Mexico seeks US help on drugs war

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called for the United States to share responsibility in the battle against drug traffickers in the two countries.



The call came during a one-day visit to the border city of Ciudad Juarez, where three people connected to the US consulate were killed on Saturday.



The motives for the killings remain unclear.



Mr. Calderon, who was accompanied by the US ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, was making his third visit this year to Ciudad Juarez, which has earned a reputation as one of the most violent cities in the world.



The city, just over the border from El Paso in Texas, is at the centre of the battle between Mexican drug gangs over trafficking routes to the US.



Last year alone, more than 2,600 people were murdered there in drug-related violence.