This handout picture released by the Mexican Presidency shows Mexican, Canadian and US authorities during a private meeting at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, on Feb 7, 2024. (PHOTO / MEXICAN PRESIDENCY VIA AFP)

MEXICO CITY - Mexico and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to jointly tackling immigration and security issues along their border, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

To that end, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met on Tuesday with White House Homeland Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall at the National Palace in Mexico City, the ministry said in a release.

Both sides agreed that "the exchange of information and the use of traceability programs will be essential to stopping the illicit entry of weapons and chemical precursors of fentanyl at the shared border," said the ministry

At the meeting, the Mexican president reaffirmed his government's commitment to working with the United States towards an "orderly and safe management of migration" with "a regional perspective, addressing the root causes and always with full respect for the sovereignties of both countries and the policy of good neighborliness, friendship and cooperation," the ministry added.

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Following that meeting, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena discussed bilateral issues with the US side. They reviewed the progress of their joint strategy on immigration matters, and discussed measures to address the synthetic opioid epidemic in the United States and arms trafficking from the United States into Mexico.

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Both sides agreed that "the exchange of information and the use of traceability programs will be essential to stopping the illicit entry of weapons and chemical precursors of fentanyl at the shared border," said the ministry.