“He was elected for his people, but at the same time We ask for respect for Mexico. Respect, always respect. It is the characteristic of diplomacy. So, respect for what we do in our country, ”the president settled during her morning press conference.
The Mexican ruler reacted thus to Bukele’s statements, who on Thursday in a message on social networks spoke about the insecurity that Mexico is experiencing.
“28 of the 32 states of Mexico have a population equal to or less than that of El Salvador. Why, then, They cannot solve the security issue In a single state with less inhabitants than El Salvador, having the resources of a country with 130 million inhabitants? ”Bukele questioned in X.
The Salvadoran president, who since his arrival to power implemented in his country a controversial fight against crime with a hard hand strategy against gangs and zero tolerance to crime, gave recommendations to contain violence and insecurity in Mexico.
“Solve the issue of security in a first state, then in the following, and so on, until they cover those 28 states,” he said.
The proposal arose after the Central American president shared a publication that indicates that it is “absurd” to compare the security situation of El Salvador, which covers just over 21 thousand square kilometers of extension, which is lived in Mexico, whose extension is more than 9 million square kilometers.
In 2023 there were only 154 homicides throughout El Salvador, a drastic low compared to the more than 2,390 murders reported in 2019, the year in which Bukele assumed the presidency.
However, Bukele’s strategy has received criticism from international human rights organizations that accuse her of attempting against people’s human rights and that the measures implemented under the exception regime could sit a dangerous precedent for other governments.
Even so, Sheinbaum avoided in debate for Bukele’s statements.
“I’m not going to debate with Bukele. Actually, we could do a debate here in the way they are facing that,” he said. EFE
I have seen many publications like this and, really, I do not understand the obsession with El Salvador. But, in any case, 28 of the 32 states of Mexico have a population equal to or less than that of El Salvador.
Why, then, can’t they solve the issue of security in one … https://t.co/whjfc1kdox
– Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) March 20, 2025