for Perimeter Security and Economic
Competiveness.In February 2012, the United States and Mexico announced the High-Level
Regulatory Cooperation Council (HLRCC) to help align regulatory principles, an effort similar to
the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council.In March 2012, the Defense Ministers of the
three countries met in Ottawa, Canada, for the first ever “Trilateral Meetings of North American
Defense Ministers” to increase cooperation on national security issues.