In the face of the insult, Sheinbaum supports the President’s decision

Alma E. Muñoz and Enrique Méndez

The newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, p. 4

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo supported President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s decision to pause relations with the ambassadors of the United States and Canada in Mexico, in front of to the offense they committedwith his statements on the impossibility of the election of judges, magistrates and ministers. He stated that the decision of the federal Executive does not change the relationships with both governments. The dialogue is maintained, he said.

She said that diplomats must respect that there are issues that are only for Mexicans, and she specified that it will depend on what happens in the following weeks for her to decide on this issue, once she assumes the Presidency of the Republic.

For now, he said that he has no meeting scheduled with the US ambassador, Ken Salazar.

With him, he recalled, We had a meeting when legislators (from that country) came and another, when the person responsible for President (Joe) Biden’s security issues came..

He insisted that There is a very good relationship with the United States and with Canada, we are commercial partners. There is dialogue, but there are issues that correspond exclusively to Mexicans to decide, as is the case of the composition of the Judicial Branch..

Then, he said, the constitutional President He has his reasons for making this decision and it will be up to us to do so starting on October 1st, when we take over the Presidency of the Republic..

Of course, We will always support the President of the Republic and that does not mean that relations with the United States and Canada will change, but it is important that the ambassadors of these countries and others (recognize) that there are issues that correspond exclusively to Mexicans, just as we are also respectful of what corresponds exclusively to the American people and the Canadian people..

In response to a direct question, he said that he has no intention of asking for the withdrawal of the US ambassador.

No, nobody is raising it, I am not raising it on my part, no.

–Will you maintain your decision to pause your relationship with Ambassador Salazar?

“Let’s see what happens this week, we don’t have to get ahead of ourselves,” Sheinbaum replied.

The important thing is that there was a position on the part of the ambassadors of the United States and Canada and our role as Executive Branch and also of the legislators is to defend our sovereignty..

Position of the Foreign Ministry

Yesterday, Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena expressed her support for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s decision to pause relations with the embassies of the United States and Canada. Decisions about Mexico are made by Mexicanssaid the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the X platform.

(With information from Arturo Sánchez)