The United States and Mexico pledged on Wednesday (04.03.2020) to strengthen bilateral collaboration on priority issues on their common border, such as the flow of people and goods, public security, and the fight against transnational crime.
During the 12th Plenary Meeting of the Bilateral Executive Committee for Border Management in the 21st Century, both countries agreed to continue their coordination on bilateral and priority issues, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico said in a statement.
The commitment encompasses "bilateral issues of the utmost importance such as promoting the legitimate flow of goods and people, promoting public security and combating transnational crime"the embassy said.
Mexico was represented by Jesús Seade, Undersecretary for North America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the United States was represented by its Ambassador to Mexico, Christopher Landau, and Undersecretary James McCament, from the Department of Homeland Security of that country.
The US embassy said the delegations approved the “Process for Border Management in the 21st Century” a document that provides a framework that will allow for closer bilateral collaboration to promote the border as a competitive and secure region.
As an action plan, the delegations of Mexico and the United States adopted the Action Plans that will guide bilateral work focused on modernizing and expanding ports of entry on the common border.
In addition to facilitating trade and travel flows between both countries and strengthening cooperation in public security in the border region.
Mexico and the U.S. “committed to continued collaboration on border infrastructure, the results of which are exemplified by the recent completion of the expansion project at the El Chaparral-San Ysidro Port of Entry, the most heavily used tourist-oriented land port in the Western Hemisphere.”
In order to facilitate the mobility of commercial goods and travelers during 2020, the implementation of low-cost and high-impact strategies will continue to simplify customs and immigration inspections..
These measures also seek to reduce waiting times, such as the Joint Cargo Inspection Program and Trusted Traveler Program in North America (Trusted Traveler Mexico, Global Entry and NEXUS).
The delegations agreed to strengthen cooperation in the exchange of information on public security and to coordinate activities more efficiently focused on the prevention of violence and crime in the border region.
21st Century Border is a bilateral cooperation mechanism with the clear objective of improving border security and promoting the economic competitiveness of North America.
Source: Reuters
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