Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listens to the national anthem as he arrives to address the nation on his second anniversary as President of Mexico, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, December 1, 2020.
The document did not mention the United States, but Lopez Obrador has been highly critical of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) since the arrest in October of Mexico’s former army chief in a move that shocked Mexico’s political establishment.
Lopez Obrador also applied pressure on Washington by threatening to review security cooperation.
The obligation for foreign agents to share all information with their Mexican counterparts would alarm U.S. officials, who say many Mexican institutions are infiltrated by cartels.
The draft document is due to be discussed by the Senate’s Public Security and National Defense committee.
Persons:
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Henry Romero MEXICO, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s, Lopez Obrador, Salvador Cienfuegos, William Barr, ”
Organizations:
REUTERS, Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, U.S . Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S, Reuters, Mexican, Senate’s Public Security, National Defense, Embassy
Locations:
Mexico, Mexico City, Washington, United States, Cienfuegos, Mexican