MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president has requested permission from the Mexican Senate to permit a gaggle of U.S. army personnel to enter the nation to coach Mexican particular forces in early 2024, in line with an announcement within the Senate’s official gazette.
The presence of U.S. army personnel on Mexican soil has lengthy been a delicate difficulty in Mexico, which misplaced a lot of its territory to america on account of battle within the 1840s and likewise endured U.S. army incursions within the early twentieth century.
The announcement printed Tuesday mentioned President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sought permission for 11 U.S. army personnel to participate in a program referred to as “Strengthening the Capacities of the Particular Forces of the Protection Ministry.”
Lopez Obrador has vigorously defended the precept of Mexican sovereignty, passing measures to limit the power of U.S. counter-narcotics brokers to function in Mexico.
The coaching program is because of happen at a army coaching heart to the southeast of Mexico Metropolis between Jan. 23 and March 21, 2024, in line with the Senate discover, which additionally included a replica of the letter despatched by the leftist president.
Lopez Obrador’s letter was dated Nov. 22, lower than per week after he met with U.S. President Joe Biden at an Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco, California.
(Writing by Dave Graham, Modifying by Franklin Paul)