Published: 12:42, April 12, 2025 | Updated: 16:56, April 12, 2025
Mexico to ship water to Texas following US complaint
By Xinhua
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she delivers a speech during the inauguration of the National Boxing Class being held simultaneously in the country, promoted by the government to combat drug addiction and violence, in Mexico City on April 6, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

MEXICO CITY - Mexico will "immediately deliver" millions of cubic meters of water to the US state of Texas, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday in response to US President Donald Trump's complaint a day earlier.

"A significant amount of water will be delivered, based on the available supply, and we hope that the upcoming rainy season will provide more water, allowing us to send additional supplies to the United States," the president said at her regular morning press conference.

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Sheinbaum also explained that an agreement is in place to divide the water treatment, part of which is carried out in Mexico and the rest in the US state of California. However, she noted that the United States has not fulfilled its part of the agreement, as it has not expanded the treatment plant as required.

The announcement comes after Trump criticized Mexico on Thursday, accusing the country of owing millions of liters of water to Texas.

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Trump also threatened to impose new tariffs and sanctions unless Mexico honors the 1944 bilateral water treaty, which obligates both countries to share the waters of the Colorado and Rio Grande (Bravo) rivers that form their border.