U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio committed to working "together as neighbors and partners" during a call with Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente. This conversation took place in the context of Rubio's first international tour as head of U.S. diplomacy, where he visited Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and concluded in the Dominican Republic, amid a temporary tariff war between the United States and Mexico.
Both leaders discussed concrete measures to secure the border between the two countries, as well as the need to dismantle transnational criminal organizations and stop illegal migration, as well as the flow of fentanyl and chemical precursors from China. According to Rubio's spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, strategies to address these shared security challenges were discussed during the call.
Rubio also expressed his gratitude for Mexico's deployment of 10,000 soldiers to the border as part of the agreements reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum. These agreements allowed a one-month postponement of the implementation of tariffs of 25% on Mexican imports by the United States as a measure to address the immigration and security issue at the common border.
