López Obrador highlights that "patriotism is not negotiated" for the energy policy of the US and Canada

MADRID, 25 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has reiterated this Sunday his position of not giving in regarding the consultation of the United States and Canada on Mexico's energy policy.

On social networks, López Obrador has maintained that hydroelectric plants, such as the one in El Cajón, in Nayarit, were underutilized because they did not want the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to produce energy, as reported by 'Milenio'.

"The hydroelectric plants were not turbined, they gave preference to foreign companies, that is why the so-called consultation of the Government of the United States and Canada has been carried out and that is why we are not going to give in," stressed the Mexican president.

López Obrador has stressed that it is a matter of principles, because "patriotism is not negotiated, they are inalienable principles, neither in oil nor in the electricity industry."

"We are not going to give in, because it is a matter of principles, which has to do with sovereignty. Patriotism is not negotiated, they are inalienable principles, neither in oil nor in the electricity industry," he stated in a video broadcast on his social networks, from the El Cajón hydroelectric dam.

In this context, "nothing that has to do with giving up our sovereignty, even if it gives them courage."

The Mexican president has highlighted that improving the refineries also benefits the population, since roads are built to communicate with the indigenous communities of the Sierra and has thanked Cuba for its support.

"We finished the three-day tour of Nayarit, we are almost 100 in doctors and specialists. This will be the case throughout the country. We thank the Cuban people and government for their support," he stated.