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Discomfort after words of Donald Trump to designate drug traffickers as terrorists

The Ministry of Foreign Relantionships of Mexico issued a statement Tuesday to report that it will request the US Government. information on the scope of the proposal of the US president, Donald Trump, to name the Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. "Regarding the statements of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, made in an interview with Bill O'Reilly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that it has entered into communication with the various corresponding authorities of that country to know the content and the scope of what was stated in that space, "the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement. In his Twitter account, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that "Mexico will never admit any action that means violation of its national sovereignty," adding that mutual respect is the basis of cooperation between the two countries. On Tuesday, Trump said he had 90 days working on a legal reform to designate the Mexican cartels as "terrorists."

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