Obama to meet Mexican President to sort out ‘tense’ relations
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3(ANI): US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon are set to meet to sort out heightened tensions over violence on their shared borders.
However, no major breakthroughs are expected on what is quickly becoming a defining issue in the relationship between the North American allies, CNN reports.
The meeting, scheduled today at the White House, comes three weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata was shot to death in Mexico with a gun smuggled in from the U.S.
The incident raised questions in the U.S. about Mexico’s ability to control violence and has Obama administration officials considering arming U.S. agents working across the border to ensure their safety.
Officials said White House has been working closely with Calderon’s government on how to protect U.S. personnel working in Mexico, but they would not say whether Obama would press the Mexican leader to allow U.S. agents to be armed. (ANI)
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