Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with Trump about immigration issues between Mexico and the U.S.

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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed on Wednesday her government's commitment to a migration policy that does not involve closing borders, emphasizing the importance of respect for human rights and international cooperation. teleSUR

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00:00Today, United States President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social page to share

00:05that Mexico's leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, had agreed to stop migration during a conversation

00:11between the pair, effectively closing the border between their countries.

00:15On his post, Trump asserted,

00:17Just had a wonderful conversation with the new president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum-Pardo.

00:23She has agreed to stop migration through Mexico and into the United States, effectively closing

00:29our southern border.

00:30We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States

00:36and also U.S. consumption of these drugs.

00:39It was a very productive conversation.

00:46For her part, Mexico's president denied Trump's words in a message on the X network.

00:52Sheinbaum said that she explained to the U.S. president-elect the comprehensive strategy

00:57that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon and reiterated that her country's

01:03position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.

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