By AFP 28 December 2023 | 10:50 am Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said he achieved “important agreements” with senior US officials on surging migration and other issues. Lopez Obrador hailed the outcome of talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, held in Mexico City to “directly address issues of economic cooperation, security and… Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (L) arrives at the Palacio Nacional for a meeting with the US delegation and members of his cabinet in Mexico City on December 27, 2023. – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Mexico on Wednesday in hopes of tackling surging migration, which has become a major political headache for President Joe Biden as he enters an election year. (Photo by RODRIGO OROPEZA / AFP) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said he achieved “important agreements” with senior US officials on surging migration and other issues. Lopez Obrador hailed the outcome of talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, held in Mexico City to “directly address issues of economic cooperation, security and migration.” “Important agreements were reached for the benefit of our peoples and nations,” Lopez Obrador posted on X, formerly Twitter, without providing additional details. “Now, more than ever, the policy of good neighborliness is indispensable.” The post-Christmas trip by Blinken and Mayorkas to Mexico underscored the importance to President Joe Biden of finding a way forward to combat surging migration. Republican lawmakers in Congress are pressing the White House to crack down on migration as a condition for voting for one of Biden’s key priorities — support for Ukraine. 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