The President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, And his counterpart from United States, Donald Trumpthey held on Monday morning a phone call in which they reached an agreement to suspend, at least one month, the application of tariffs to Mexican products in exchange for Mexico to reinforce the northern border with ten thousand national guards to combat drug trafficking.
Hours later, the President Donald Trump described the call with Claudia Sheinbaum as “very good” And he affirmed before the press gathered in the Oval Office of the White House that he maintains “A good relationship” with the Mexican president.
Trump confirmed that during the conversation with Sheinbaum it was agreed to delay the application of 25%tariffs for one month.
For its part, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo He commented during the Mañanera Conference that the dialogue with the US President was respect and revealed that It was she who proposed the one -month pauseperiod in which both governments will hold high -level meetings to delineate a common agenda that allows solving the problems that disturb the American.
“I said: ‘Well, let’s put it in pause a month. And I am sure that, in this month, we will be able to give results, good results to its people, good results to the people of Mexico ‘. And this was the result of the agreement. Then, it was a good conversation in the framework of respect, ”he detailed in the National Palace after the call with Washington.
The head of the Mexican Executive explained that the phone call occurred at 8:00 am and had a duration close to 45 minutes, in which they exchanged points of view and achieved agreements.
In addition, Claudia Sheinbaum expressed the need for American collaboration to stop this illegal flow of arms that aggravates insecurity in Mexico.
“We ask him to help US arms trafficking to Mexico,” said the president, noting that her counterpart agreed to work together. After this conversation, it was agreed to create a binational working group to prepare an action plan respecting the jurisdictions and sovereigns of both countries.
“It’s about collaborating, coordinating, without losing sovereignty, with respect to our territories,” added the president.
We held a good conversation with President Trump with much respect for our relationship and sovereignty; We arrive at a series of agreements:
1.Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10 thousand elements of the National Guard immediately, to avoid drug trafficking …
– Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@claudiashein) February 3, 2025
Another issue discussed was the importance of guaranteeing security on the northern border and strengthening bilateral trade strategies. Sheinbaum stressed the commercial relationship between the two countries, noting that there is no deficit between Mexico and the United States, highlighting that both are strategic partners in a competitive global panorama.
Regarding the immigration issue, the president recalled the existence of a high -level work table, led by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Juan Ramón de la Fuente, focused especially on protecting Mexican’s human rights across the border, thus marking another coordination front between the two nations.
