Security, drug war on agenda at North America summit

Patricia Zengerle
Reuters
August 7, 2009

Border security, the drug war and arms smuggling will join trade and the recession on the agenda of President Barack Obama's first "three amigos" summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada this weekend in Mexico.

With Mexican gangs dominating the drug trade over the U.S. border and up into Canada, and violence -- often with U.S.-made weapons -- spreading north, security is in the news in all three countries, as much, if not more, than trade, economic recession and climate change...

"...Expect some general words publicly from the leaders on these issues, about the continued need for open borders and a robust trading relationship within North America," said Eric Farnsworth, a vice president at the Council of the Americas.

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