FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks during a news conference at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government will consider legislation to accommodate U.S. demands to make Mexico a so-called safe third country for asylum seekers if it cannot stem migration flows in 45 days, Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.
Ebrard said Mexico had agreed to consider a change in its legislation during talks with U.S. officials last week to avert the threat of U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods.
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