GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — From mounting cartel violence, border security and a mega project to extend a controversial train line across their borders, the presidents of Mexico and Guatemala talked common goals and concerns in their first face-to-face meeting on Friday.

The two regional allies, who met in Guatemala’s northern Peten region, agreed to strengthen coordination on migration, law enforcement and economic development. But top on the agenda for both was a proposal to extend the Mexican government’s Maya Train from southern Mexico to Guatemala and Belize.

The idea was first floated by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but was met with skepticism by Guatemala’s Bernardo Arévalo.

The Guatemalan leader has said he sees the economic potential

See Full Page