Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that he would skip a Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June unless Washington invites all countries in the region. If US President Joe Biden’s administration excludes Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the talks, Mexico will send Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard instead, López Obrador told … Read more
In a blow to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who accused his opponents Monday of betraying the country, Mexican lawmakers rejected constitutional electrical amendments at the focus of diplomatic tensions with the United States. Lopez Obrador advocated for the measures in order to strengthen the state-owned energy supplier and reverse the impacts of past … Read more
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has withdrawn his nomination of former finance minister Arturo Herrera to head the central bank, Herrera announced. Lopez Obrador had proposed his then finance minister in June to be governor of the Bank of Mexico, subject to approval by the Senate. “The president informed me a week ago … Read more
MEXICO CITY – The governments of Mexico and the United States agreed to reopen their common border in November, following vaccination progress against COVID-19, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced on Wednesday. “The northern border will be opened. We will have normalcy on our northern border as of Nov. 1,” Lopez Obrador said during … Read more
