Ecuador: Mexico refuses to send ‘rental killers’ to reconsider Monday

President Claudia Shinebam expressed his condolences The death of the Pope Francis At the beginning of his press conference on Monday morning, he joined the public grief of people around the world.

In his question -and -answer session with reporters, he outlined his government’s response to the claim that Mexico’s criminals were planning to assassinate the Ecuador president.

On other issues, Shinebam responded to a question about his call for US President Donald Trump last week, and acknowledged some of the current tense evidence in the Mexico-American relationship.

The government denies the claim that ‘killers hired from Mexico’ are planning to kill the Ecuador president

Sinpham noted that the Foreign Ministry (SRE) responded that “the killers from Mexico and other countries” are planning to assassinate Ecuador President Daniel Nobova again on April 13.

This claim was made in the Ecuador military intelligence report It spread on social media last week.

“It has begun to replace rented killers from Mexico and other countries to Ecuador,” the report said.

Saturday, Ecuador government issued a statement entitled “Revenge of Poor Appeal,”“It” strongly condemned “any attempt to take the life of the Nobova or any other Ecuadoron officer.

The report stated that “intelligence information that warns the heating of streets through a massacre, terrorist attacks and violent demonstrations.”

The government’s ministry, in particular, did not refer to “the killers hired from Mexico, but insisted that” criminal structures, the desire to be confused by violence, fear and terrorism as a complicity of political sectors defeated in voting boxes. “

“… the government is the maximum vigilance,” it said.

Shinbam – Who said last week There is no plans to restore diplomatic relations with Ecuador to Mexico Broke up after 2024 tests on its embassy in Quito – Ecuador said the government did not provide any evidence to its claims or revealed the source of information.

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In the report, the Foreign Ministry “rejects Mexico as a source of criminal actions or internal circumstances in that country (Ecuador) in that country (Ecuador).”

“Breaking diplomatic relations with the Ecuador Republic has violated international law due to violent attacks on the Mexico embassy in Quito on April 5, 2024,” the SRE added.

Shinbam elaborates his invitation to Trump

A reporter asked the president if he could provide additional details His call with Trump last WednesdayThis is the two leaders described as “very productive skills.”

Sheinbam said he and the US president had spoken about the US fees Steel, aluminum And Cars made in MexicoAnd all other countries around the world.

“We have not reached an agreement, but we have presented arguments,” he said.

Sheinbam said that Mexico had a shortage of US for steel and aluminum trade The Mexican government has highlighted In various cases.

He also said that he supported the products under the USMCA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which broke the Nafta in 2020, “he said.

As for the fees on the vehicles made in Mexico, Shinebam refused to comment on his conversation with Trump, but told reporters that he defended Mexico’s interests as “always”.

In subsequent comments, he reiterated that a deal with the United States on steel, aluminum and cars has not yet reached, but emphasized the involvement of the minister and the presidential level between Mexico and its northern neighbors.

Economic Minister Marcello Ebrard predicted early April Trade negotiations with the United States will last for about 40 days.

“Our goal (Mexican) is to achieve the best conditions in all countries of the world in the next 40 days,” he said.

“The same thing for steel and aluminum,” Hebreard added.

Other tensions in Mexico-American relationship

In the relationship of Mexico with the United States, Shinebam acknowledged that other sources of tomatoes and water tension.

US government Was announced last week It will impose nearly 21% of obligations to import most tomatoes from Mexico at the beginning of July Mexico has a large water loan with its northern neighbors under the terms of the 1944 agreement.

Shinebam did not tell Trump about the tomato and water issues, but insisted that his government was discussing with its US opponent.

Mexico is having trouble to supply water to the United States due to drought, which is particularly severe in the north of the country.

Mexico News Daily Chief Employee Writer Peter Davis ((Email protected))