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Mexico calls for ‘flexibility’ in Nafta

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TOKYO: Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo (pictured) said on Monday the only way countries re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) will find a solution is through “sufficient flexibility” to narrow differences.


Guajardo said US, Mexican and Canadian negotiators will be “engaging strongly” in July to reach an agreement that is “feasible, workable and benefits the three nations involved.


“The only way we will find that solution is if countries involved have sufficient flexibility to be able to find that narrow strip where we have to land,” he said.


“An agreement that does not give us certainty, does not give us rules that have to be obeyed and mechanisms to settle disputes will not be of help for the business community.”


He said there was a “high chance” there will be an agreement on renegotiating Nafta, but the timing depends on how flexible each country can be.


The United States, Canada and Mexico have been in months of negotiations to rework Nafta, which President Donald Trump says harms his country.


White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow has said Trump will seek to replace Naftawith bilateral deals with Canada and Mexico, something both countries say they oppose. — Reuters


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