mexico city — Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum He dispelled concerns on Monday about two recent movements of the US military around Mexico, which has led to a state of tension in the country since World War II. Attack on Venezuela.
Friday in the United States The Federal Aviation Administration urged US aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities.”
The president said her administration waited a few hours until the US government provided “written” assurances that there would be no US military flights over Mexican territory. She said that the US government did not inform Mexico of any military operations.
The US government provided precise coordinates for where it was operating and Mexican authorities issued a statement saying the FAA warning had no impact on Mexico.
Then, photos of a US military transport plane on the runway of Toluca Airport, about 39 miles (63 kilometers) west of Mexico City, began circulating on social media.
Senator Clemente Castañeda, from the opposition Citizens Movement party, posted on the social platform
Sheinbaum described it as a “logistical” process that does not require Senate approval.
“The American plane landed, and government employees boarded that plane and headed (to the United States) for training,” Sheinbaum said. “Who allowed this? The Minister of Defense.”
Its security cabinet had posted on the X website on Sunday night that such training operations “are carried out in accordance with established protocols and adherence to bilateral cooperation agreements.”
Both events highlighted the sensitivity created not only by the Trump administration Unilateral action to arrest then Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Earlier this month, but the subsequent renewal of offers and Threats of direct military action Against drug cartels in Mexico.
Sheinbaum and Trump spoke again last week About this topic. The two governments continue to state that they will cooperate on security issues, with Mexico stressing that it will not accept violations of its sovereignty.
Security officials from both countries are scheduled to meet again on Friday in an effort “to continue to deliver concrete actions to enhance security cooperation and meaningful outcomes to confront cartels, and stop the illicit flow of fentanyl and weapons from crossing our shared border,” according to a joint statement issued last Thursday.