It started today (04.02.2020) the implementation of the operational plan which provides for the development of 10,000 soldiers at the border with the . The press in Mexico is talking about recruiting soldiers and members of the National Guard to various cities on the border with the United States, such as Tijuana and Matamoros. ADVERSE “We have already begun sending (the soldiers),” Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum said for her part during the morning press conference. The head of state made it clear that soldiers had developed within the States, which “do not have so much security problems” and stressed that “this is a development that does not leave the rest of the country without security.” The French Agency also observed nearly 300 soldiers at the airport of Merida, in southern Yucatán State. ADVERSE Yesterday Monday (03.02.2025), the two presidents announced almost at the same time that the United States suspended for a month the application of customs duties, which are to increase the price of imports from Mexico starting today. In return, Mexico pledged to send 10,000 soldiers to the border with the United States “to stop the flow of fentanyl (lethal opioid) and irregular immigrants” in the US . REUTERS/Paola Chiomante Also yesterday, American Defence Minister Pete Hegseth met in Texas with members of the armed forces deployed at the border with Mexico, under orders from Republican President Donald Trump, He mentioned “a new era on the southern border, a new era of determination and cooperation, ” and added that“in the Ministry of Defence we are proud to be part of it.” “ We will take control of these borders, ” he insisted. “ In the cartels (I say) all options on the table, ” Pete Hegseth then said, without becoming more specific.
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