国际英语资讯:U.S. envoy vows no mass deportation to pacify Mexico_时事

国际英语资讯:U.S. envoy vows no mass deportation to pacify Mexico

Earlier, Trump had described the deportation campaign as "a military operation."

Tillerson said the two countries "reiterated our joint commitment to maintaining law and order along our shared border by stopping the potential terrorist and dismantling the transnational criminal networks moving drugs and people into the United States."

The U.S. secretary of state said officials also discussed trade and energy ties, in addition to fighting cross-border crime, but gave no details.

"We agreed that our two countries should seize the opportunity to modernize and strengthen our trade and energy relationship," he said.

He noted crime went both ways across the border.

"Similarly we underscored the importance of stopping the illegal firearms and bulk cash that is originating in the United States and flowing into Mexico. There's no mistaking that the rule of law matters on both sides of the border," Tillerson said.

Videgaray said, "There is concern and irritation among Mexicans about what are seen as policies that could be harmful for Mexicans in Mexico and abroad," he said.

"Today we have taken a step in the right direction," the Mexican minister said, stressing the importance of cooperation.

Mexico and the United States are already at odds over Trump's plan to build a wall along their border and his attempts to pressurize Mexico into giving concessions on trade.

The U.S. president wanted to renegotiate a two-decade-old agreement signed by Mexico, the United States and Canada, claiming it has unfairly benefited Mexico at the expense of U.S. workers.