U.S., Canada In Weekend Dash for Nafta Agreement, Guajardo Says
- U.S., Canada said to be in constant talks to reach agreement
- Mexican minister says he will know Sunday if deal reached
The Trump administration and Canada are making a renewed push to keep Nafta a trilateral accord, prompting the U.S. and Mexico to postpone publishing a text of their two-way trade deal Friday, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said.
Mexico earlier in the day said it was planning to release a more complete draft of its preliminary trade agreement with the U.S. on Friday evening in tandem with an expected release by the Trump administration. Under U.S. trade law, the pact has to be published 60 days before the president can sign it, after which it then goes to Congress for approval. The countries also want a deal this weekend to allow Mexico’s current government time to sign it before Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador takes over as Mexico’s president Dec. 1.