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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (C) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (top L) and his Secretary of Foreign Relations Alicia Barcena (top R) at the National Palace, the office and residence of the president, in Mexico City, Mexico, December 27, 2023. /CFP
Mexican and U.S. officials agreed to keep border crossings open, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, after several key rail crossings were temporarily shuttered due to high numbers of migrants arriving at the shared border.
"This agreement has been reached; the rail crossings and the border bridges are already being opened to normalize the situation," Lopez Obrador told media at a morning press conference. "Every day, there is more movement on the border bridges."
Lopez Obrador said Wednesday's meetings with the U.S. delegation, which included Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, were "direct" due to the importance of border commerce for both countries.
The talks come as a large caravan of migrants slowly headed toward the border with the hopes of gaining entry to the United States. Lopez Obrador said, at last count, the caravan included around 1,500 people.