EU “supports reform, but not popular election of judges”

US Ambassador Ken Salazar said he conducts himself with the utmost respect for Mexico’s sovereignty.

After President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated that relations with the U.S. and Canadian embassies were on hold, Salazar reacted immediately and revealed a diplomatic note sent by his office on August 23 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in which he responded to the Mexican government’s concerns about his statements regarding the impossibility of electing judges and stressed that the United States is concerned that the reform will not combat corruption or strengthen the judiciary.

We always work with the utmost respect for Mexico’s sovereignty, as we expressed in the diplomatic note we sent on August 23.the White House envoy said on social media, while the Canadian ambassador, Graeme C. Clark, has not issued any public position.

Salazar published the response he sent to the Mexican Foreign Ministry after the latter, in another diplomatic note, indicated that the ambassador’s remarks last week represent an unacceptable act of interference that contravenes the sovereignty of Mexicans and does not reflect the degree of mutual respect that characterizes the relations between both governments.

In the text released by the politician, the United States embassy tells the SRE that Regarding the Secretariat’s concerns that the Ambassador’s comments could represent interference in Mexico’s internal affairs, we take this opportunity to affirm our utmost respect for Mexico’s sovereignty..

The representation of Joe Biden’s government added that at the same time As we work together as partners to realize North American integration and address shared security challenges that directly affect both our peoples, it is in the United States’ interest to identify developments that would unnecessarily limit our ability to achieve these goals together..

The embassy stated that The United States supports the concept of judicial reform in Mexico, but we are deeply concerned that the popular election of judges will neither address judicial corruption nor strengthen the judiciary of the Mexican government..