US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will receive Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Thursday in Washington DC, where they will discuss issues such as migration and the fight against criminal organizations, official sources reported.
According to State Department spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday, the purpose of the visit is to continue the high-level security dialogue that both countries began in 2021.
“We remain committed to working with Mexico as sovereign and equal partners to better protect the health and safety of our citizens, prevent criminal organizations from harming our countries, and uphold human rights while bringing criminals to justice,” he said. the State Department spokesman on cooperation with Mexico.
Likewise, Price assured that they remain committed to working with the neighboring country “in the challenges that the people of Haiti face at this time due to gang activity, due to crime, due to violence, due to the growing cholera epidemic ”.
The US government spokesman announced that the foreign minister will be accompanied by the Mexican Secretary of Security, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, the Attorney General, Alejandro Gertz, and other high-ranking officials of the Government of Mexico.
The Mexican foreign minister will also meet with the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, the secretary of National Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and other officials of the Joe Biden government.
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