Mexico's Government has responded to Donald Trump after the US President called it the second deadliest country in the world after Syria.
In a tweet last night President Trump also reiterated his plans to build a border wall between the two countries.
Mexico was just ranked the second deadliest country in the world, after only Syria. Drug trade is largely the cause. We will BUILD THE WALL!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017
Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs has now disputed the claim, saying that the recent rise in homicides isn't as high as several other Latin American countries that were not ranked in a recent report.
He added that US demand for illicit drugs is responsible for the increase of cartel violence.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry statement on President @realDonaldTrump recent tweet about violence in Mexico: https://t.co/KAXakUqO3e @SRE_mx
— Luis Videgaray Caso (@LVidegaray) June 23, 2017
