harris: and we begin with a fox news alert. we're awaiting a joint news conference from the white house, as you can see. president obama's expected to speak alongside mexico's president any moment now, and mr. obama welcomed his counterpart to the white house earlier today, one day after donald trump accepted the republican nomination for president by repeating his vow to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border. the white house says pin yet toe will be given a chance to talk about that plan which trump wants mexico to pay for. ♪ ♪ harris: well, that should be interesting. and while we await that -- [laughter] reaction is still pouring in about last night's big moment for the man who wants to replace president obama. donald trump accepting the republican nomination saying he is the only one who can fix america's problems and keep the nation safe. welcome to "outnumbered" back in new york.

here today -- [laughter] co-host of "after the bell" on fox business, melissa francis. melissa: i missed you guys. harris: democrat strategist, julie roginsky. julie: i sort of missed you. harris: and today's #oneluckyguy, fox news contributor, former candidate for lieutenant governor of virginia -- i didn't know that -- and ceo of disrupter capital, pete snyder. i love reading new things in your bio. >> thank you, thank you, great to be back. harris: you're outnumbered, by the way. >> really? i just realized that. julie: by the way, i'm loving punch-drunk harris. [laughter] of. harris: cleveland to new york. >> what was happening last night, i mean, seriously? harris: sleep? >> i don't see it. >> harris: well, donald trump's huge night. the republican nominee for

president making his case, hammering home the theme that america will be a nation of law and order under a trump presidency. >> we will be a country of generosity and warmth, but we will also be a country of law and order. harris: there's no way he could have known this, but president obama has stepped up to the lectern, and so we'll turn away from that discussion about mr. trump and turn to this bilateral news conference or with mexico's president. let's watch and listen. >> although the handshake is a little easier when it's just between two people. [laughter] let me start by saying something that is too often overlooked but bears repeating, especially given some of the heated rhetoric that we sometimes hear. the united states values tremendously our enduring partnership with mexico and our

extraordinary ties of family and friendship with the mexican people. mexico is our third largest trading partner. we sell more to mexico than we do to china, india and russia combined. every year millions of tourists and business people and friends and family cross our border legally. every day $1.5 billion in trade and investment crosses our border, and that's trade that supports over a million jobs right here in the united states. on a whole host of issues from our shared security to climate change, mexico is a critical partner and is critically important to our own well being. we're not just strategic and economic partners, we're also neighbors. and we're friends, and we're family including millions of americans that are connected to

mexico by ties of culture and of language. and that's why as president i've worked to deepen the partnership between our two nations. and today enrique and i discussed ways to keep strengthening the u.s./mexico partnership. first, through forums like our high-level economic dialogue we're going to keep working to boost trade and grow our economies and create more opportunity more our people. for our people. with today's air transport agreement, we're expanding the number of airports that businesses and consumers can fly from which will make travel and trade more affordable and more efficient. both our countries are working hard to bring into effect the trans-pacific partnership so that our workers can compete on a level playing field across the asia-pacific be region and open up doors to new markets. i reiterated to the president that although i am disappointed in the supreme court's failure to come to a decision on our immigration executive action, it

is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the united states -- especially our economic interests -- to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. second, we are deepening our robust partnership on emergency and environmental -- energy and environmental issues. both of our nations are going to keep on working towards the goal that we announced last month in ottawa, generating half the electricity in north america through clean power by 2025. with that goal in mind, we are pursuing an agreement this year on sharing civilian nuclear technology. this fall our new u.s./mexico energy business council will meet for the very first time to strengthen the ties between our energy industries, and mr. president, i want to thank you for your vision and your leadership in reforming mexico's energy industry. i'm also pleased that our

nations will continue working to protect our shared ecosystems and environmental heritage. third, we'll continue to protect health and safety of our people, especially from the open yoid epidemic that is taking so many lives and devastating so many communities. both of our nations, we agreed, share a responsibility to combat this crisis. here in the united states we're working to improve treatment and prevention and reduce the availability of illicit drugs. and i applaud president pina any yet toe's vision for curbing poppy cultivation and heroin production. we continue to deploy 21st century technologies to secure our shared border, and as mexico makes important reforms to its judicial system, we are working together to strengthen law enforcement and to strengthen observance of human rights and the rule of law. fourth, we're stepping up our

earths to tackle -- our efforts to tackle regional and global challenges from confronting cyber threats to fighting diseases like zika and dengue. we'll keep partnering with central american countries to address the instability and poverty that's prompted so many people to embark on the dangerous journey north. and even as we address migration challenges in our own hemisphere, i am very grateful that mexico is taking an important step on refugee issues and will be co-hosting our refugee summit at the united nations this september. and finally, we continue to strengthen the strong ties between our people. we want more american students studying in mexico, we want more mexican students studying in the united states, so today we agreed to extend and update our educational cooperation. through efforts like our 100,000 strong and americas initiative, we're expanding opportunities for educational exchanges and scientific partnerships and

research collaborations. and we're working to help girls learn around the world including mexico's commitment to support teachers and schools throughout latin america and the caribbean. in closing, since this is most likely to be our final white house meeting, i'm reminded of what the president said when he first came here almost four years ago. enrique, you said that our nations had a great opportunity to have a closer link of brotherhood, of sisterhood, of collaboration and, of course, of great accomplishments. i am proud of what we've achieved together and proud to stand with you and the mexican people as our brothers and sisters in progress. and i'm confident that our nations will continue to grow even stronger and more prosperous together in the future. muchas gracias. thank you very much. >> translator: good afternoon, everyone.

first of all, i would like to thank president barack obama more this very kind invitation to be holding official visit here at the white house, perhaps the last one that will be taking place here at the white house during your administration, president obama. and i would also like to particularly hear -- say how important this friendship is, the friendship we have always had from president obama, and he has been and his administration, they have been very good neighbors. he has been a very good neighbor and a president committed with the less favored of his country and to stability also and harmony in our hemisphere and with the solution of global challenges. as, for instance, climate change, international migration and the reduction of nuclear weapons. i would also like to recognize his administration, the decisive

support of favoring migrants including the over 35 million people of mexican origin who live in the united states who are part of the generation of wealth and employment in this country. i would also like to take advantage of expressing our condolences of the mexican people, my personal condolences for the lamentable events in texas and louisiana. i fully recognize and acknowledge president obama president obama, a leader commits in our bilateral relationship which i should say is today going through one of its best moments and stages in the relationship of the history between our two countries. in this visit we have agreed to work on an agenda since 2013, a multi-thematic agenda favoring regional competitiveness.

we coincided during our meeting this morning on the importance of institutionalizingaccomplishy will be lasting throughout time. with a bilateral forum on education this year, over 64,000 mexican students will be carrying out academic activities here in the united states. and on the other hand, the high-level economic dialogue with the participation of officials and both administrations of the highest ranking level has undoubtedly become a platform for integration, competitiveness and growth. and we have also agreed, ladies and gentlemen, in this meeting to give it a permanent character so that the benefits that derive from this dialogue will be extended throughout time. now we have joined cargo inspection programs to reduce costs up to 50%,s that is half

the cost, and waiting times that have also been reduced by 60%. we've also implemented this project, this program at the laredo, texas, airport and the mesa -- [inaudible] [speaking spanish] >> translator: border crossing, and soon this will also be operating in ciudad juarez with projects such as this we're building a safer, more modern and agile border, a border that undoubtedly generates prosperity for both countries. under this framework of competitiveness, we're now celebrating going into effect the bilateral agreement favoring connectivity between both countries so that as of the moment this agreement goes into effect, we're going to have more

flights, more flights that will be better connecting mexico expect united states. and today we've also formalized the energy business council to support mexico's transition towards an open and competitive market. and we set the issues related to security and migration should be analyzed from an interim, comprehensive -- internal, comprehensive perspective under the principle of shared responsibility. we coincide in the fact that consumption and fighting consumption of trafficking and -- [inaudible] we should find solutions to challenge. we both agreed to this. we have created a high-level task force on drugs focused on heroin and fentanyl. and we have also decided to increase our cooperation with the governments of central america, especially guatemala, salvador and honduras to that we can look into migration issues, especially the protection of children that are traveling on

unaccompanied. finally, let me refer to the electoral process that's taking place here in the united states. and let me say that the closeness between the united states and mexico is more than just a relationship between two governments. it is a solid, a sound, unbreakable relationship among millions of peoples who live many both nations. in both nations. and for mexicans, for americans we are all united by 3,000 kilometers of the border with neighboring states, ten neighboring states and a population of over 50 million inhabitants. and their well being depends on the well being of their neighbors. and for the mexican people, for the mexican government a very good relationship with the united states of america is, of course, essential. and from now on and right here, let me explain my absolute will

of collaboration to whomever is elected in november as leader of this great nation. the next madam or president of the united states will find in mexico and this government a constructive attitude with proposals and good faith to strengthen the relationship between our two nations. i am certain, ladies and gentlemen, that the political process in the following months will be characterized by the intensity of the debate and the contrast of ideas and the vitality of the -- [inaudible] according to the great democratic tradition that characterizes the united states. the mexican government will be observing with great interest the electoral process of this country, but it will not give its opinion, it will not get

involved in said process. this is an issue that fully, exclusive liquor responds to the people -- exclusively corresponds to the people of the united states. and mrs. hillary clinton and mr. donald trump, i would like to express to both oaf -- of them my greatest respect, my deepest respect. right now -- [inaudible] frank, open dialogue with whoever is elected on the relationship between our two nations. i am sure that with the government of the united states it will be possible to take a step ahead so that we can face common challenges and take advantage of our enormous opportunities that we share, of course, and find solutions, solutions for possible differences. undoubtedly for mexico, it is very important for the united states to do well and for the united states to have a strong

economy and for the united states -- [inaudible] for the mexican economy to also do well. [speaking spanish] >> translator: and your next madam president or president will find in mexico a strategic partner to face economic security issues that we share and all the challenges that we share. i would like to reiterate president barack obama, my appreciation for your hospitality more this fraternal meeting and for everything, because this is tracing the route and the promise that we can continue working together as sister nations and neighbors. and i reiterate my broadest recognition, president obama, for being invariably a great friend of mexico. thank you very much. >> we have time for a few questions starting with kevin corke. >> thank you, mr. president.

>> yeah. >> wondering if you had a chance to take in the rnc last night, get your reaction to the comments made by the republican presidential nominee. and specifically, how do you counterbalance as we look ahead to philadelphia, how do you counterbalance what was clearly an appealing message to many working class americans? and i wanted to drill down also on his comments about the wall. he said once again there's a need for a wall, and i ask that question because you and i know that the united states spends tens of millions of dollars on a barrier between our two countries already, so i'm wondering where does mr. trump have it wrong as far as the need for a wall? and you may also know, sir, that your approval ratings are historically high. congrats on that. and yet your right track/wrong track are, about two-thirds of americans still say we're on a wrong track. can you sort of square that disconnect? is that fair to say that's an indictment of your presidency? and, mr. president, thank you for coming. [laughter] two simple questions. one, and you kind of touched on

this. donald trump very well could be the president in january. how do you work with a person, how do you partner with a person that you've previously compared to hitler and mousse lin hawaii? and specifically -- mussolini? and specifically on anti-narcotic interdiction and anti-human trafficking intersixth on the board -- interdiction on the border, are you satisfied with the job you've done as president, and what should mexico be doing more of to help stem the tide? thank you, gentlemen. >> okay. well, first of all, i want to congratulate the city of cleveland, secret service, mobile law enforcement that managed, you know, a big influx of people and to occasional protester and just a lot of activity and made sure that everybody was looked after, even

was safe. i think -- everybody was safe. i think they did a great job hosting. second, you know, the republicans had an opportunity this week to share their vision with the country. and emphasize those issues that they thought were important. and i'm going to let the american people judge how persuasive their arguments were. next week the democrats will have an opportunity to present their vision of both the progress we've made and how we make sure that everybody gets opportunity and security in the future. i noticed a little bit of editorializing there, kevin, when you said how do i counter a message that was clearly appealing to working class americans. i don't know if you talked to all of them -- if you've talked to all of them -- >> [inaudible]

>> well, it's, so it's not really clear how appealing it was. we'll find out. that's what elections are for. i did not watch the convention. i don't think that's a surprise. i got a lot of stuff to do. [laughter] and they are pretty long events. but i did read some of what was said, and the one thing that i think is important to recognize is this idea that america is somehow on the verge of collapse, vision of violence and chaos everywhere doesn't really jive with the experience of most people. i mean, i hope people the next morning walked outside, and the birds were children the sun was

out, and this afternoon people will be watching their kids play on sports teams and go to the swimming pool, and folks are going to work and getting ready for the weekend. and in particular, i think it is important just to be absolutely clear here that some of the fears that were expressed throughout the week just don't jibe with the facts. so let's take two specific examples. when it comes to crime, the violent crime rate in america has been lower during my presidency than anytime in the last three, four decades. and although it is true that we've seen an uptick in murders

and violent crime in some cities this year, fact of the matter is that the murder rate today, the violence rate today is far lower than it was when ronald reagan was president. and lower than when i took office. we've just gone through a tragic period where we saw both tragedy in minnesota and baton rouge and hen the insanity and the viciousness of people targeting police officers. ask we are all heart broken by that -- and we are all heart broken by that, and we're all troubled by how we can rebuild trust, support law enforcement and make sure the communities feel that they are being fairly policed. but the fact is that rate of

intentional killings of police officers is also significantly lower than it was when ronald reagan was president. now, those are facts. that's the data. when it comes to immigration, i think americans expect that our immigration process is orderly and it is legal. and we have put unprecedented resources at our border. well, it turns out that the rate of illegal migration into the united states today is lower by two-thirds than it was when ronald reagan was president. we have far fewer undocumented workers crossing the border today than we did in the '80s

or the '90s or when george bush was president. that's a fact. so one thing that i think -- the one thing that i think is important is, obviously, there are going to be different visions about where we should go as a country, how we can provide jobs, how we can make sure that our kids are able to get the education they need to succeed in the 21st century, how do we deal with our budget, how do we make sure our tax system is fair, how do we deal with very real issues around growing inequality or wages that have not gone up as fast as we want? and the real pressures that a lot of families feel. but we're not going to make good decisions based on fears that don't have a basis in fact.

and that, i think, is something that i hope all americans pay attention to. america is much less violent than it was 20, 30 years ago, and immigration is much less a problem than it was not just 20, 30 years ago, but when i came in as president. that doesn't mean we haven't solved those problems, but those are facts. i think that covers just about everything. oh, you had some question about my approval ratings being high and right track/wrong track. i think if you look at almost every year under every president over the last, i don't know, 20, 30 years, you're going to be hard pressed to find a year in which the majority of americans

thought we were on the right track. maybe because all the good things that are happening in america don't get reported on a lot. so i don't think that's actually unusual. but i appreciate you bringing up the fact that my poll numbers are doing okay. [laughter] [speaking spanish] >> translator: thank you very much, president obama. let me reiterate what i said a few minutes ago. the relationship between the united states and mexico goes over and beyond the relationship between two governments. this is a relationship that has been billed as of two peoples who have a common life or millions of people who have their everyday lives many both nations. -- in both nations. a relationship that undoubtedly involves millions of inhabitants of both countries. i would also like to say as i

said before that for the mexican administration the democratic process that you live here -- [inaudible] and this process will always be absolutely respected. we will will not get involved, e will not give our opinion, we will not set any type of position because at the end of the day, this corresponds to the people of the united states, and it is the american people who have to decide who the next male or female president will be. but what we can say right now is that whomever is elected here as president to the mexican government will be working many a very constructive manner with good faith. i am certain that good relationship between both countries goes beyond the mere economic environment. and here president obama has highlighted many of the such

relevant figures that show the vitality of the economic relationship, the trade and commerce relationship between our two nations, millions of job jobs that are generated in the united states and in mexico as of exactly the economic relationship. but there's another very important aspect that i should n that we have in term ors of security -- terms of security. not only for the mexican government to combat organized crime in a more efficient manner, but also for the u.s. government to efficiently fight criminal groups that practically are not respecting any type of border and that are cooperating in both nations. the cooperation in terms of security between mexico and the united states is also ever present in the fight against terrorism. we are working so that we can turn north america into a

terrorism-free nation and have a parking lot of the world, of course -- part of the world. and this is something we share every day. we share information, we do activities together, and we are always trying to keep north america as a region free of the presence of terrorism, the relationship between mexico and the united states is very broad and at different fronts. that is why the attitude and the position of my administration in terms of committing ourselves to continue working with whomever is elected as president of the united states, it is the decision that we are going to respect, the decision of american people. and let me also say that never before have i said anything, have i given any adjective to any of the candidates in the democratic competition here in the united states, any issue,

any things that i have said has been taken out of context. and especially if we gather everything that has been said on this process. if you see everything that i have said, invariably i have expressed absolute respect more more -- respect for this process, because i reiterate that this is an issue that is the decision exclusively of the people of the united states. >> [speaking spanish] >> translator: yes. good afternoon, mr. president. both -- [inaudible] have expressed they are in favor of the free market and globalization. we've heard some voices that oppose themselves to this paradigm. trump has pointed out that he is inclined towards protectionism. my question is do the legal mechanisms of nafta provide it

with strength so that it is not put aside by degree? and president obama, i'd like to is ask you what issues you have in your administration that you'd like to complete. thank you. >> [speaking spanish] >> translator: i think the free marketmodel of the commercial trade, of openness, this model has undoubtedly shown enormous benefits more nations, more those of us that follow this model. and let me just say as of the agreement signed with the united states and canada, i'm talking about nafta, of course, the trade level grew over 500%, 547% to be exact in the last 20 years of and a half a that. and this undoubtedly -- of nafta. and this, undoubtedly, is projected in more productive investments, in the creation of jobs as well, and it has promoted different projects for the development of infrastructure to make our

countries even more competitive. i also think that what is happening is that whenever we've had slow-down process in the world economy, we start questioning the model. no doubt, however, and this is something i'm fully convinced of, no doubt that this model makes -- [inaudible] followed and promoted and fostered. while it has had a particularly important strategic partnership with the u.s. and canada, this is a model that still promises a lot of things so much for the benefits of our citizens. because it allows us to consolidate the north american region as a more competitive region with a lot more investment and which we are really taking advantage of opportunities to build labor possibilities for our peoples. this is really something we have to highlight and underline and

bear in mind, because it represents so much. and this agreement is projecting into the future, of course, free trade, of course. right now we can say that this is something a that we have had now for 20 years. and i think there are also conditions to modernize, to update and to find more advantages so that it will to to ten shade shared common possibilities that we, the three partners, the three strategic partners have. i am talking about mexico, the united states and canada. i believe that this agreement, agreement which is also strengthed through tpp which is now about to be approved in the different countries, undoubtedly they potentialize, they boost and they create a highly promising platform for economic development and for the benefits

this will constitute for our societies. >> [speaking spanish] >> translator: i think the mechanism of -- [inaudible] and the purpose, i think the position of the united states is that after 20 years of having nafta we now have eventually the conditions to modernize it, to update nafta and potentialize this agreement even more. >> well, i agree with enrique that one of the values of the trans-pacific partnership, tpp, is that we've learned from our experience in nafta that what's worked -- nafta, what's worked, what hasn't, where we can strengthen it. and a number of the provisions inside the trans-pacific partnership address some previous criticisms of nafta and

will make what is already an voorndly strong -- extraordinarily strong economic relationship between our two countries even stronger. and will make sure that the process of global integration is serving not just large companies, but is helping small companies and small businesses and workers. so what i've said consistently is that globalization is a fact because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. and we're not going to be able to build a wall around that. what we can do is to shape how that process of global integration proceeds so that

it's increasing opportunity for ordinary people, so that it's creating better jobs, so that we are strengthening protections for workers, so that we are addressing some of the environmental challenges that come with rapid growth. and, you know, for us to look forward and find ways in which we shape this new direction of the global economy in a way that benefits everybody rather than to look backwards and think that we can undo what has taken place, i think, is our best strategy. and for all the talk about starting trade wars or increasing protectionist barriers between countries, when

you actually examine how our economies work, auto plants in the united states, for example, would have a very hard time producing the number of automobiles they produce -- and they've been having record years over the last several years -- if they're also not getting some supplies from companies in mexico. and companies in mexico are not going to do well if they don't have some connection to not just markets, but also suppliers and technology from the united states. so we have to focus on how do we insure the economy works for everybody and not just a few. there are dangers that globalization increase inequality. there are dangers that because capital is mobile and workers are not, if we are not providing them sufficient protection, that they can be left behind in this process. and that's what we have to focus

on. and the trans-pacific partnership is consistent with that. okay? julie halperin. >> president obama, given the fact that the government of turkey is asking for the extradition of the clear irk, how are you weighing that decision? how are you weighing allegations that he helped foment the recent coup and that turkish officials have said they believe u.s. intelligence services had direct knowledge of the coup's planning? also with the detention of more than 10,000 turks, the firing of thousands more and a ban on overseas travel by academics, at what point do you need to speak out more forcefully about these tactics? and -- [speaking spanish] i did my undergraduate thesis on -- [inaudible] [speaking spanish]

question for you is that you've mentioned your efforts to address heroin and the trafficking and the transfer to the united states. could you talk a bit more about the challenges that you face many disrupting this illegal -- in disrupting this illegal trade, particularly geffen the fact often it's transported in small amounts making the kind of large busts that u.s. and mexico have collaborated on more difficult. and in addition, you, like president obama, have made climate change a big priority. can you talk about the biggest obstacles in achieving your climate goals and how climate impacts are affecting your country and the future relationship between the u.s. and mexico in terms of migration and other factors? gracias. >> juliet, first of all, i had a chance to talk to president erdogan this week and reiterated what we said from the earliest reports that a coup was being

attempted in turkey, and that is that we strongly reject any attempt to overthrow democracy in turkey, that we support the democratically-elected government there. and i think one of the signs of great strength in the turkish people was the fact that even strong opponents of president erdogan, when reports of the coup were taking place and when it was still uncertain who exactly was behind it, even opponents of president erdogan pushed back hard against the idea that the military should overthrow a democratically-elected government. any reports that we had any previous knowledge of a coup attempt, that this was any u.s. involvement in it, that we are

anything other than entirely supportive of turkish democracy are completely false, unequivocally false. and i said that to president erdogan. and i also said to him that he needs to make sure that not just he, but everybody in his government understand that those reports are completely false. because when rumors like that start swirling around, that puts our people at risk on the ground in turkey. and it threatens what is a critical alliance and partnership between the united states and turkey. so i want to be as clear and unequivocal as i can be. we deplore the attempted coup, we said so earlier than just about anybody and have been

consistent throughout that the turkish people deserve a government that was democratically elected. now, what is true is that president erdogan and turkey have a strong belief that the cleric who's in pennsylvania, a legal resident of the united states, somehow behind some of these efforts -- is somehow behind some of these efforts. and what i said to president erdogan is the same thing that i would say to you and anybody else who asks, which is we have a process here in the united states for dealing with extradition requests made by foreign governments. and it's governed by treaties, and it's governed by laws, and it is not a decision that i

make; but, rather, a decision that our justice department and investigators and courts make alongside my administration in be a very well-structured and well-established process. so i told president erdogan that they should present us with evidence that they think indicates the involvement of the cleric or anybody else who's here in the united states, and it would be processed the way that it is always processed and that we would certainly take any allegations like this seriously. but america's governed by rule ares of law, and those -- rules of law, and those are not ones that the president of the united states or anybody else can just set aside for the sake of

expediency even when we are deeply supportive of turkish democracy and even when we care deeply about any attempts to overthrow their government or any other illegal actions. we've got to go through a legal process. finally, with respect to what's happening in the aftermath of the coup attempt, in my conversations with president erdogan, i think in statements by john kerry and ore -- others, what we have indicated is our strong belief and hope that as the dust settles there is not a overreaction that could in some fashion lead to a curtailment of civil liberties or a weakening

of the ability of legitimate opposition or journalists through legal processes to voice their concerns and to petition their government. and that the united states as a friend and partner of turkey's -- and me personally as somebody who's worked with president erdogan for a long time now -- would encourage that the manner in which this coup is investigated and people are held accountable and justice is done is consistent with rule of law and the basic freedoms that i think the turkish people have fought for and defended. and obviously, you know, we

can't discount how scary and shaken not just the turkish government is, but turkish society is. imagine if you had some rump group of military officials here in the united states who started flying off with f-16s or other artillery and were taking shots at government building and people were killed and injured. people would be scared. and rightfully so. but one of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions we make sure that rule of law and the basic precepts of justice and liberty prevail.

and my hope is that that is what will emerge. in the meantime, we will continue to work with turkey even as they try to stabilize the situation. our base from which we are going after isil hard is up and running again, and we continue to work with them the make sure that we don't lose momentum that we've built in terms of weakening isil's position in syria. and to try to strengthen the prospects for some resolution of that, that terrible conflict. >> [speaking spanish] >> translator: thank you very much for your question because it allows us to show and to talk about a subject matter we have agreed and something that i mentioned in my first participation in this meeting,

which is exactly that related to the creation. as a matter of fact, since we met in canada a few days ago creating a high-level group to define mechanisms to combat the production of poppy, opium poppy cultivation and also opium gum and heroin coming into the united states. which is the situation, clearly, today. what is reality all about? we see that there's a growing production in some parts of the geography of mexico where there are conditions for the production of this crop. and there's also a growing introduction of heroin here in the united states. well, this is the information we have right now. that's why we have to get together to build, we have to continue working together to find a solution to eradicate

crops and to have alternative crops, the conversion of crops and to create mechanisms that will allow us to face up to this -- [inaudible] which has taken the lives of hundreds of people especially here in the united states. what we have agreed on is to work together and to define the route we're going to be following. i insist to avoid this poppy crops from extending to other parts of the mexican geography whenever that is probable and thus be able to reduce, to diminish, to reduce and avoid the growing entrance of heroin in the united states. but i think in the topic shows anything -- i think this topic shows something else. it shows the need of working together. it also shows the need both countries have to face up to problems that are common problems.

and crops of poppy in mexico which is the base for heroin production undoubtedly is taking place in places where there's violence as of the production of these crops. and of criminal groups as well who become stronger through the introduction of illegal weapons, guns in our country, guns and firearms coming from the united states into mexico. unfortunately, well, this is encouragingincreasingly encouraging the opium poppy cultivation in mexico. i repeat, this is a common problem because it generates a problem of violence in our country and strengthening of criminal groups in our country as well and the introduction of heroin here in the united states that has taken the lives of thousands of people in this country. but what you have said is one to

have many subject matters that are on the shared agenda between our two countries. i mean, the need of having and attending to this in a joint fashion. this issue shows the need to work in a very close manner, in a constructive manner, in a very positive way to look into this jointly. us, two governments to look into problems that are affecting both societies. and this is exactly what we've decided to do. i want to thank president barack obama for his political will so that we can create this high-level working group, task force to find best solutions for this phenomenon. >> [speaking spanish] cecilia vegas of the chronicle newspaper. >> [speaking spanish] >> translator: good afternoon, presidents.

can[inaudible] the need to institutionalize the agreements reached thus far between both nations. besides the free trade agreement which is this agenda subject, taking into account the change in the administration in the united states, i'd like to ask you whether you have discussed the extradition of chap poe guzman as well. >> [speaking spanish] >> translator: when we see about institutionalizing mechanisms in both countries, it is for them to be durable throughout time. there are three particularly important mechanisms that undoubtedly are now allowing as to having very positive, constructive relationship in both nations. first, the high-level economic dialogue, the hled that involved the highest ranking officials of both administrations that are working in favor of creating a route, a path for structure construction or borders, infrastructure which is a lot more modern infrastructure that

will allow to have more agile trading commerce between our two nations. and in the terms of security, something that i have always said as many of the other subject matters, under whose responsibility -- security cooperation allows us to fight together jointly criminal organizations operating many both countries -- in both countries and maintaining a safe border. it all comes from this high-level dialogue that we have. and surely, academic exchanges. the academic exchanges seek to have more students from mexico to be able to come to the united states to get their training, their education here and north american students to be able to go to mexico. and this has been a growing impetus. the number of students at 64,000 right now. three years ago it was 15,000 mexican students were coming here to study in the united states, and it is precisely this

decision we decided to continue on this path and to continue promoting it. and the third thing here is the mechanism to implement innovation, technology and infrastructure in north america. this is a mechanism that's allowing us to really identify areas of opportunity, to enhance the value chains, productive chains and also supply chains that are there for the production in the united states as well as in mexico. in fact or, we've already defined a cluster of mapping process so that we can really promote the economic activity in both nations and how can we strengthen this relationship. of course, this is another mechanism generated as of the commitment and the will of president obama's administration. so the relationship between our two countries is not a monothematic relationship, just

focusing on security. but we wanted to really try to launch efforts in both governments to promote competitiveness and productivity of the united states, of mexico, of north america as a whole and to really promote and foster this region so that it can become the most attractive region for investments, economic growth and productivity and development. and for that we have to be working in common fronts especially in joint projects that are jointly defined that will also allow us to really comply with this purpose and objective. >> i don't know the summary of what we mean when we say the need to institutionalize the relationship. i think it's very important to remember that so much of the work that gets done between countries is not done at the level of presidents, but is done within various agencies whether

it's law enforcement or economic ministryies. and when they establish relationships and systems of communications and shared projects and shared visions, those structures continue even after any particular president is gone. and build trust and understanding between countries that are critically important. and this gives me a good opportunity, i think, to emphasize throughout my presidency both with president pina any yet toe and his predecessor, we have had consistent, strong communication s, collaboration where there have been differences or tensions, we have

consistently tried to work through them in a constructive, positive way. and, you know, to take an example of something that obviously always gets a lot of attention, the issue of the border, a lot of the undocumented workers or migration flows that that we've seen over the last several years aren't coming from mexico, but are coming from central america. and if it were not for hard work of mexico in trying to secure its border to the south and to cooperate with us, we would have a much more significant problem. and that's not always easy. that requires resources and policy decisions made by the

mexican government. but the cooperation on that front has been absolutely critical in making sure that we deal with these issues in a serious way and in a humane way. and we continue to make progress on that front. the same is true when it comes to drug trafficking. this is a problem of both of our countries, and as a consequence of the work that we've done together, we have seen progress in some areas both in the flow of drugs north, but also in the flow of guns and illicit financing south. but we're not going to be able to solve this problem by ourselves, and mexico is going to need the united states to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violation -- the violence and corruption that results from the truck trade.

and so the more -- the drug trade. so the more we can build these kinds of habits of cooperation and ingrain them in our various agencies, the better off we're going to be. and i want everybody to be very clear, mexico has -- jon: a fox news alert for you there are reports of a shooting spree in munich, germany. a number of people shot there. there are as many as ten casulties and not clear if there are fatalities and conflicting reports of how many people might have been killed there. danny colson joins us on the phone as we look at the video outside of the olympics shopping center in muniche. it is early to say that it has