# US and Mexico Pledge Increased Cooperation Against Cartels
Donald Trump’s secretary, Marco rubio, stated on Wednesday within the Mexican Foreign Ministry: “There is no government that is cooperating more with us than the Government of Mexico, than the Government of the President of Mexico.” During his first visit to the country, Rubio met with claudia Sheinbaum to establish a new collaboration agreement aimed at “dismantling transnational organized crime.” “As neighbors we face common threats and we have reached a level of historical cooperation, never in history this level of cooperation, with respect to sovereignty, and that gives concrete results,” said a key member of the Trump cabinet, citing the extradition of 55 Mexican capos to US prisons as an example.
The National Palace was Marco Rubio’s first stop on Wednesday.A private meeting with the Mexican president was described by both governments as “productive, cordial and with a well-defined route.” Afterwards, the Secretary of State moved to the Exterior Secretariat, where he held a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la fuente in a room with over 60 media representatives.
During the conference,the two politicians announced the creation of “a high-level group.” This team will meet regularly to review actions taken to “counteract cartels, strengthen border security, eliminate clandestine border tunnels, address illicit financial flows, improve collaboration to prevent fuel theft, increase inspections, investigations and judicial processes to stop the flow of drugs and weapons.” Sources indicate that the results of this group will be announced in the coming months, though details regarding the professionals involved or specific operations have not been disclosed.
Rubio emphasized that he would not reveal “operational details as drug traffickers also read the press.” “joint operations have always existed, now they have only expanded, there are more resources,” the US secretary stated. Rubio highlighted the “extremely arduous operation” involving the extradition of 29 drug traffickers in Febuary and 26 in August, noting, “It was not easy, even the Mexican airplanes that took those people to US prisons.” Despite the positive remarks regarding the Mexican Government, the Secretary of State h