Overview
- At a Jan. 6 press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government privileges dialogue with the United States and views the prospect of a U.S. incursion into Mexico as remote.
- She acknowledged that U.S. moves to label cartels as terrorist groups and fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction give Washington more legal arguments, but stressed that does not mean an intervention will occur.
- Sheinbaum highlighted recent constitutional changes, citing Articles 40 and 19, which reject any foreign intervention and criminalize unauthorized investigations or operations on Mexican soil.
- Referencing the U.S. action in Venezuela, she said Mexico will never endorse the use of force in international relations and called for a fair and swift trial for Nicolás Maduro.
- Emphasizing shared responsibility, she affirmed willingness to cooperate on stopping drug flows, noted security talks led by Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and previewed a Thursday security report after citing a 37% homicide decline over the past 15 months.