The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, reiterated on Friday her solidarity position with Cuba before the hostility of the Trump administration.
“Mexican foreign policy is very advanced in the search for peace, of conciliation between nations and respect for sovereignty. We ask for us and for the rest of the world, particularly for Cuba, ”said the president during her morning press conference.
“It is sovereignty and respect, that is what distinguishes Mexico,” he said in his daily statements during the so -called town of the people, reported the local newspaper The day.
Under the Sheibaum administration, the Latin American country has sent several oil cargoes and supplies to the electricity service to Cuba under the humanitarian assistance label.
“We are going to support Cuba for humanitarian reasons,” he said in October 2024. “Even if there are criticism, we will be supportive.”
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Deportations
On the other hand, Sheinbaum, reported on the arrival of 10 964 people deported from the United States since last January 20, the date of swear of the president of that country, Donald Trump, said an office of the Press Latina agency.
The head of the Mexican Executive said that 8 425 of that total are national and 2 539 of other states.
“Flights from Mexico to Honduras have left. Yesterday a flight came out. They also go by land transport. It’s volunteer, remember, it’s always voluntary. If you want so, we accompany them so they can go to their countries of origin, ”he explained.
Telephone conversation with Trump
Likewise, Claudia Sheinbaum said that during the call he held on Monday with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, addressed the issue of arms trafficking that enters from the United States, although he has not reported it in his communications.
Recently, the White House Chief appointed drug trafficking posters in the neighboring country as terrorist organizations.
The Mexican ruler stressed that there is interest to both nations to collaborate in this and other issues, such as the fight against violence, drug and weapons trafficking.
“We both agree that we have to combat violence, drug trafficking and arms trafficking. So how do we make both work together? They in their territory, we in ours, sharing information, collaborating, within the framework of joint collaboration and sovereignty, ”added the president.
The ruler also recalled that the Government of Mexico previously made two complaints against distributors and against US weapons manufacturers.
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Weapons market on the north side of the Mexican border
According to the latest public report of the alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF) agency, 74 % of the weapons that arrive in Mexico enter the northern border from Texas (43 %), Arizona (22 %) and California (9 %), as indicated by the National Evaluation of Trade and Traffic of Firearms.
He also points out that the Mexican government has submitted a total of 148,200 applications for tracking weapons between 2017 and 2023, of which 50 thousand 409 were made between 2022 and 2023, which represents an increase of 25 % between 2021 and 2023, He pointed out an office of the Spanish Agency EFE.
