US-Mexico Energy Trade Talks Stall Ahead of Biden’s Visit
- US negotiators dealing with complete overhaul of Mexican team
- AMLO hasn’t conceded on major points regarding energy policies
Former Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier
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Just weeks before US President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Mexico, talks on the neighbors’ biggest trade dispute have stalled due to the departures of negotiators from the Latin American nation’s side and its reluctance to make concessions, according to people familiar with the matter.
The two sides have struggled to make headway on the energy-policy spat after Tatiana Clouthier, the economy minister at the start of the dispute in July, resigned in October, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. The dismissal of her trade deputy and more than a dozen senior staff also hindered progress, they said.