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Mexico: USA

Commons · Question 36377 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the (a) proposed designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations and (b) the potential impact

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 26 Mar 2025

The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. They have not discussed the US's designation of cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organisations. This is a decision for the US. It is unlikely to have any significant impact on...