Mexico rejects foreign military forces in its territory

Mexico City, April 23 (RHC)-- Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, said that his country will not allow the threat of the U.S. legislature to invade its Latin American neighbor under the pretext of combating drug traffick

Ebrard warned during his visit to Tijuana, on the border with the U.S., that Mexicans will not allow any foreign military force to set foot on national territory.

The Mexican foreign minister specified that he supports the position of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who rejected Washington's interference attempts.

Conservative U.S. lawmakers said the White House should label drug trafficking organizations operating in Mexico as terrorists.  In this way, based on U.S. national security criteria, they would have military power to take action against them.

The President of Mexico has rejected the parliamentarians' assertions. Lopez Obrador has emphasized the autonomy of the Latin American country, in addition to criticizing the consumerist model and economic benefits that follow US interests.