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<p>Mexico faces significant threats from the full spectrum of serious and organised
crime. Violence and insecurity stemming from this criminal activity, exacerbated by
chronic corruption and impunity, is a huge and growing problem – with 2017 set to
become the most violent year since records began in the 1990s. The Foreign Secretary
and I look forward to discussing the political and security situation in Mexico when
we meet the Mexican Foreign Minister in London on 19 October. The political focus
in Mexico remains on the consequences of the earthquakes of 7 and 19 September. We
are also supporting the Mexican Government’s efforts to tackle underlying justice
and security issues, including through Prosperity Fund programmes to promote transparency
and support the consolidation of Mexico’s new adversarial justice system.</p>
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