AMLO and Biden to create border security working group

MEXICO – U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador agreed to create a working group on arms trafficking, related crimes and border security, the White House.

Biden and Lopez Obrador also announced a joint investment to address the causes of migration, increase incomes for small farmers and reduce deforestation in southern Mexico.

The leaders discussed the importance of investigating and prosecuting human traffickers and seeking a new regional pact on migration.

The United States and Mexico also agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for joint cooperation on mental health, substance use disorders and addictions.

Source: El Economista