LatinNews Daily - 3 June 2019

* Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard has arrived in Washington DC in preparation for a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week. The two governments will negotiate the blanket tariffs imposed by the US on Mexican products as a sanction for Mexico failing to stem the flow of illegal immigrants across the Mexico-US border. US President Donald Trump announced on 30 May that a 5% tariff would be placed on all Mexican goods, which will be raised to 10% on 1 July, 15% on 1 August, 20% on 1 September etc. should Mexico not take action to reduce illegal migration. Ebrard will be joined by economy minister, Graciela Márquez; deputy minister of North America, Jesús Seade; agricultural minister, Víctor Manuel Villalobos; and coordinator of presidential advisors, Lázaro Cárdenas. “We should find a political plan for coexistence with our northern neighbour. The only way to do this is through respect. Mexico is and always will be a great civilisation and will demand to be treated as such,” Ebrard tweeted.

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