Senior Mexican and U.S. officials have spoken with each other ahead of a meeting in April on tackling drugs and weapons trafficking, the two governments said on Tuesday, as Mexico said it was not a production hub for synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Officials are set to meet in Washington to discuss the so-called Bicentennial Framework, which will address production of synthetic drugs, particularly fentanyl, and weapons smuggling.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard had a phone conversation on Monday, the State Department said, with Blinken expressing a U.S. commitment to "protecting (both) communities from criminal networks."
