US, Mexico Agree on Importance of Trade Despite Border Restrictions

A general view shows an almost empty Mexico-U.S. San Ysidro border crossing after the United States and Mexico have agreed to restrict non-essential travel over their shared border to limit the spread of the CCP virus, in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 21, 2020. Jorge Duenes/Reuters

WASHINGTON, MEXICO CITY—U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, agreed on Saturday on the importance of preserving bilateral trade and critical services, despite U.S.-Mexico border restrictions to fight the coronavirus, a White House spokesman said.

“The two leaders discussed the coronavirus pandemic and the close United States-Mexico cooperation on efforts to combat the virus,” said White House spokesman Judd Deere after the two leaders spoke by telephone.