The chancellor Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon responded to criticism from congressmen USA on Mexico’s security strategy, for which he said that it is not about pointing out the guilty.
The Foreign Secretary recalled that last year more than 150,000 people died from fentanyl consumption in the United States, in addition to the fact that consumption is increasing faster in that country.
“There are two ways to approach it: whose fault is it for what? Which is very typical of keeping an eye on everyone else, because I could also tell you: and why is the consumption of fentanyl growing so much if you had it approved very recently in pharmacies? But it is not the case, we have to go instead to the cooperation effort, ”she explained in an interview with the media.
For this reason, he commented, they already have a Binational Committee installed in the Bicentennial Understanding, from which they will present a report.
“Next week we will not be able to present it because Ken Salazar is on a trip to the United States, he has a meeting of ambassadors but upon his return, we will present here and in Washington the actions we are taking and I will also send them to the Congress of United States,” he stated.
Regarding the visit of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Washington, he clarified that they have not defined the date, although he stressed that there has been good communication with the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
“Today, for example, the presence of Mexico, President López Obrador at the Climate Action Summit or how to reduce global warming was also very interesting, and when President Biden finished he made a very friendly comment that shows the closeness between both,” he stressed.
Ebrard announces promotion of new “startups”
The foreign minister also announced this Friday that work plans will begin to promote startups in Mexico, and thus promote economic growth through new technologies.
During the closing of the Synergies Accelerator Forum between startups, the Tec sector and the Government (FASSST), the secretary recognized that this type of meeting did not happen frequently in the country, for which he promised to follow up on the issue.
“This is an initiative that arose from that experience that we should talk and agree and understand what we need to do to accelerate the economic growth of the country, that is the question, and you are a very important part of that” , he stated.
Startups are newly created companies that, thanks to their scalable business model and the use of new technologies, have great growth potential.
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