U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico next week to meet with the country’s president.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she and Rubio will come to an agreement on security during their meeting on Sept. 3.
“Everything will be in the framework of respect for our sovereignty,” Sheinbaum told reporters Friday.
The State Department says Rubio will work toward the Trump administration goal of dismantling drug cartels — as well as economic priorities — during the visit.
Rubio has already traveled to other Latin American countries this year. His first trip in his post was to Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.
Mexico is under pressure to come to an agreement with the United States ahead of an upcoming tariff deadline, when the Trump administration has said it will put a 30% tax on all Mexican goods.
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The state has seen 166 cases of measles since the beginning of last year, putting in the top 10 of Mexico’s 31 states. -
The 60-day action plan aims to get the two countries to develop new trade policies for critical minerals, as the United States seeks to reduce its reliance on China. -
The United States has ordered tariffs on countries that continue to ship oil to the island. Mexico has described the shipments as a humanitarian measure. -
The two countries have agreed on a plan that they say will facilitate overdue water deliveries from Mexico to the United States. -
The governor of the Mexican state says Mexico’s president has approved funds for a project in the Sonoran border town.
