MexicanPresidentEnriquePenaNietosaidheagreedtomeetwithTrumpsoontodiscusscooperationonanumberofissues.NietosaidhewelcomedTrump’svictoryspeechpromisingtoseekcommongroundandpartnershipswithothercountries.
“DialoguetomakeagreementsisstillthebestforMexico,andmygovernmentwillseekopportunitiesthatbenefitbothnationsinthisnewphaseofbilateralrelations,”Nietosaid.
However,MexicanForeignMinisterClaudiaRuizMassieurepeatedhergovernment’spositionaboutTrump'sproposaltobuildawalltokeepillegalimmigrantsoutoftheU.S.Shesaidhergovernmentdidnotwanttopaythecostofthewall.
“Payingforawallisnotpartofourvision,"shetoldalocaltelevisionstation.TrumpmadehispromisetomakeMexicopayforthewallamajorpartofhiscampaign.