US President George W. Bush and his Mexican counterpart Vincent
Fox discussed on Monday how to improve security and lower the level
of violence along the US-Mexico border, White House spokesman Scott
McClellan said.
"Primarily, they talked about the increased border violence, and
the two leaders talked about the importance of working together to
improve our border security and stop the violence," McClellan told
reporters.
"Then they also talked about the security and prosperity
partnership that was developed by Canada, Mexico and the United
States, and talked about the possibility of meeting soon on that
initiative," McClellan said.
Bush has designated Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
to talk to his counterpart in Mexico about the border problem,
McClellan added.
The United States and Mexico have been trading accusations
against each other over problems in border security and the United
States dispatched federal agents to Texas to combat violent crimes
along the Mexico boarder late last year.
(Xinhua News Agency February 21, 2006)
