"As a sign of willingness, the Mexican government will begin on Monday to pay the debt mandated by the 1944 Water Treaty, which amounts to 986 million cubic meters. The commitment was made on Friday night, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 5% tariff if the water deliveries were not made. The Republican administration welcomed the agreement, under which Mexico is set to release 249 million cubic meters starting this week."
"Republican politicians in Texas, the party's most important stronghold, had long demanded that Washington take a tougher stand with Mexico to ensure it met its deficit obligations. Texas Senator John Cornyn, who faces re-election in next year's midterms, proposed cutting international aid to Mexico until it complied. The Biden administration didn't care. In characteristic ineptitude on the world stage, president Biden and secretary Blinken did nothing to hold Mexico accountable, Cornyn wrote in an op-ed published in May."
Mexico will begin releasing water to meet its 1944 Water Treaty obligation, totaling 986 million cubic meters, with an initial release of 249 million cubic meters. The commitment followed a U.S. threat by President Donald Trump to impose a 5% tariff if deliveries were not made. U.S. officials, including Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, welcomed the agreement and noted prior diplomatic engagement. The releases are expected to relieve hundreds of ranchers and farmers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas who suffered crop and economic losses. Republican politicians in Texas had pressured Washington for a tougher stance, and Senator John Cornyn proposed cutting international aid until Mexico complied.
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