US President Donald Trump and Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
AFP: Mexico president-elect says will not fight with Trump
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he does not want to fight with US President Donald Trump on immigration.
Trump's hardline approach on the subject has ramped up tensions and riled Mexicans, who he previously claimed would pay for the construction of a wall between the two countries.
But the leftist Lopez Obrador told reporters in the border state of Sonora on Saturday that angry exchanges were not the answer.
"We are not going to fight with the US government, we are not going to fight with President Donald Trump," he said.
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WNU Editor: They may both be different men .... but they are confronting many of the same problems. I am confident that they will be able to work together for the simple reason being it is in the interest of both parties to cooperate.
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