Some Mexican officials are optimistic that a breakthrough in renegotiation talks for the North American Free Trade Agreement may be achieved next week and that Canada, who left the talks when the US slapped tariffs on some imports, could rejoin the trilateral discussions and conclude a deal.
Mexico and the United States resumed talks last week, after a U.S. move to slap tariffs on Mexican and Canadian metal exports and Mexico's July elections stalled negotiations that began last year when President Donald Trump demanded a better deal for U.S. workers.
Canada has not been at the table in rounds of talks over the past weeks.
Mexico's new socialist government appears to be more open to boosting auto workers wages - a key US demand that Mexico had been unwilling to address.
Canada and Mexico are two of our largest trading partners and it would be a significant accomplishment if the Trump administration could improve on the deal negotiated 2 decades ago by the Clinton administration.
How big a change in our trading relationship can we expect? With Mexico, especially, requiring them to enforce provisions already in the deal would be a significant change.
There won't be major changes in the key provisions of the deal but Trump will be able to claim victory if Prime Minister Trudeau signs anything.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/possible_breakthrough_in_nafta_talks_with_mexico.html
Mexico and the United States resumed talks last week, after a U.S. move to slap tariffs on Mexican and Canadian metal exports and Mexico's July elections stalled negotiations that began last year when President Donald Trump demanded a better deal for U.S. workers.
Canada has not been at the table in rounds of talks over the past weeks.
Mexico's new socialist government appears to be more open to boosting auto workers wages - a key US demand that Mexico had been unwilling to address.
Canada and Mexico are two of our largest trading partners and it would be a significant accomplishment if the Trump administration could improve on the deal negotiated 2 decades ago by the Clinton administration.
How big a change in our trading relationship can we expect? With Mexico, especially, requiring them to enforce provisions already in the deal would be a significant change.
There won't be major changes in the key provisions of the deal but Trump will be able to claim victory if Prime Minister Trudeau signs anything.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/possible_breakthrough_in_nafta_talks_with_mexico.html
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