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President Biden and President López Obrador will met for the first time since Biden's inauguration as President. During the meeting, the leaders discussed issues key to the bilateral relationship including COVID-19 recovery, migration, joint development efforts in Southern Mexico and Central America, and economic recovery. Coming just days after meetings between Secretary of State Blinken and his Mexican counterparts, this meeting underscores the critical importance of the bilateral relationship and will set the tone for U.S.-Mexico cooperation for the next four years.

In this Ground Truth briefing on the first meeting between President Biden and President López Obrador, experts analyzed the topics discussed and what this reveals about the U.S.-Mexico relationship and future cooperation between the nations.