By Jasper Ward 和 Brendan O’Boyle
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, 2月3日（路透社）- 美国国务卿和农业部长周二在一份联合声明中表示，墨西哥已同意每年向美国输送至少35万英亩英尺的水量。此前，美墨官员就根据一项水条约进行的水量输送谈判举行了会面。
墨西哥外交部在一份声明中称：”达成的协议有助于加强格兰德河流域水资源的有序管理，并在面对干旱影响时，朝着更具可预测性和共同责任的规划迈进。”
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据美国方面称，经过谈判，墨西哥还承诺制定详细计划，全额偿还上一周期积累的所有未偿清水债务。
墨西哥和美国将举行月度会议，以确保水量按时、稳定输送，并防止未来出现赤字。
墨西哥表示，它同意保证最低年度供水量，同时指出，供水量将取决于水文条件，人类消费和农业用水将被优先保障。
美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥表示：”国务院、农业部以及美国国际边界与水委员会一直致力于确保墨西哥承诺履行其在1944年《水条约》下的义务，同时提供一项消除上一周期赤字的计划，加强德克萨斯州社区和美国农业的水安全。”
去年12月，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普指责墨西哥违反了1944年关于通过水坝和水库网络进行水资源分配的协议。该条约要求墨西哥每五年向美国输送175万英亩英尺的格兰德河水。
作为2024年美国最大贸易伙伴的拉丁美洲国家墨西哥，有时因气候变化引发的干旱和当地用水需求而难以完成输送任务。
联合声明称，美国官员表示，特朗普上周与墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·谢因鲍姆讨论了该条约，并重申了双方致力于解决长期存在的水资源管理挑战，以及支持边境两侧社区和生产者的承诺。
报道：Jasper Ward 和 Brendan O’Boyle，撰写：Christian Martinez，编辑：Susan Heavey，Rod Nickel
Mexico to send US minimum water volume per year, US officials say
By Jasper Ward and Brendan O’Boyle
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Mexico has agreed to deliver at least 350,000 acre-feet of water per year to the United States, the U.S. secretaries of state and agriculture said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after U.S. and Mexican officials met recently to negotiate deliveries under a water treaty.
“The agreement reached makes it possible to strengthen the orderly management of water resources in the Rio Grande basin and to move toward planning with greater predictability and shared responsibility in the face of the effects of drought,” the Mexican foreign ministry said in a statement.
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As a result of negotiations, Mexico has also committed to a detailed plan to fully repay all outstanding water debt accrued during the previous cycle, according to the U.S.
Mexico and the U.S. will hold monthly meetings to ensure timely, consistent deliveries and prevent future deficits.
Mexico said it agreed to guarantee delivery of a minimum annual volume of water, noting that deliveries will depend on hydrological conditions and that human consumption and agriculture would be prioritized.
“The Department of State, Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission have worked to secure Mexico’s commitment to meet its obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty, while also providing a plan to eliminate the deficit from the prior cycle, strengthening water security for Texas communities and U.S. agriculture,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
In December, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Mexico of violating the 1944 agreement governing water sharing through a network of dams and reservoirs. The treaty requires Mexico to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of Rio Grande water to the United States every five years.
The Latin American country, the largest trading partner of the U.S. in 2024, has at times struggled to make its deliveries, citing drought conditions fueled by climate change and local demand.
U.S. officials said Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum discussed the treaty when they spoke last week and reaffirmed their commitment to resolving longstanding water management challenges and supporting communities and producers on both sides of the border, according to the joint statement.
Reporting by Jasper Ward and Brendan O’Boyle, Writing by Christian Martinez, editing by Susan Heavey, Rod Nickel
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