The first round went. In Washington, Canada, Mexico and the United States have a positive balance after the kick-off of the renegotiation of the North American trade Pact Nafta.
The number and range of proposals in the five-day talks reflected the goal of all three countries to achieve an “ambitious outcome,” it said in a published on Sunday a joint Declaration. All three countries are striving to accelerate the negotiation process and to improve the agreement.
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In the first round of Negotiations, according to the more than two dozen topics were addressed. The three sides had agreed to in the next two weeks after talks with companies in the respective home countries for more suggestions.
Improve or further develop?
Were right at the beginning of the differences between the States involved have been revealed: While the United States called for a profound Change in the rules, Canada and Mexico are clear that your main focus is to improve the agreement of””, and “develop”.
The negotiations on a new set of rules for the largest free trade zone in the world held on the initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Republicans are of the opinion that the current Pact disadvantaged Americans and is hampered by the huge deficit of the United States in trade with Mexico.
After completion of the first round in Washington, the next from 1 to. to 5. September in Mexico take place, followed by a whole series of further Meetings later this year. The free trade agreement Nafta between the USA, Canada and Mexico took effect in early 1994. The Zone includes 25 percent of global economic output.
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