Overview

• President Sheinbaum confirmed that Guatemala will construct the Ixtepec–Ciudad Hidalgo rail extension under its own regulatory framework.
• President Arévalo affirmed Guatemala’s readiness to join Mexico’s rail and energy interconnection, noting that bilateral electricity cooperation has already delivered power to thousands of remote Guatemalan families.
• Trilateral working groups were launched to align rail expansions, including the Tren Maya, with biodiversity preservation and local community development in the Gran Selva Maya.
• Mexico, Guatemala and Belize formalized the Corredor Biocultural Gran Selva Maya to protect 5.7 million hectares and support indigenous welfare.
• A High-Level Security Group has been reactivated alongside new migration and labor protocols to secure operations and border management.