Clinton: "The U.S. and Mexico share responsibilities in the fight against drug trafficking"
Secretary of State of the United States, Hillary Clinton has given a decided boost to the struggle of the Mexican authorities against organized crime by announcing an outlay in 2011 of $ 500 million to combat drug trafficking in Mexico .
Clinton, who has visited the Mexican city of Guanajuato, 360 miles northwest of Mexico City to meet with his Mexican counterpart, Patricia Espinosa, has stated that the money is part of the ‘Merida Initiative', a drug plan devised under Administration of George W. Bush in 2007 who is endowed with 1,400 million dollars.The program provides not only resources but also equipment, technology, intelligence and training. In this regard, Clinton has indicated that 500 million to be delivered in 2011, 60 million dollars will go to buy "non-intrusive inspection equipment, which will help the security forces and the Mexican customs agents to detect illegal weapons and money. "
"It's important for us to work closely to stem the flow of illegal weapons and money coming from one direction (the U.S.) and drugs in the other direction (from Mexico)," he asserted, insisting that the U.S. and Mexico have a "shared responsibility" in the problem of organized crime and drug trafficking.
Clinton recalled that through the ‘Merida Initiative' their country aid to Mexico to "strengthen its court system, creating strong communities and provide constructive alternatives for young people." In the historic Corn Exchange Granaditas, a 1809 building that has hosted the meeting, the U.S. official has confessed fan of the war on drugs waged by the government of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. In this regard, welcomed the fact that in the last year about "two dozen high-level traffickers have been captured or killed in Mexico.
U.S. has also contributed its share of success with the arrest of over a hundred people in the region of New York called ‘Cosa Nostra' last day 20, and the marking of some 800 companies associated with drug lords , said Clinton. "We still have much work to do, I will not deny, but we are progressing, and the courageous leadership of President Calderon is one of the reasons why we are getting some wins," he argued. Human rights violations other hand, Clinton has come out against criticism on human rights violations committed by Mexican security forces, and assured that the U.S. is a "clear grip" of Mexico to international humanitarian law . However, it has acknowledged that "there must be more laws passed in the matter," and that one should "ensure that any human rights violation committed by the army to be tried in civilian courts" and not military, which many also request NGOs and opposition sectors in Mexico.
Combat drug trafficking is "very difficult" and what the Mexican president has done to date is "absolutely necessary. If it was easy already been done before," Clinton argued."Drug traffickers are not going to pay without first giving a terrible struggle," he added.Meanwhile, Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said that Mexico and the U.S. should expand its international markets, improve efficiency and generate more jobs.Espinosa has taken the Clinton meeting to express concern of the Government of Mexico for the "proliferation of local initiatives (in U.S.) with discriminatory elements to communities and Mexico Mexican-American." "No one can understand that there are those who seek to return to law enforcement based on stereotypes, the appearance of people or cultural origin. It would be an alarming precedent" has riveted.
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