MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday reaffirmed the collaboration between the United States and Mexico on security, but stressed that it must comply with Mexican law and respect national sovereignty.
At her daily press conference, Sheinbaum said she discussed key security issues during a meeting Thursday with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
"I explained to him with complete transparency what our laws and Constitution are. The framework in which cooperation must take place," she said, adding that Mexican law does not allow joint operations by foreign agents on national territory.
Sheinbaum said both sides reaffirmed their commitment to working under the principles of mutual respect and coordination.
"It was very clear ... that the cooperation between the United States and Mexico is that -- cooperation and coordination, not subordination," she said, adding that the next meeting under the security framework is expected to take place in June.
Mullin's visit came after two U.S. citizens, presumed to be linked to the Central Intelligence Agency, were reported to have participated in an operation in April in the northern state of Chihuahua. Both later died in a car accident. ■
