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Mexico's Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, asserted this Tuesday that, despite constant remarks from US President Donald Trump regarding the issue of drug trafficking in Mexico, this topic is not being discussed and has not, thus far, affected the negotiation table for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Furthermore, the secretary noted that the issue "is on a different table; it is the responsibility of other areas," in statements to journalists following a meeting with the Political Coordination Board and the Economy and Monitoring of the Implementation and Revision of the USMCA committees of the Mexican Senate.
"We have held more or less about 115 meetings, and in those 115 meetings to this day, I am referring to Trade, the 232 Treaty, they have never raised that issue (drug trafficking) with me because it is on a different table. What concerns trade and investment is what we are looking at," Ebrard told the media.
The high-ranking official said that this "is logical for one reason: because the relationship between Mexico and the United States is so long, so broad, that you could not have progress of any kind, nor does it benefit either of the two countries to mix all the issues together."
"We have environmental issues, water issues, migration issues; not everything is a problem. There are some that are problems and others that are not. It is the most complex relationship in the world; I don't think there are two countries that have so many issues at the same time. So, to this day, no (we have not touched upon that subject)," added the cabinet chief.
In this regard, Ebrard, who was previously Mexico's foreign minister, stressed that the USMCA has a specific agenda on issues of trade, investment, energy, and labor conditions, among others.
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