interior Minister Luisa María Alcalde.
And for the United States, among others, National Security Advisor to the President Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Katie Tobin, Special Advisor to the President and Director of Cross-Border Security for the White House National Security Council.
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