Given the wave of bombings that the United States (US) has carried out on ships that allegedly load drugs, in international waters, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, reported that the neighboring country He agreed to comply with the treaties and that the Mexican Navy be the one to make the arrests when they are off national coasts.
US accepts Sheinbaum deal
He explained that “there are joint work protocols in international waters to prevent the use of bombing vessels, which comply with all international treaties. So, “What the Secretary of the Navy proposed is that these treaties be complied with. And in principle they said yes,” reported.
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He explained that this is the first agreement, “that is, to continue working in the Ministry of the Navy, if there is information that comes from United States agencies or from the Southern Command itself so that it is the Mexican Navy that intercepts these vessels that allegedly bring drugs. Then, the protocol is maintained and there is permanent communication.”
The head of the federal Executive said that recently there have been no attacks on vessels off the Mexican coast, even if they are in international waters.
On Monday, the United States Government announced a new offensive against two vessels in the Pacific, with which There have been 19 attacks in international waters since September 2.
So far they are 76 people died in these attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
President Sheinbaum also reported that once the president of the United States signs the decree opening his government, they will review when the meetings that were held between both countries can resume and recalled that the last one was about security.
“On trade, the work continues and essentially they are the two issues, on transportation there are also working groups, in the case of air transport. “We have to agree with them, it is not that there is a particular date, there is permanent work and we are going to wait for the date to be reconciled,” he declared.