The Trump administration has agreed to pause sweeping tariffs on Mexico for a month while the two sides hammer out an agreement, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Monday.
Sheinbaum said in a tweet that, in a conversation with President Donald Trump, Mexico agreed to fortify its border with 10,000 national guard troops to try to block the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, across the border.
The United States agreed to work to avoid the trafficking of weapons to Mexico, she said.
Sheinbaum spoke two days after President Trump slapped 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, saying they have failed to stop the movement of illegal fentanyl and migrants over the U.S. border.
The White House alleges that drug trafficking organizations have an “intolerable alliance” with the Mexican government.
Over the weekend, it accused Mexican authorities of granting “safe havens” to the crime groups. Sheinbaum has angrily rejected such claims.
Sheinbaum has offered repeatedly to open bilateral talks on migration and drugs.
The United States and Mexico are each other’s biggest trading partners, and Mexico is particularly dependent on income from cross-border commerce: More than 80 percent of its exports go to the United States. If the tariffs persist for months, economists say, Mexico is almost certain to suffer a recession.
Sheinbaum said in a tweet that, in a conversation with President Donald Trump, Mexico agreed to fortify its border with 10,000 national guard troops to try to block the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, across the border.
The United States agreed to work to avoid the trafficking of weapons to Mexico, she said.
Sheinbaum spoke two days after President Trump slapped 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, saying they have failed to stop the movement of illegal fentanyl and migrants over the U.S. border.
The White House alleges that drug trafficking organizations have an “intolerable alliance” with the Mexican government.
Over the weekend, it accused Mexican authorities of granting “safe havens” to the crime groups. Sheinbaum has angrily rejected such claims.
Sheinbaum has offered repeatedly to open bilateral talks on migration and drugs.
The United States and Mexico are each other’s biggest trading partners, and Mexico is particularly dependent on income from cross-border commerce: More than 80 percent of its exports go to the United States. If the tariffs persist for months, economists say, Mexico is almost certain to suffer a recession.
