AMLO says he will seek cooperation with Canadian government on missing Mexicans

Photos: Tw @ConsuladoMexVan / Government of Mexico

President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) assured that he would seek the cooperation of the Canadian government to find Carlos Tomas Aranda BurgoinMexican found missing since July 7 after visiting a farm in Osoyoos, British Columbia.

Following complaints and protests from family and friends of the 30-year-old from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, the president spoke out on the matter, saying: he barely knew.

Although he opened the possibility of raising the issue with the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau At an upcoming meeting, he indicated that it is very likely that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) will already take corresponding measures.

“We will support him. Yes (ask for support from the Government of Canada)The Foreign Office surely already sees this, but let’s see what it is and how we can help further. We’re going to do it, I’m still learning more about this matter, but we’re going to address it,” AMLO said on August 3.

Out of National PalaceMoments before the president’s statement, relatives gathered outside the premises with banners demanding greater support in the search for Carlos Tomás.

In interview with Millennium, Octavio Arandathe father of the young man, explained that he maintained contacts with the Canadian authorities who provided him with information, but not that which was necessary, since he accused that the adequate procedures had not been carried out.

Carlos Tomás Aranda, a young man from Oaxaca, has been missing since early July

“The first point I have to make is that increase the level of attention in my son’s case. We need authority directly, if necessary from the president, as he expressed one morning in the case of the lady from Germany, that if it was necessary to speak with the minister, in this case with Trudeau” , he commented.

In the month since the disappearance was reported, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry has said it is maintaining a spot investigation coordination with local authorities, volunteers and members of the Osoyoos community to locate Carlos Tomás.

The meeting between AMLO and Justin Trudeau in which he will address the subject, detailed by the president himself, is due to the Prime Minister’s intention to thank Mexico for its support after sending specialized elements to fight the forest fires that affected Canada.

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