A joint agreement appeared to avert a threat by President Trump of tariffs and sanctions in a long-running dispute over water rights in the border region.

“Mexico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from international reservoirs and increase the U.S. share of the flow in six of Mexico’s Rio Grande tributaries through the end of the current five-year water cycle,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

U.S. leaders announced a deal with Mexico to provide more water for Texas farmers after threats from President Donald Trump. On Monday, Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins explained the deal with the Mexican government,