Analysis-Security, migration trump energy dispute at Biden Mexico summit


FILE PHOTO: The motorcade of U.S. President Joe Biden passes in front of Angel of Independence monument as he arrives to attend the North American Leader's Summit in Mexico City, Mexico January 8,2023 REUTERS/ Luis Cortes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart this week pledged to work together to tackle drug trafficking and illegal immigration and promote economic integration - while quietly passing over a major dispute over energy.

Not for the first time, the leaders of the two countries found common ground on management of their shared border, leaving questions unanswered over a rift that Mexico's nationalist energy policies have caused with the United States and Canada.

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