Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico drew red lines on Tuesday ahead of negotiations with US President Donald Trump’s administration, warning it could quit the talks and a major trade pact if the discussions hit a wall.
During the US election campaign, Trump vowed to make Mexico pay for a massive border wall and threatened to finance it by tapping into the $25 billion in remittances that Mexican migrants sent back home last year.
“There are very clear red lines that must be drawn from the start,” Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo told the Televisa network as he prepares to meet with US officials in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Update #1: Officials: Mexico Could Leave NAFTA If Talks Unsatisfactory (AP)
Update #2: Would Mexico really pull out of NAFTA? (Weston Williams, CSM)
Editor: In an ominous sign for Mexico, Canada is telling Mexico that they may be on their own …. Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: you might be on your own (Reuters).
