U.S. and Mexico to hold high-level security talks on October 8 in Mexican capital

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS

Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday that U.S. and Mexican officials will hold high-level security talks on October 8 in Mexico City.

In response to a reporter's question after a public event in Mexico City, Ebrard said that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland would participate in the talks.

(Reporting by Diego Ore and Adriana Barrera, writing by Laura Gottesdiener; editing by Cassandra Garrison)