Mexico's Sheinbaum: 'Good Conversation' With Trump on Security, Drugs

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said she had a "good conversation" with U.S. President Donald Trump on security and efforts to reduce ‍drug trafficking.

Sheinbaum said on ‍X the two leaders discussed security with respect for Mexico's ⁠sovereignty, reducing drug trafficking, as well as trade and investment.

On Sunday, U.S. Secretary ​of State Marco Rubio spoke with Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente about ‍the need for stronger cooperation to dismantle Mexico's ⁠violent narco-terrorist networks and stop the trafficking of fentanyl and weapons, department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.

Trump last week ⁠in remarks to ​Fox News ⁠said cartels were running Mexico and suggested the U.S. ‍could strike land targets to combat them.

His comments were ‌the latest in a series of escalating threats to deploy U.S. military force against ⁠drug ​cartels within Mexican ‍territory.

Sheinbaum said in her post on X that "collaboration and cooperation within a ‍framework of mutual respect always yield results."

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