Washington.- The Mexican government has insisted on Thursday on the reopening of the border with the United States to boost binational economic activity, a request that was made in person to high-level U.S. officials, who in turn he undertook to create jobs in southern Mexico and Central America.
“The reopening, if we consider it, was raised by the secretary [de Economía, Tatiana] Clouthier as the ambassador [Esteban] Moctezuma. Yes, it was considered as a logical thing and it will be attended to as soon as possible in order to boost the economic activity of the two nations, “said Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard.
Secretary Clouthier Carrillo specified in this regard that reopening the border is basic to “trade facilitation”.
The request was made in the framework of the reactivation of the High Level Economic Dialogue (DEAN) between the United States and Mexico, which was held this Thursday in Wa-
shington and that it was for the Mexican delegation “a success”, and served for the two countries to put on the table their proposals to advance strategic priorities in trade and economic issues.
“It was a very good level of dialogue, with a good spirit. We had not been in a meeting like this for a long time,” congratulated Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard, who delivered the proposal on how they would spread, Chiapas to the South, two of the star programs of the so-called Fourth Transformation, Youth Building the Future and Sowing Life. According to a joint statement from the two governments, the United States pledged to “collaborate” on these programs within the promotion of development in southern Mexico and Central America.
At the start of the event, US Vice President Kamala Harris noted that “Mexico’s economic stability is in the interest of the United States” and that “we will invest in sustainable and inclusive development capacity and create jobs for to people in southern Mexico and Central America. ” At the same time, the “root causes of migration” will be addressed, coinciding with the priorities of the Mexican President.
The meeting, which was also attended by the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the new ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, already had its first results, such as the creation of a bilateral working group on chains. of semiconductor supply, which in the future should serve to avoid problems in the event of a new crisis.
Ebrard Casaubon acknowledged that the pandemic showed that “we are not well prepared to face another crisis in the future” like this, improve the bilateral relationship and resolve how to address a situation of this depth for the benefit of both.
According to the chancellor, “a common vision is shared” for the near future between the two countries, and a “work plan” is on the table, with specific deliverables that will already be reviewed in the next three months, when teams from all over two countries analyze the progress of the established commitments. “We are optimistic, there is a mechanism to follow up so that he does not stay in a good meeting,” he specified. “It’s the first meeting I’ve been chancellor to and Mexico is taking a strategic approach that has a broader vision,” he added.
In a press conference after the meetings at the White House, Marcelo Ebrard pointed out that the issue of migration, although hot between the two countries, was not specifically addressed.
However, the chancellor delivered a letter to his counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador requests more work visas in the United States to facilitate the economic emigration of those who they want to reach American territory.
Ebrard assured that there will be a meeting between the presidents of the two countries before the end of the year, although there is still no predefined date or place, and condemned the vexatious actions of Mexican officers to Central American migrants. “All human rights violations must be sanctioned, but this does not criminalize a policy unless it is systematic. And in this case it is not,” he said.
The chancellor also said that days ago the Mexican government responded to the request to the US Cooperation Agency (USAID) to liquidate aid and funding to organizations such as Mexicans Against Corruption, but refused to reveal what it was. “It’s no secret, it’s being discreet,” he said.