Mexico reasserts sovereignty as Sheinbaum highlights ties with the US: Video
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reaffirmed her government’s close relationship with the United States on Thursday, December 4, emphasising that cooperation must always respect Mexico’s principles and sovereignty.
Speaking in Mexico City’s Zócalo during celebrations marking seven years of the “Fourth Transformation”, she stressed that the country’s independence “is not up for negotiation”.
Sheinbaum said her administration has demonstrated that it is possible to maintain constructive ties with Washington while prioritising national interests. She highlighted a new security understanding built on four principles: respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity; shared but differentiated responsibility; collaboration without subordination; and full respect for national sovereignty.
The president also underlined Mexico’s deep economic interdependence with the US, calling trade links essential for both countries’ competitiveness. She praised the role of Mexican migrants in the US economy, describing them as “heroes and heroines” whose work sustains families and contributes to the prosperity of both nations.
Sheinbaum noted that a constitutional reform aimed at preventing foreign interference has already been approved, reiterating that Mexicans will not accept external actions that threaten the country’s territorial or political integrity. She also pointed to strong economic indicators, including record foreign investment and a strengthened peso, as evidence that the broader Fourth Transformation project continues to shape Mexico’s trajectory.
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