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Within the framework of the XIV Meeting of the Bilateral Executive Committee for Border Administration in the XXI Century high-level representatives of the Government of Mexico and the United States met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs SRE in order to strengthen collaboration bilateral agreement on priority issues on their common border.Both countries agreed to work in close coordination on border infrastructure issues promotion of orderly safe regular and dignified flows of people and goods promotion of public safety and the joint fight against transnational crime.The meeting was chaired by the head of the SRE Unit for North America Roberto Velasco lvarez. On behalf of the United States Katie Tobin special assistant to President Joe Biden and the United States Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar.I can assure without fear of being wrong that the XXI Century Border initiative works and has allowed us to identify dialogue and advance on priority issues for sustainable development in the border region said Velasco lvarez in his speech. The mechanism that brings us together today will allow Presidents Lpez Obrador and Joe Biden to share the progress made objectives achieved and future plans on border issues in view of the important meeting that they will hold soon at the North American Leaders Summit added the head of Unit.The delegations presented different action plans that will guide the bilateral work focused on modernizing and expanding the ports of entry on the common border. Similarly it was agreed to facilitate trade and passenger flows between Mexico and the United States. In this regard cooperation on public security in the border region will be strengthened.In order to expedite the mobility of commercial goods and travelers on both sides of the border the two governments will continue to implement strategies to simplify customs and immigration inspections while reducing waiting times at crossings.To end the meeting Mexico and the United States agreed to strengthen cooperation for the exchange of information on public security and to carry out coordinated activities more efficiently focused on the prevention of violence and crimes on the border.The Mexican delegation included the participation of the General Director of Engineers of the National Defense Secretariat General Salvador Fernando Cervantes Loza the General Director of Monitoring Administration and Supervision of Compliance with Trade Agreements of the Ministry of Economy Daniel Garca Martnez the Deputy Administrator of International Affairs of the General Customs Administration Judith Rodrguez Bustamante the director for Border Affairs of the SRE Unit for North America Pablo Glvez among other federal government officials.For its part the United States delegation was made up of the Deputy Undersecretary in the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the Department of State Rachel Poynter the acting undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States Blas Nuez-Neto Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Law Enforcement and Counternarcotics Affairs Charisse Phillips Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Huffman as well as other representatives of federal agencies of that country.
