The President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that during one of the calls he has held with the US government, He received proposals from President Donald Trump for military forces from the United States intervened in Mexican territory with the objective of fight drug trafficking. However, he assured that these proposals were rejected.
In response to a recent publication of The Wall Street Journalwho revealed details of a call between both leaders, Sheinbaum clarified that, although Trump offered the entry of US troops as a form of cooperationhis government maintained a firm and clear position on the argument that “Sovereignty is not sold”.
“The Mexican territory is inviolable, sovereignty is inviolable, it is not sold. Sovereignty loves and defends itself. No need (the entry of US troops), we can collaborate we can work together but You in your territory, we in ours. We can share information, but We will never accept the presence of the United States Army in our territory”The president said about her conversation with Trump.
From the Lago de Texcoco Ecological Park, State of Mexico, Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico will never accept the presence of foreign troops within its territory. Instead, he proposed a respectful collaboration between the two countries that is based on the exchange of information and coordinated action, but “without subordination.”
Likewise, the president firmly stressed the dignity and sovereignty of Mexico as unnegotible principles in the bilateral relationship with the United States. When he told this call with President Trump, Sheinbaum emphasized a clear distinction between cooperation and subordination: While recognizing the possibility of collaboration between the two nations, it warns that this must be given under conditions of mutual respect, without implying a submission from Mexico Given US interests.
The president highlighted the courage of the Mexican people as an essential value that sustains national identity. In this context, too He celebrated Donald Trump’s decision to take measures to stop arms traffic from the United States to Mexicoa gesture that interprets as a sample that it is possible to achieve respectful agreements for mutual benefit.
“In the call I said (to Trump) that Mexico is great and its people are very brave. And I told him one more thing: ‘If you want to help us, President Trump, help us not to enter weapons From the United States to Mexico ‘and, notice what things are, yesterday, President Trump gave an order so that he does not enter the United States weapons to our country. That is to say, You can collaborate, you can cooperate, yes, but subordination, no”He said.
