Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum praised Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos warning that the rules-based order is breaking down, calling his speech well suited to the moment.
- Sheinbaum reaffirmed that North American supply chains make USMCA hard to unwind and said the treaty is likely to be preserved after review, even if revised, because it benefits all parties.
- Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena said Mexico has received no invitation to Trump’s proposed Council of Peace and described it as a unilateral structure parallel to the United Nations.
- Trump said “very soon” there will be ground operations against drug cartels without specifying locations, as Mexican officials restated rejection of any foreign troop deployments while offering cooperation.
- Canada intensified outreach with Governor General Mary Simon’s visit to Mexico to strengthen ties, and Sheinbaum noted a large Canadian business delegation is due in February ahead of USMCA talks.