Mexican foreign minister says trilateral trade talks will happen when ‘appropriate’
Mexico says bilateral talks with Washington will continue, but any broader deal must keep Canada in the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, officials said.
- On Friday, Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez met Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand in Ottawa, rejecting separate bilateral talks and affirming all three countries agree the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement should remain trilateral.
- The Trump administration opted not to renew CUSMA at the start of July, triggering rolling annual reviews for up to a decade, despite both Canada and Mexico calling for a 16-year extension by the July 1 deadline.
- Mexico has held multiple official negotiations with the U.S. and appears further ahead in trade talks than Canada, with U.S. and Mexican officials scheduled for a third round next week in Mexico City while Ottawa has not begun similar discussions.
- Velasco Alvarez rejected separate bilateral negotiations, stating "each of us have bilateral issues," as Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand cautioned that comparing progress is "difficult" because Canada and Mexico address different concerns with the Americans.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced $12 million in funding for shared priorities with Mexico including combatting transnational crime, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized strengthened ties, stating "there are Canadian business investments in Mexico.
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The Toronto Star
Mexican foreign minister says trilateral trade talks will happen when ‘appropriate’
Mexico's foreign affairs minister said Friday his government will engage in trilateral talks with the U.S. and Canada on the continental trade pact when "it's appropriate."
Canada, Mexico embrace bilateral USMCA talks while defending trilateral future
The Canadian and Mexican foreign ministers on Friday defended the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s trilateral nature while accepting that some of the deal’s most difficult issues will be resolved through bilateral talks with Washington. Mexican Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand made the case for a pragmatic approach during a joint press conference in Ottawa on Friday following their meeting. Canada’s chief…
Winnipeg Free Press
Mexican foreign minister says trilateral trade talks will happen when 'appropriate'
OTTAWA - Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez says his government will engage in trilateral talks with the U.S. and Canada on the continental trade pact when
Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez said his government would start trilateral negotiations with the United States and Canada on the continental trade agreement when "the time came".
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