Here’s What’s on the Table in the Second Round of Nafta Talks
- Agenda includes rules of origin, investment, e-commerce
- Ministers to give press statement at end of round on Tuesday
Finsbury's Sapiro on What's at Stake in Nafta Talks
Negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico will focus on topics including e-commerce and investment as the second round of talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement get underway in Mexico City on Friday.
Twenty-five working groups are set to discuss areas that also include the environment, anti-corruption measures and so-called rules of origin, which dictate the amount of North American content that must be included in products, Mexico’s economy ministry said in a statement. Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on the final day of the talks on Sept. 5 and then hold a joint press conference.