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Sheinbaum Seeks Cooperation, Not Subordination, in Mexico’s Relationship With the US

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico seeks a good relationship with the United States, but one based on cooperation rather than subordination.
  • Speaking in Monterrey, she cited past periods of close relations between the two countries and said Mexico would defend its sovereignty and dignity.
  • Sheinbaum said Mexico and the United States were seeking understanding on security and trade while reviewing the North American trade agreement.

Mexico wants a good relationship with Donald Trump’s administration, Claudia Sheinbaum said, but she drew a firm line at any relationship based on subordination.

“Cooperation always, subordination never,” Sheinbaum told an audience in Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo León, during a nationwide tour marking the second year of her government. She said Mexico sought the kind of good relationship with its northern neighbour that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador maintained with Trump during Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021.

Cooperation always, subordination never

· Claudia SheinbaumThe Mexican president stated the principle she wants to guide relations with the United States.

Sheinbaum pointed to what she described as special moments in Mexico-US relations, including ties between Benito Juárez and Abraham Lincoln, Lázaro Cárdenas and Franklin Roosevelt, and López Obrador and Trump. She said the principle of cooperation reflected the character of Mexicans, particularly during September, the country’s patriotic month.

Cooperation does not mean submission. Friendship does not mean giving up our principles.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum emphasized that collaboration with Washington would not require Mexico to abandon its principles.

The president has also said that relations with Washington have faced difficulties, but that Mexico would continue seeking understanding on security and trade. The two countries are advancing a review of the North American trade agreement, known in Mexico as the T-MEC.

Sheinbaum highlighted cooperation agreements based on respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, shared and differentiated responsibility, mutual respect and trust, and cooperation without subordination. “Cooperation does not mean submission. Friendship does not mean giving up our principles. As long as I have the honour of serving as president of the Republic, I will defend our sovereignty, our dignity and our independence with full firmness,” she said. The comments came as Washington has increased pressure on Mexico over the fight against drug trafficking.

As long as I have the honour of serving as president of the Republic, I will defend our sovereignty, our dignity and our independence with full firmness

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum pledged to defend Mexico’s national sovereignty while pursuing cooperation.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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