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Top US diplomat speaks with Mexico’s foreign minister on border security
Two men discuss efforts to dismantle cartels, combat fentanyl, arms trafficking
Muhammed Enes Calli |
14.02.2025 - Update : 14.02.2025
A soldier closes a gate at the border wall near the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas on January 24, 2025.
ISTANBUL
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente discussed joint actions to secure the US-Mexico border, the State Department announced Thursday.
In a statement, spokesperson Tammy Bruce said they discussed efforts to dismantle the cartels and combat fentanyl and arms trafficking.
"Secretary Rubio expressed appreciation for Mexico’s recent efforts to curb illegal migration, including enhanced enforcement efforts by Mexican National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border, receiving deportation flights to southern Mexico, and repatriating illegal migrants to their home countries," the statement said.
