The Secretary of State of U.S, Antony Blink, will carry out tomorrow, Friday, paths “virtual visits” to Mexico Y Canada to talk about migration, the covid-19 pandemic, economic recovery and energy policy.
The Deputy Undersecretary of State for Latin America, Julie Chung, explained in a call with journalists that the format of “virtual visit” and not physical was chosen for security reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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“The virtual journey … prioritizes the health and safety of all while demonstrating the importance of our relationship with our neighbors and some of our closest partners,” said State Department spokesman Ned. Price.
During the “visit” to Mexico, Blinken will hold bilateral meetings with the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations, Marcelo Ebrard, and with the Secretary of Economy, Tatiana Clouthier.
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“He will speak with his Mexican counterparts about our bilateral trade relationship, shared security challenges, regional migration, climate change and other issues of mutual interest,” Price said in a statement.
“The United States and Mexico enjoy a strong partnership and this trip reinforces the importance of that relationship under the Administration (of US President Joe) Biden,” he added.
Blinken’s “trip” includes a “visit” to the border port of Paso del Norte, which links El Paso (Texas) and Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), where the US official and Ebrard “will discuss cooperation between Mexico and the United States to manage migration flows and travel across the United States-Mexico border, “Price said.
Subsequently, the Secretary of State “will virtually travel to Canada,” where he will follow up on the results of the bilateral meeting between President Joe Biden and the Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday. Justin trudeau.
That was Biden’s “first virtual bilateral meeting” as president, and it established a “roadmap” for the relationship between the two countries, the spokesman recalled.
During the day, Blinken will meet with Trudeau and his Canadian counterpart, Marc Garneau.
“They will discuss a common approach to global challenges such as protecting our citizens from the pandemic and revitalizing our economies, taking bold action against climate change, upholding human rights … and strengthening our shared defense and security,” he added .
Among the issues that the secretary of state will discuss with Mexican and Canadian representatives will be a “priority issue”, energy, according to US officials.
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved this week the controversial reform of the Electricity Industry Law, which favors the state Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), to the detriment of private generators.
Shortly after taking office, Biden decided to cancel the Keystone XL project, the pipeline of a Canadian company that was intended to export hundreds of thousands of barrels of Canadian crude to the United States to the United States.
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