U.S. officials will negotiate a new security deal with Mexico during talks Friday – By Jaclyn Diaz (NPR) / Oct 8 2021
Senior members of the Biden administration will meet with their Mexican counterparts in Mexico City Friday to discuss overhauling an existing security arrangement between the two nations.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will lead high-level security discussions between the two nations.
“The United States and Mexico recognize the need to adapt our bilateral security cooperation to address the concerns and priorities of both governments,” senior administration officials told reporters during a call on Thursday. “Our security challenges are shared and so is the responsibility for resolving them.”
The focus of these talk will be over the multi-billion dollar Merida Initiative–a deal struck under the Obama administration in 2008.
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