Spanish → English transcript

Uh, we do not agree… Uh, our Constitution and our laws talk about terrorism in a

eh, nuestra Constitución y nuestras leyes hablan de terrorismo en otro sentido.

different sense. Organized crime cannot be classified as terrorism,

terrorism has to do directly

with actions that are against the government, uh, so stated

and other schemes.

So it is not within the framework of our legislation to call it that.

And we also do not agree that the fact that the United States calls it

Estados Unidos le llame terrorismo implique pues una intervención en nuestro país.

We made it so clear that we changed the Constitution or added to the Constitution

a paragraph where it was made clear

that the people of Mexico were against any interventionism.

At that time, when they declared the organizations of organized crime as terrorist

la delincuencia organizada como organizaciones terroristas.

Y yo siempre lo he planteado,

we do not agree,

uh, on many issues with President Trump's government,

but we want to have a good relationship and that is how it should be.

Because we are neighbors, because we are trade partners and because we have

Because we are neighbors, because we are trade partners and because we have

to always seek good understanding without

violating our principles,

which are very clear and which we will always uphold.

So that is how it has been until now and that is how we want it to remain,

uh, and we want it to move forward, both on the issue of trade,

since the review of the treaty is still coming,

since the review of the treaty is still coming,