Angelica Enciso and Nestor Jimenez
Newspaper La Jornada
Friday, February 11, 2022, p. 5
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that John Kerry, representative for climate change of the United States government, was clarified that we are in favor of clean energy and against dirty business
. We are not going to fight with the government of that country, we want a good relationship, but we do not accept corruption
Held.
He commented that during the meeting they held on Wednesday, where the electricity reform was discussed, he told Kerry how he received the government and how those who ruled, those who felt they owned Mexico, plundered with impunity and did juicy deals under the protection of public power and that this could no longer be allowed to anyone
.
It was a very good conversation
and respectful, in which there was time to show him the National Palace, the halls and the murals, he said during the morning press conference, and he trusted that We are going to persuade and convince that it is in everyone’s interest not to destroy the CFE, we have to defend that public company
.
He added that Ambassador Ken Salazar was also there, who after declaring that energy reform was needed they fell on him. Yesterday I told him: Ken, hold on, the town rises
. He specified that Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will participate in the agreed clean energy working group and there will be a document of understanding in a month.
He said that he also explained to Kerry that there is a controversy because he was given preference in the so-called energy reform (of the past administration) to private companies, especially foreign ones, and that it is unfair that they receive subsidies from the public budget, which is the people’s money
. And while these companies were supported, the CFE was left behind, because the purpose was that the electricity market would be handled only by the private sector and the public sector would not intervene
.
During the meeting, he added, There was a time when the gas thing came out, that they had bought it from Texas intermediaries and that more than 100 percent of its cost was paid, and that he could help us. I told him that we were going to require his help, but those who carried out that gas purchase were the same ones who now opposed the electricity reform. I explained how they cheated to do the fraudulent business
and that they deceived that they would build 12 power generation terminals that required gas, but they did not build any and they did contract gas at very high prices.
considered that it was very good conversation
and that Sometimes these talks are good to put rulers in context. When they hear this, they understand
.
