Current and former law enforcement officials on both sides of the border said the move would boost security cooperation and could even upgrade relations.
President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter he would seek "respectful" dialogue with the government of Trump
Mexico's foreign minister said on Friday he expected Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to talk directly in the days or weeks following high-level bilateral meetings in Washington next week.
Trump has threatened to tear up a trade agreement that underpins Mexico's economic model if he cannot renegotiate its terms in his favor, battering the peso currency
"We're going to engage with Mexico because of their importance to us in this hemisphere," Tillerson said during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Mexican Senator Laura Rojas is demanding President Peña Nieto to take a stance and say that Mexico will not be paying for Donald Trump's promised wall.
The presidents agreed to "take steps to solidify the relationship and institutionalize mechanisms of cooperation," the White House said