Mexico Talks Border, Migration With U.S.; Hails Progress

• Mexico and the United States made progress in bilateral cooperation on Tuesday after talks that were intended to focus on stemming illegal immigration and reopening their shared border, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. 
• During their call, the United States agreed to send Mexico 3.5 million doses of drugmaker Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine and up to 5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Ebrard said, noting that the vaccines would likely arrive in August. 
• While there is an expectation that the land border will reopen, Ebrard added that he did not expect it to reopen by Aug. 21, and that more time would be needed to resume transit for so-called nonessential trips, including for those who cross the border to work or attend school.

(Source: Reuters News)