The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, ruled out u.s. military operations in Mexican territory, expressing her disagreement with an invasion under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.
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00:00In Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out U.S. military operations in Mexican territory expressing
00:06her disagreement with an invasion under the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.
00:11The head of state said during a press conference that she had talked about the issue over the
00:16phone with the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and reiterated that she does not agree
00:21with Washington's military presence in Mexican territory under any circumstances.
00:27Sheinbaum also recalled that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had imposed
00:32greater controls on U.S. agencies in Mexico and that this position was and will continue
00:38to be in force.
00:45I told him that with respect to our sovereignty, it was very important that we share information,
00:50that intelligence and investigation work be carried out respecting our sovereignty, and
00:55that we could collaborate in a very important way in that and in other issues.
00:59And he agreed, he said that he thought it was very good and that we would talk about
01:03it in due time.
01:05But of course we do not agree with an invasion or a presence of this type.
01:09Even with President López Obrador, there was much more control of the presence of the
01:14U.S. agencies in our country, which will be maintained.