Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed on Wednesday her government's commitment to a migration policy that does not involve closing borders, emphasizing the importance of respect for human rights and international cooperation. teleSUR
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00:00Today, United States President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social page to share
00:05that Mexico's leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, had agreed to stop migration during a conversation
00:11between the pair, effectively closing the border between their countries.
00:15On his post, Trump asserted,
00:17Just had a wonderful conversation with the new president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum-Pardo.
00:23She has agreed to stop migration through Mexico and into the United States, effectively closing
00:29our southern border.
00:30We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States
00:36and also U.S. consumption of these drugs.
00:39It was a very productive conversation.
00:46For her part, Mexico's president denied Trump's words in a message on the X network.
00:52Sheinbaum said that she explained to the U.S. president-elect the comprehensive strategy
00:57that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon and reiterated that her country's
01:03position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.