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Foreign ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico met in Quebec City on Friday to discuss a wide range of issues including the extradition of Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, as well as the threat of Islamic State group militants, and war refugees.
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During the discussions, the leaders addressed the extradition of the recently captured Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States from Mexico.
“We’ve been very pleased with the statements by both the attorney general and the president of Mexico that they wish to see him extradited as soon as possible,” according to a U.S. State Department official, despite the fact that the Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez recently said the process could take up to five years.
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Guzman was captured in January after six months on the run following a prison break through a 1-mile tunnel that lead directly into the shower of his cell, which could not be seen through the surveillance camera due to a 3-4 foot wall behind which he disappeared.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry would also raise the issue of Syrian refugees with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion, the State Department official said.
Trudeau's Liberals have promised to accept more refugees more quickly than the previous conservative government, including bringing in 25,000 Syrians. The resettlement of the Syrian refugees was delayed from December to March because of concerns about security screening and logistics.
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