Mexican and US armies analyze border security

The Secretary of National Defense reported that the 2021 Border Commanders Board was held in San Antonio, Texas.

The meeting was held on October 20 and 21, 2021, with the purpose of promoting cooperation in security matters in the border area, as well as strengthening relations between the army and Mexican Air Force and the United States Army North to inhibit in a coordinated manner the activities carried out by transnational organized crime.

The Sedena clarified that the board is not part of the Bicentennial Understanding on Safety, Public Health and Safe Communities between Mexico and the United States, signed on October 8, 2021.

These boards of the commanders of the armies they have been maintained for the past 29 years.

Among the main topics were the reorganization of the National Defense Secretariat and the creation of the Mexican Army Command, as well as the restructuring of its administrative bodies.

This event counted with the in-person participation of staff from the Mexican Army and Air Force and the Northern Army of the United States.

Likewise, representatives of the intergovernmental agencies of the USA, as well as the National Guard, Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, National Institute of Migration and the Secretary of Foreign Relations, from the states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.

“With actions like this, the Mexican Army and Air Force reaffirm their commitment to openly contribute to working together with the North Army of the United States, to face common challenges in terms of security and bilateral support, in order to strengthen the certainty and guarantee of stability in the northern region of the American continent, as well as the integrity and well-being of the citizens, ”said Sedena.

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Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx

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