{"id":2332166,"date":"2024-08-27T21:44:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-shift-in-mexico-president-puts-relations-with-us-and-canadian-embassies-on-pause\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T21:50:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:50:18","slug":"big-shift-in-mexico-president-puts-relations-with-us-and-canadian-embassies-on-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-shift-in-mexico-president-puts-relations-with-us-and-canadian-embassies-on-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Shift in Mexico, President Puts Relations with US and Canadian Embassies &#8216;On Pause&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-shift-in-mexico-president-puts-relations-with-us-and-canadian-embassies-on-pause%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332166&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador announced a &#8220;pause&#8221; in diplomatic relations with the United \u2063States \u200band\u200b Canada following their \u200cconcerns about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-postpones-judicial-reform\/\" title=\"Netanyahu postpones judicial reform\">proposed judicial overhaul<\/a>. This proposal, introduced during his last weeks\u2063 in office, has sparked significant protests and criticism from\u200d various sectors, including investors. The \u2063U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, described the proposal as \u2063a\u2062 threat to democracy, prompting\u200d L\u00f3pez\u200c Obrador to assert that \u2062such comments reflected\u2064 the\u2062 U.S. State Department&#8217;s stance rather than \u2064Salazar&#8217;s personal views.\u200b The Mexican \u2062president insisted that the U.S. must\u200b respect Mexico&#8217;s sovereignty and warned that until a more respectful\u2064 dialogue occurs, relations remain on \u2064pause. He also rebuked Canada for\u2064 intervening in \u200bMexico&#8217;s internal affairs. These tensions occur against\u200c a\u2063 backdrop of strained\u200c relationships linked to issues such as \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">drug trafficking<\/a>. L\u00f3pez Obrador is \u200cset to hand over \u200bpower to President-elect \u200cClaudia Sheinbaum on October 1, and the ongoing diplomatic strain could shape her\u2063 leadership&#8217;s approach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mexico&rsquo;s president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies &ldquo;on pause&rdquo; after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>President Andr&eacute;s Manuel L&oacute;pez Obrador did not elaborate on what a pause would mean. It is not a term used in formal diplomatic codes, and Mexico&rsquo;s foreign ministry did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment about what it would entail.<\/p>\n<p>The judicial overhaul proposal, suggested by the Mexican president during his final weeks in office, has spurred major protests and strikes and wide criticism from investors and financial institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, American ambassador Ken Salazar called the proposal a &ldquo;risk&rdquo; to democracy that would endanger Mexico&rsquo;s commercial relationship with the United States. L&oacute;pez Obrador lambasted the ambassador, saying he violated Mexican sovereignty. Salazar has since dialed back his tone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alarming-report-x-twitter-still-suppressing-conservatives-boosting-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing on X<\/a> that he was open to a dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>L&oacute;pez Obrador said during his morning press briefing Tuesday he believed the sharp comments were not from Salazar, but rather from the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to tell him (Salazar) to leave the country,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;I hope that they promise to be respectful of Mexican&rsquo;s independence, of our country&rsquo;s sovereignty. But until that happens, and they continue these policies, it&rsquo;s on pause.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added cheekily, &ldquo;we are going to take our time,&rdquo; garnering laughs from some reporters.<\/p>\n<p>L&oacute;pez Obrador also accused Canada of interfering with an internal matter for expressing apprehension about the proposal. The three countries  a crucial commercial relationship that reached an estimated $1.8 trillion in trade in 2022. So far, the tensions show no clear signs of how they can affect the longstanding economic and diplomatic relationship between them.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-mexicos-traditional-indigenous-community-police-come-fire-drug-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexican<\/a> state head has thrown around the phrase. In 2022, he announced a diplomatic pause with Spain over a dispute with energy companies. At the time, L&oacute;pez Obrador said the pause &ldquo;is not a break in relations&rdquo; with Spain, but &ldquo;nothing more than a respectful and fraternal protest against the abuses and grievances committed against the people of Mexico and our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the latest comments aimed at the U.S. ambassador come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portlands-mayor-extends-state-of-emergency-amid-antifa-blm-terror-after-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Portland\u2019s mayor extends state of emergency amid Antifa, BLM terror after Chauvin trial\">amid heightened tensions<\/a> between the two governments in recent months, after the U.S. nailed Mexican drug lord Ismael &lsquo;El Mayo&rsquo; Zambada in a peculiar set of events. As more information has been revealed about the case, L&oacute;pez Obrador has taken on an increasingly belligerent tone, said Carlos P&eacute;rez Ricart, a political analyst at Mexico&rsquo;s Center for Economic Research and Teaching.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other circumstances, in another context, he might have just listened, not escalated the conflict,&rdquo; P&eacute;rez Ricart said. &ldquo;In the past months, we&rsquo;ve seen a lot more radical statements towards the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>L&oacute;pez Obrador is set to pass the baton to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-political-chameleon-kamala-harris-mocks-progressives-unrealistic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political<\/a> ally and President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, who takes office October 1st. P&eacute;rez Ricart said while the recent tensions may burden Mexico&rsquo;s first woman president, it can also help her set herself apart as a more moderate head of state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador did not specify what &#8220;on pause&#8221; entails, as it is not a recognized term in formal diplomatic language, and Mexico&#8217;s foreign ministry did not respond to an Associated Press inquiry for clarification. The proposed judicial changes, introduced by L\u00f3pez Obrador in his final weeks of office, have sparked significant protests and criticism from investors and financial institutions. Recently, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar labeled the proposal a &#8220;risk&#8221; to democracy that could jeopardize Mexico&#8217;s trade relationship with the U.S., prompting L\u00f3pez Obrador to criticize him for infringing on Mexican sovereignty. Salazar later softened his stance, expressing willingness for dialogue on social media. During a press briefing, L\u00f3pez Obrador suggested that the harsh remarks were more reflective of the U.S. State Department than Salazar himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to ask him (Salazar) to leave,&#8221; he stated, adding that he hopes they will respect Mexico\u2019s independence and sovereignty; until then, relations remain paused. He humorously remarked about taking their time during this period, eliciting laughter from reporters. Additionally, he accused Canada of meddling in internal affairs by expressing concerns over the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The three nations share a vital commercial relationship valued at approximately $1.8 trillion in trade as of 2022; however, current tensions do not clearly indicate how they might impact this long-standing economic partnership or diplomatic ties between them.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first instance where L\u00f3pez Obrador has mentioned putting relations &#8220;on pause.&#8221; In 2022, he declared a similar diplomatic halt with Spain due to disputes involving energy companies but clarified it was merely a respectful protest against perceived injustices towards Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The recent comments directed at the U.S ambassador come amid rising tensions between both governments following developments related to Mexican drug lord Ismael &#8216;El Mayo&#8217; Zambada&#8217;s case; as more details emerged about this situation, L\u00f3pez Obrador adopted an increasingly confrontational tone according to political analyst Carlos P\u00e9rez Ricart from Mexico\u2019s Center for Economic Research and Teaching.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9rez Ricart noted that under different circumstances previously Lopez Obrador might have chosen not to escalate conflicts with the United States but has recently made more radical statements towards them instead.<\/p>\n<p>As L\u00f3pez Obrador prepares to hand over power to his political ally Claudia Sheinbaum\u2014who will assume office on October 1st\u2014P\u00e9rez Ricart suggested these ongoing tensions could pose challenges for her presidency while also providing an opportunity for her distinction as a moderate leader compared to her predecessor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7d55ffbea0604571829fab67ae4265a1-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5370,16947,9029],"class_list":["post-2332166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-mexico","tag-relations","tag-us"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7d55ffbea0604571829fab67ae4265a1-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}