United States/Mexico Bi-National Drug Strategy
Foreword
At their meeting in May 1997, the Presidents of the United States and
Mexico established a commitment to cooperate more closely to combat the
problem of drugs and associated crimes. Therefore, both governments agreed
to produce a common anti-drug strategy.
In the Declaration of the United States-Mexico Alliance Against Drugs
(Declaration of Alliance), signed during the Presidents'
meeting, principles under which bilateral cooperation will be carried out
were established, and specific areas in which cooperation will be strengthened
were identified.
The United States-Mexico High Level Contact Group for Drug Control (HLCG)
was tasked to draft a binational strategy that was designed to achieve
the objectives identified in the Declaration of Alliance. Accordingly,
beginning in June 1997, officials from both countries met in the context
of HLCG Experts Groups to begin drafting the strategy, based upon the principles
and intentions established in the Declaration of Alliance. The
United States-Mexico Binational Drug Strategy was developed with the
participation of and recommendations from the HLCG Experts Groups on money
laundering, arms trafficking, chemical controls, and demand reduction.
The Governments of the United States and Mexico anticipate that the
Binational Strategy will be implemented beginning in 1998, and that
the activities agreed to in the Strategy will continue throughout the year.
In 1998, the United States and Mexico will establish measures by which
to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken to implement the Strategy.
