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U.S. Secretary of State, Mexico’s foreign minister to talk Friday

FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard delivers a message
FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard delivers a message to the media after taking on the PTP of the CELAC, in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard will hold a virtual meeting on Friday morning, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Blinken and Ebrard are due to discuss how to address the root causes of Central American immigration, opportunities for economic growth and job creation with a new regional trade deal, and the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

(Reporting by Diego Ore; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Alex Richardson)