Mexico City — mexican president claudia sheinbaum Ruled out possibility of conflict with the United States over an incident on Monday It involves two CIA agents who died in an accident in the state of Chihuahua – agents who, according to Mexico, were not authorized to operate in the country.
During his morning news briefing, Sheinbaum expressed his desire to move on from Controversy came to light last weekSaying they hope this will remain an isolated case, the federal government expects the US to respect Mexico’s constitution and national security laws moving forward.
“Let’s hope this is an exceptional case… and a situation like this never happens again,” he said.
On Monday night, the head of the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office, Cesar Jauregui Moreno, resigned after telling reporters days earlier that the state government had worked with US agents on an operation. He later retracted his comments under pressure from Sheinbaum.
Mexico’s security ministry said Saturday that one of the US agents had entered Mexico as a visitor, while the other did so using a diplomatic passport. It further reiterated that it was not aware that foreign agents were operating in its territory.
The CIA has declined to comment.
The dead were members of the American CIA, a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Associated Press last week, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the intelligence matters involved.
Last year, the Mexican government reached an agreement with the Trump administration on a plan to coordinate actions and exchange information regarding security while respecting the sovereignty of both countries.
On Monday, Sheinbaum insisted that the details of the operation in Chihuahua must be clarified, and he urged the Attorney General’s Office and relevant officials to take action on the matter after the upcoming debate in the Senate.
Chihuahua Governor Maria Eugenia Campos, a prominent opposition figure, has been summoned to testify in Mexico City on Tuesday along with State Attorney Cesar Jauregui.
For decades, the presence of the CIA and Drug Enforcement Administration, DEAMexico has been marked by controversy. Their activities generally come to the fore when problems arise – as happened in 2012, when a US embassy vehicle was fired upon on the outskirts of Mexico City and two CIA agents were wounded.
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Associated Press writers David Klepper and Aamer Madani contributed from Washington.
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