The government of Mexico hopes that the US electric car company Teslaowned by tycoon Elon Musk, will soon announce its decision to invest in the country, reported the Mexican foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard.
“Yes, they have told us and they have confirmed that they are interested in being in Mexico,” the foreign minister told three international agencies, including AFP, on Thursday night.
He added that it only remains that the signature of electric cars define where you would install your plant.
“We are waiting for the decision they make, location (…) it probably won’t take that long,” Ebrard said at the end of a presentation of a solar energy park which is being built in the northern state of sonorous.
“Today there are many plants that work for Tesla, it is already a known customer from Mexico,” Ebrard said.
The foreign minister traveled on Thursday with dozens of ambassadors to sonorous to present the future photovoltaic park of Puerto Peñasco.
“We want to invite all the countries of the world, companies from all the countries of the world to participate, invest, be part of the future of Mexico,” he said on that occasion.
border with USAthe state of Sonora also has lithium deposits, a key mineral for electric car batteries and new technologieswhich the Mexican government declared property of the Nation.
On the other hand, the foreign minister expressed the “concern” of the Mexican government over the political crisis in Peru unleashed after the dismissal of President Pedro Castillo, after attempting a failed coup by trying to dissolve the Parliament that wanted to dismiss him.
“Yes, we are extremely concerned about what we see,” such as “trends that could worsen,” Ebrard said, later emphasizing that the Mexican government does not recognize or ignore governments “unless there is a coup d’état.”
Lastly, the diplomatic chief He announced that he will leave his post next summer to contest the presidential candidacy within the ruling Morena party ahead of the 2024 elections.
“The only thing they have to clarify is when we have to separate from our position,” added Ebrard, who is facing the mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaumand the Secretary of the Interior (Interior), Adam Augusto Lopez.
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