Describing a 'good conversation' between herself and her US counterpart President Donald Trump, Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum announced their agreement to hold off imposing tariffs for one month. Trump had previously signed an executive order placing tariffs of 25% on all goods from Mexico, which was scheduled to come into force on Tuesday.
Mexico had agreed to send 10,000 members of its national guard 'to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the US, in particular of fentanyl'. In return, the US had agreed to work to prevent high-powered weapons crossing the border into Mexico
Trump pauses plan to impose 25% tariff on Mexico after Sheinbaum agrees to deploy troops to southern US border – live
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