Mexico Reaches Water Deal With U.S. Before Saturday Deadline (1)

Mexico reached a deal to supply water to the U.S. under a seven-decade-old treaty, ending an escalating stalemate ahead of a Saturday deadline, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.

AMLO, as the Mexican leader is known, announced the agreement at his morning news conference Thursday. Under the deal, Mexico was able to supply the U.S. with water from more regions than previously allowed, including international dams. In turn, the U.S. offered more flexibility in case of water emergencies in Mexican states like Chihuahua, Roberto Velasco, the director general for North America at the foreign relations ministry, said in an interview. ...