Alonso Urrutia and Emir Olivares
The newspaper La Jornada
Thursday, September 5, 2024, p. 5
Faced with new statements by the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, warning that approving the judicial reform on his terms will affect bilateral relations, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador opted for silence. One is also the owner of one’s silence and sometimes a hostage of what one says. No comments
He dismissed possible economic effects and offered that even if there were changes in the dollar exchange rate, his government would not intervene, since it is the responsibility of the Bank of Mexico.
–Are you going to continue with this idea of not having a dialogue with him because of these types of expressions?
–We already talked about it, it is very clear. Just remember, as the lawyers say, to read the article. What do you want, the lawyers say, for me to read the article? And it is a great insult. Mexico is an independent, sovereign country, nothing more.
In a reference to the judicial reform, which had already been approved in general terms at the time of the conference, López Obrador also dismissed the impact it will have on the economic sphere and especially on foreign investment in Mexico. Absolutely nothing happens. Mexico is one of the most attractive countries for investment for many reasons.
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López Obrador said that foreign investment will continue to come to the country due to the various advantages it has: 3,180 kilometers of border with the largest market in the world; Mexico is the main commercial partner of the United States. In his opinion, there is no way that regional development will be interrupted nor is there a need to continue strengthening North America as an economic-commercial power.
