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Mexico’s top diplomat congratulates Tillerson in phone call

Mexico's top diplomat congratulates Tillerson in phone call | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray pauses during a press conference, in Mexico City. Mexico's top diplomat said Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, his country will spend about $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants in the United States facing deportation. Videgaray said the effort "isn't about obstructing the enforcement of the law in the United States, or much less opposing law enforcement." (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government says its top diplomat has spoken by phone with his newly sworn-in U.S. counterpart and they expressed interest in working together in a constructive relationship.

A Foreign Relations Department statement says Secretary Luis Videgaray congratulated U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday morning on his Senate confirmation the previous day.

It adds that Videgaray and Tillerson discussed the importance of the U.S.-Mexico relationship. They agreed to hold a meeting “in the near future” to work on “challenges” the two countries have in common.

U.S.-Mexico tensions have been high amid President Donald Trump’s vows to renegotiate NAFTA, build a border wall and force Mexico to pay for it. Mexico has said repeatedly it will not pay.

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