Bloomberg: U.S., Mexico Said Poised to Reach Nafta Deal Soon as Monday
The U.S. and Mexico are poised to resolve their bilateral Nafta differences as soon as Monday, creating an opening for Canada to rejoin talks covering $1.2 trillion in annual trade.
Significant breakthroughs between Mexico and the U.S. came during the past several days on the contentious issues of automobiles and energy, according to three people familiar with the process who asked not to be named discussing private talks.
Along with Canada, they’ve been negotiating for a year to overhaul the 24-year-old accord at the insistence of Donald Trump. The U.S. president says the deal has led to hundreds of thousands of lost American jobs, and he promised to either change it to be more favorable to the U.S., or withdraw.
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WNU Editor: Because of the incoming new Mexican government .... this is the week that both sides must come to an agreement. As for Canada .... is it me or do I feel like a third wheel that no one really cares about? .... Canada watches nervously as US, Mexico work out NAFTA deal (Washington Examiner).
