This Thursday, Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente held a virtual meeting with Mexico's ambassadors in the Middle East to hear the latest updates on the situation of Mexican nationals living in or traveling through the region.

Secretary De la Fuente reiterated that reinforcing security measures to safeguard diplomatic staff and Mexican citizens abroad remains a top priority.

The Secretary expressed his gratitude for the excellent work that Mexico's diplomatic personnel has carried out with great commitment in response to the situation in the Middle East.

He urged the heads of Mexico's diplomatic missions to deepen their relationship with local authorities in order to assist with evacuation operations - by air, sea, and land - in countries where security conditions permit.

The flow of timely information provided to Mexican nationals will be strengthened, both through direct outreach and via local networks and communication channels already in place that have proven effective.

Participating in the meeting were Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs María Teresa Mercado; Chief of Staff Roberto de León; Director General for Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East Aníbal Gómez; and Director General of Consular Protection Vanessa Calva.

Also present were Mexico's ambassadors and chargés d'affaires in the region: Guillermo Puente Ordorica, Ambassador to Iran; Mauricio Escanero Figueroa, Ambassador to Israel; Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora, Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates; Eduardo Peña Haller, Ambassador to Kuwait; Guillermo Ordorica Robles, Ambassador to Qatar; Jacob Prado González, Ambassador to Jordan; Francisco Romero Bock, Ambassador to Lebanon; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head of the Representative Office in Palestine; Guillermo Gutiérrez Nieto, Chargé d'Affaires in Saudi Arabia; and Héctor Ortega Nieto, Chargé d'Affaires in Egypt.