Mexico, US sign customs and border accords - Reuters

Mexico and the United States have signed accords outlining improvement to bilateral agreements and customs procedures.

Key quotes (Reuters source):

"In a joint news conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said the first agreement aimed to promote joint cooperation to stop illegal merchandise crossing the border. Secondly, the two agreed to implement programs of joint inspections of cargo between the neighbors. Finally, the governments signed an accord that would promote the trade of agricultural goods."

"Nielsen said the two countries were also working on some 20 further memorandums of understanding and letters of intent."

"Mexican-U.S. relations have been strained by U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that Mexico pay for the southern border wall he wants built to keep out illegal immigrants. Tensions have also been stirred by Trump’s repeated threats to dump the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if it is not reworked to his satisfaction."