WASHINGTON — The United States and Mexico have agreed to cooperate on securing their shared border.

The Defense Department late Wednesday said the two countries had signed a joint statement of understanding to cooperate on coordinated patrols on their respective sides of the border and to increase information sharing.

“Both leaders expect their agreement will serve to enable further conversations and coordination in greater detail at varied levels to ensure the mutual security of the border,” according to a statement from the Pentagon.

The agreement comes 2½ weeks after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to Trump to send 10,000 troops to the Mexican side of the border. Trump had planned to impose a 25% tariff on all imports into the U.S. from Mexico, effective at midnight Feb. 3, but he put that plan on hold for a month following his conversation with Sheinbaum.