KEYPOINTS OF PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR’S MORNING PRESS CONFERENCE

Canada on issues such as electricity and mining. He referred to problems with Canadian mining companies not paying taxes and extortion in Guerrero. He also mentioned the existence of electric plants with self-supply permits that are illegal or “legal fraud”, however, this has already been resolved by the SCJN. He spoke of the simulation of companies such as OXXO and mentioned that this has already been discussed with Prime Minister Trudeau, with whom he made a commitment to receive the managers of the companies to seek a solution that does not harm them.

• CELAC Summit: The President commented that he is in favor of all Latin American and Caribbean governments. He said he is against military, legal and media “coups d’etat”. He commented that he recorded a message he sent to the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) 2023 that is taking place in Argentina and that will be screened today; and explained that he did not attend since he has several events and pending matters that he must attend to in Mexico. Regarding the common currency to balance the dollar between Brazil and Argentina, he considered that he has not seen that it is a real proposal; and he valued that perhaps it is an “invention” to confront the countries with the US or in his case to impact the image of Latin American countries. If it were true, Mexico would not be able to endorse the common currency proposal and would maintain the reference to the dollar.