Mexico says US has agreed to invest to help tackle migration


  • World
  • Friday, 19 Nov 2021

Migrants in a caravan heading to the U.S. border rest at a park in Huehuetan, Mexico November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Torres

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has agreed to invest in Central America and southern Mexico to promote development and help contain immigration, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday, following a leaders' summit in Washington.

Speaking at a news conference after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks, Ebrard said the United States would contribute to a scheme likely called "sembrando oportunidades", or 'planting opportunities'.

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