President Claudia Sheinbaum requested more joint security meetings with Donald Trump's administration after her encounter with Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
During her morning press conference on Friday, May 22, Sheinbaum said the next bilateral security meeting will take place in June. The president clarified that cooperation with the United States must occur within a framework of coordination and respect for Mexican sovereignty.
Sheinbaum met on Thursday, May 21, with Markwayne Mullin, US Secretary of Homeland Security. The meeting also included Ambassador Ronald Johnson and Mexican officials such as Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco and Omar García Harfuch.
Mullin posted on social media that the sides discussed strengthening efforts against narcoterrorists and the trafficking of people and narcotics. Sheinbaum confirmed that the meeting with Sara Carter, head of the White House drug policy office, was postponed and will be rescheduled for June.
