Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris on May 7 to discuss the surge of migration at the countries' shared border, Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard tweeted Saturday.
The big picture: The scheduled meeting comes as the Biden administration takes a multi-pronged approach to the increased number of migrants coming to the southern border, Axios' Stef Kight reports.
Harris, who has been tapped to lead U.S. negotiations with Central American countries, is scheduled to meet virtually with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Monday. She'll visit the region in June.
The U.S. is also expected to soon announce its plan for investing aid in Central America.
What they're saying: The May 7 virtual meeting will focus on “the common goals of prosperity, good governance and addressing the root causes of migration," Harris' office said, per AP.
