North American Free Trade Agreement
Trump’s trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro, speaking on Saturday to Fox News, struck an upbeat tone on the progress of talks.
Ottawa is pushing back against increasing pressure by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and its allies to make the concessions they say are needed for the trilateral North American Free Trade Agreement.
“We’ve continued making progress,” Guajardo said.
Talks to modernize the 1994 trade pact started in August 2017 but have dragged on much longer than expected as Canada and Mexico pushed back against far-reaching U.S. demands for reform.
Canada, the United States and Mexico are renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Mexico’s economy ministry said Guajardo had discussed possible U.S. steel import tariffs with Ross.
U.S. trade officials met with auto industry executives in Washington , as talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
