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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | June 2008 
Mexico Welcomes Approval of US Drug Aid Package
 Associated Press
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| | Mexico's Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino speaks during a news conference in Mexico City June 27, 2008. (Reuters/Daniel Aguilar) | | |
Mexico City - Mexican officials say they welcome the U.S. Senate's approval of a $400 million anti-drug aid package that drops restrictive conditions attached to previous proposals.
Mexican Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino says the few remaining conditions on the aid, known as the Merida Initiative, are respectful of Mexican sovereignty and don't require any legal changes.
Mourino says "the approval by the U.S. Congress of funds for the Merida Initiative is a testament to the level of maturity that dialogue between Mexico and the United States has reached, and the mutual trust we have achieved." He spoke on Friday.
An earlier version of the bill would have required Mexico to change the way it handles allegations of human rights abuses by the military. |
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