KEYPOINTS OF PRESIDENT

ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR’S MORNING PRESS CONFERENCE

1,520,000 foreign vehicles have been regularized, with most of these regularizations occurring in Tamaulipas, Chihuahua and Baja California.

• Insecurity: The president noted that Nuevo Laredo is the most problematic municipality in terms of security in Tamaulipas. A strategy is being implemented to address the increase in crimes related to the collection of “derecho de piso” by organized crime. In Guanajuato, crystal meth use has become one of the main problems of insecurity, affecting both young people and workers in the maquiladora industry. This has generated a drug distribution market and has contributed to the increase in homicides. The president emphasized the importance of preventing the increase in drug use and implementing information campaigns aimed at young people, addressing the underlying causes rather than resorting to coercive measures.

International

• Meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation: The President informed that he will be meeting today with the U.S. official, he shared that they will discuss the recovery of Category 1 aviation. He added that at the meeting he will express his disagreement with authorities from another nation defining these criteria; however, the progress that has been made for Mexico to recover this category will be presented.

• Foreign Investment: The President commented that companies that set up in the country must comply with the standards and implement the same practices that regulate industries in their countries of origin. He added that a lot of foreign investment is arriving, given that the country is seen to be stable, especially in economic terms, he celebrated the fact that inflation is being lowered, and the stability that the peso is registering.