Dona Ana County to send inaugural delegation to Ciudad Juárez to pursue binational business cooperation

A county staff member announced during a county meeting that Dona Ana County will send a delegation to Ciudad Juárez to meet with officials about binational cooperation on commercial border businesses and efforts to attract business to Southern New Mexico.

“We're gonna have a delegation from Dona Ana County. We're heading over to Ciudad Juarez to meet with with officials to talk about, binational co cooperation, particularly around commercial, border, businesses, and how we can work together to really ensure we're attracting most of our business. So I'm excited that we're getting this opportunity representing, Dona Ana County and and, Southern New Mexico as well,” the staff member said.

The staff member described the trip as an inaugural delegation and said building the relationship is important because the two jurisdictions "are dependent on how we work together in order to serve our communities." The remarks framed the visit as an effort to identify opportunities that would benefit both sides of the border.

The meeting record did not specify the trip dates, the number of people in the delegation or which Ciudad Juárez officials the group will meet. No motion, vote or formal county action on the trip was recorded; the item was presented as an announcement and discussion only. The staff member thanked the county board and team for the opportunity.

Details about funding, follow-up assignments for county staff, or expected deliverables from the trip were not specified in the meeting transcript.