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Feeley: US will not quit
John Feeley, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy to Mexico, said on Tuesday that the U.S. government would not abandon the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.
“We are doing a lot. Obviously, the dimension of the problem is great, but we will not give up and we will continue working closely with the (Mexican) government,” Feeley said.
He said that Mexico lost a great friend when Carlos Pascual resigned his position as ambassador, but this situation will not affect the bilateral relationship.
Regarding the Merida Initiative, Feeley said that this strategy was not a U.S. plan, it was a joint plan stemming from President Felipe Calderón’s decision to tackle criminal organizations.
Feeley said the United States has not stopped fighting organized crime. Furthermore, the U.S. government has been fighting members of Mexican cartels “who are distributing drugs and poisoning the youth” in at least 230 U.S. cities
Mexico has also played its part by launching actions against human trafficking and by guaranteeing the human rights of immigrants, Feeley added.
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