Mexican Minister Says Trade Deal in No Way Pays for Border Wall
- Trump’s previous demand on border wall hasn’t been discussed
- Trade pact with U.S. removes one of most controversial topics
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Mexico’s newly announced trade agreement with the U.S. removes one of the most controversial topics in the relationship and in no way serves as a payment for a border wall, according to the Latin American nation’s top diplomat.
President Donald Trump’s promise to make Mexico pay billions of dollars for a wall to stop illegal immigration, a central point of his presidential campaign, hasn’t been a part of recent conversations between the nations as they worked to update the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said in an interview.