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Monday 23 July 2018

Mexican president-elect vows improvements to deter migration

By AMY GUTHRIE “It’s an enormous privilege
Associated Press to participate in a process
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pres- of transformation. There’s
ident-elect Andres Manuel no price on this,” the pres-
Lopez Obrador on Sunday ident-elect said.
released a seven-page let- He said he will publish sala-
ter he sent to U.S. President ries of government employ-
Donald Trump detailing ees, from high-ranking min-
how he plans to improve isters to police officers. He
Mexico’s economy and se- also said his political party,
curity when he takes office Morena, will turn down the
in December so that Mexi- extra public financing it is
cans do not feel the need supposed to receive next
to migrate. year because it won addi-
“There will be many chang- tional seats in Congress.
es,” he promised in the Lopez Obrador said More-
letter. “And in this new at- na could collect up to 1.4
mosphere of progress with billion pesos ($73.5 million)
well-being, I’m sure we can and more than double
reach agreements to con- what it was allocated for
front together the migra- 2018. Mexican electoral
tion phenomenon as well authorities assigned the
as the problem of border Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, right, and his future Foreign Minister, party 650 million pesos for
insecurity.” Marcelo Ebrard, speaks to the press outside his party’s headquarters in Mexico City, Sunday, July this year.
Lopez Obrador also sug- 22, 2018. “That’s too much in an at-
gested the two countries Associated Press mosphere of austerity,” Lo-
draft a development plan letter aloud to reporters and infrastructure. He also collaborators in govern- pez Obrador said.
backed by public funds gathered at Lopez Obra- plans to reduce taxes for ment posts have offered He said he doesn’t want
and invite Central Ameri- dor’s political party head- the private sector in the to work for free during his Morena to turn into an eco-
can countries to join, with quarters. Ebrard said Trump hopes of spurring invest- six-year term. Several of his nomic power with career
the aim of making it “eco- had received the letter. ment and job creation. proposed Cabinet mem- politicians who forget that
nomically unnecessary” for The incoming Mexican Lopez Obrador said Sun- bers are independently their mission is to serve the
Central Americans to mi- president plans to cut gov- day that some of his future wealthy. people.q
grate. ernment salaries, perks and
Marcelo Ebrard, who is jobs. Savings from those
slated to become Mexico’s cuts, he says, will be direct- Suicide bombing in Kabul kills
foreign minister, read the ed toward social programs
14, Afghanistan’s VP unharmed

ple, including both civilians
and military forces, were
killed in the attack and 50
others wounded.
The Islamic States group’s
local affiliate claimed re-
sponsibility for the attack
on its Amaaq News Agen-
cy website, claiming it had
killed and wounded over
115 people. In a state-
ment from the presidential
palace, Afghan President
Ashraf Ghani strongly con-
demned the attack.
Afghan first vice president, a former Uzbek warlord, Gen. Abdul Dostum had been under-
Rashid Dostum, center, and members of his entourage disem- going medical treatment
bark on arrival at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghani- in Turkey, and is now well
stan, Sunday, July 22, 2018. and ready to resume work,
Associated Press said presidential spokes-
By RAHIM FAIEZ The blast occurred near man Haroon Chakhansuri.
Associated Press Kabul International Airport Dostum left Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) shortly after the convoy in 2017 after the attorney-
— A suicide bomber car- of the controversial vice general’s office launched
ried out an attack near the president had just left the an investigation into alle-
Kabul airport Sunday, killing airport, Interior Ministry gations that his followers
14 people and narrowly spokesman Najib Danish had tortured and sexually
missing Afghanistan’s vice said. Gen. Abdul Rashid abused a former ally turned
president, who was return- Dostum, a former Uzbek political rival. He has since
ing home after living in Tur- warlord, and his entourage reportedly been barred by
key for over a year, security were unharmed, said Dan- the government from re-
officials said. ish. Danish said that 14 peo- turning to Afghanistan.q