Mexico (AP) – Mexico declared on Monday that he is expecting a new response from Google at his request that the technological company fully restores the name Gulf of Mexico at its Google Maps service before Take up a legal action.
President Claudia Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to her government of Cris Turner, vice-president of government and public policies of Google. He says Google will not change the policy he described after US President Donald Trump declared the body of water the Gulf of America.
“We will wait for Google’s response and if not, we will proceed in court,” said Sheinbaum on Monday during a morning press briefing.
In the current state of things, the Gulf appears in Google Maps Gulf of America In the United States, as a gulf of Mexico in Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) elsewhere. Turner in his letter said that the company used the Gulf of America to follow “longtime card policies in an impartial and consistent manner in all regions” and that the company was ready to meet in person with the Mexican government .
“Although international treaties and conventions are not intended to regulate how private mapping suppliers represent geographic characteristics, it is our coherent policy to consult multiple sources that provide the most up to date and precise representation of the most precise world, “he wrote.
Mexico has argued that the cartography policy violates Mexican sovereignty because the United States only has jurisdiction over around 46% of the Gulf. The rest is controlled by Mexico, which controls 49% and Cuba, which controls around 5%. The name of the Gulf of Mexico dates back to 1607 and is recognized by the United Nations.
In response to Google’s letter, the Mexican authorities have declared that they would take legal action, writing that “in no case would Mexico accept the change of name of a geographic area on its own territory and under its jurisdiction” .
The change of name of the body of water by Trump has flared tensions between Mexico and the United States at a pivotal moment for neighboring allies.
Sheinbaum had to browse a fine driving with Trump in the middle of prices and Mexico threats and other countries in Latin America have prepared for promised mass deportations, the weight of which has still not been felt.
In addition to the legal threat to Google, the Mexican president also announced on Monday that Mexico and the United States would organize high-level meetings this week on trade and security in order to maintain a “long-term collaboration plan” between the two countries.
This is the last series of talks between the two countries where Mexico hopes to retain a greater geopolitical crisis.
The change of name of the body of water has also fueled conflicts in the United States.
Last week, the White House BARD Associated Press Reporters of several events, Including some in the oval office, saying it was because of the news agency’s policy on the name. The AP uses the Gulf of Mexico to ensure that the names of the geographic characteristics are recognizable in the world but also recognizing Trump’s name change Also.
Other journalistic organizations such as the organization of the White House correspondents and the New York Times echoes the AP, alarming on the violations of press freedom.
