Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sealed agreements to continue collaborating on cross-border security, including drug, arms, and fuel trafficking, but made it clear that it will be done from their respective sides of the border.

Prior to the meeting, the president herself said: "The Border Security and Law Enforcement Cooperation Program is about collaboration without subordination, collaboration and cooperation within the framework of our sovereignties. That is what is in this cooperation program... We are going to make a presentation of the achievements of the security strategy, what we have collaborated on together, within the framework of respect for our sovereignties." Thus, once the meeting was held, according to the president, it was agreed to work on a cooperation program, "During the meeting with the Secretary of State, we agreed on the cooperation program on border security and law enforcement, after several months of work." This program is based on four axes: reciprocity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, shared and differentiated responsibility; and mutual trust.

In addition, the program includes a high-level joint working group that will follow up on mutual commitments and actions in both countries, including measures to counter cartels, improve judicial collaboration, and prevent drug and arms trafficking.

The president clarified that this is not about signing a document, but rather agreeing on joint actions on which both countries agree.

For his part, Rubio himself insisted that “Thanks to our collaboration with the president, the United States and Mexico have strengthened border security, taken steps to dismantle cartels, made progress in the exchange of water resources, and promoted new economic opportunities. Today we address these issues and the importance of resolving trade and non-trade barriers, in line with the “America First” foreign policy.”

The governments of Mexico and the United States will continue working together to strengthen border security, address the illegal movement of people, prevent fentanyl trafficking, and improve public health coordination.