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Biden Pays State Visit to Mexico


Mon 09 Jan 2023 | 04:05 PM
Ahmed Moamar

US President Joe Biden arrived yesterday evening in Mexico, on his first official visit to this country, nearly two years after taking office, to attend a summit of North American leaders.

Biden was greeted by his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, when he got off Air Force One, which landed at 19:23 p.m. The two leaders will hold bilateral meetings today, Monday, ahead of a summit of North American leaders tomorrow, Tuesday, in Mexico City, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Earlier Sunday, Biden headed to the border between the United States and Mexico for the first time since assuming the presidency, to visit El Paso, the transit point in Texas that is at the center of the controversy over illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

The Republican opposition accuses Biden of turning a blind eye to the historic influx of immigrants trying to enter the United States illegally.

He was received there by conservative Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who accuses the Democratic president of turning the border into a passage for immigration.

In El Paso, Biden discussed "border control operations" with local officials, before heading to the Mexican capital.