Mexican President rejects US military intervention in drug war

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NEW DELHI: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has once again rejected any US military intervention in cracking down on the country’s drug cartels, reiterating Mexico’s sovereignty. Mexico “is free, independent, and sovereign” and will not allow any foreign government to violate its autonomy, she told a daily news conference in Mexico City on August 22.

Her comments came in response to remarks made by US Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terry Cole when speaking to Fox News that his agency would back a US presidential decision to attack Mexican drug cartels. “That will not happen,” Sheinbaum said. “Mexico has great strength — from our people and from what we represent as a government of the people. Any attempt will be met with national unity.”

Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected a US military intervention in the country’s drug war, a prospect threatened by US President Donald Trump, reports Xinhua news agency. Earlier this month, US media reports said that Trump signed a secret order authorising military actions against drug cartels designated as terrorist organisations in Latin America.

Additionally, Sheinbaum also stated that US migration policies were responsible for a decrease in July remittances sent home by Mexicans living in the United States.

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