MEXICO CITY- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will speak with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris later in the day about fully re-opening the U.S.-Mexico border.

The two will also speak on migration and vaccines against the coronavirus, Lopez Obrador said during his regular morning news conference. The U.S.-Mexico border has been closed to non-essential travel since early in the pandemic.

The call would take place around 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) Mexico City time, Lopez Obrador said.

(Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon) ((daina.solomon@thomsonreuters.com; +52 55 5282 7150;))