Línea Abierta : MEXICO EDITION.




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Summary: MEXICO EDITION. Mexico's president Enrique Peña Nieto announces the Program for the Social Prevention of Violence and Delinquency, which changes the focus of the war against drug trafficking. Government officials express that now the causes of delinquency will be attacked, not only the effects, a decision that has been reported to United States diplomats, since former president Felipe Calderón agreed on the Merida Initiative with the U.S., allowing U.S. agents to be informed of installations and programs related to Mexico's national security. Some radio listeners express doubts of Enrique Peña Nieto's administration and warned about agreements between the governments to train Mexican security forces in the U.S. Also in this addition, small farmers continue the struggle to block commercial planting of genetically engineered corn in Mexico, and farmers from Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato denounce the desertification of agricultural areas and the installation of industrial corridors in what were once green fields. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública from Mexico City. Guests: Wilfrido Aguirre Martínez, Farmer, Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, Mexico (pretaped interview); Olegario Carrillo Mesa, President, National Union of Regional Autonomous Small Farmer Organizations (UNORCA) (pretaped audio).