Above photo: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. File photo.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum categorically dismissed an alleged US plan to deploy an anti-drug military mission in Mexican territory.
At a press conference Tuesday, Sheinbaum dismissed reports of a proposed US military operation against drug trafficking on Mexican soil and asserted her government would not permit it under any circumstances.
“That’s not going to happen. We have no reports that that’s going to happen, and we disagree with it, and we’ve made that clear to President Trump,” the head of state said in response to a report published the previous day by NBC News.
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Sheinbaum recalled that both countries signed a bilateral agreement Sept. 3 following a meeting at the National Palace with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. She emphasized the deal is based on non-negotiable principles.
“We will continue working within this framework of understanding, which has very clear principles: respect for our sovereignty, our territorial integrity, and collaboration and coordination without subordination of either nation,” the president said.
She also revealed the issue had come up in prior phone calls with Donald Trump, who asked whether Mexico needed troop assistance. “I have always said: thank you very much, President Trump, but no—Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country,” she stated.
In response to the reports, Sheinbaum indicated Mexico is open to forms of cooperation such as sharing intelligence on illegal arms trafficking across the shared border and continuing joint training already underway between the two nations.
The alleged US plan, attributed by a US media outlet to current and former senior officials, is reportedly already in early stages of training for ground operations, though the report clarifies that a military deployment is not imminent.
