<p>A $4 billion commitment from US President Joe Biden to promote development in Central America will include help for southern Mexico, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday, after a call with his counterpart.</p>.<p>Biden made an election campaign pledge to spend $4 billion to help address the root causes of migration from Central America, after large numbers have fled poverty and violence in the region, many seeking asylum in the United States.</p>.<p>"President Biden has proposed dedicating $4 billion for the development of the nations of Central America and in the south of our country," Lopez Obrador told a news conference, referring to a virtual meeting with Biden the day before.</p>.<p>He did not specify how Mexico might benefit from the funds, but said he spoke to Biden about the importance of economic development and mentioned two major infrastructure schemes - a rail project across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the "Mayan Train" linking tourist towns around the Yucatan Peninsula.</p>.<p>Both are designed to help lift the economy of southern Mexico, which has lagged behind other parts of the country.</p>
<p>A $4 billion commitment from US President Joe Biden to promote development in Central America will include help for southern Mexico, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday, after a call with his counterpart.</p>.<p>Biden made an election campaign pledge to spend $4 billion to help address the root causes of migration from Central America, after large numbers have fled poverty and violence in the region, many seeking asylum in the United States.</p>.<p>"President Biden has proposed dedicating $4 billion for the development of the nations of Central America and in the south of our country," Lopez Obrador told a news conference, referring to a virtual meeting with Biden the day before.</p>.<p>He did not specify how Mexico might benefit from the funds, but said he spoke to Biden about the importance of economic development and mentioned two major infrastructure schemes - a rail project across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the "Mayan Train" linking tourist towns around the Yucatan Peninsula.</p>.<p>Both are designed to help lift the economy of southern Mexico, which has lagged behind other parts of the country.</p>