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

April 20-25, 2023

Political Agenda

• Health of the President: The Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer, informed that the President’s infection with COVID-19 was confirmed shortly after he presented symptoms. shortly after he presented symptoms. The infection is mild and has improved. Although the President has a history of having suffered a heart attack, his blood pressure has even been controlled downward. downward. He specified that the rest of the studies show normal results and in a few days he will be discharged. Through the Secretary of the Interior, Adan Augusto Lopez, said that there is nothing to hide and that there is a lot of misinformation.

• Reform to the Mining Law: During the process of discussion and approval of the reform to the Mining Law presented by the Federal Executive, concerns arose both from investors and the Chamber of Mines, as well as from social groups dedicated to the defense of indigenous communities, the environment and water. After several meetings between representatives of different ministries and interested groups, important modifications to the initiative were agreed upon, such as giving priority to the human right to water, establishing a 30-year duration for the first water concession for mining use with the right to an extension, measuring water consumption and authorizing its use