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US Vice President expects NAFTA deal within weeks
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IANS | 16 Apr, 2018
US Vice President Mike Pence has said he was "very hopeful" that a deal
could be reached "within the next several weeks" in the renegotiation of
the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico, Canada
and the US.
After meeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on the sidelines of the Summit
of the Americas taking place in Lima, Pence told reporters on Saturday
he would leave the summit "very hopeful that we are very close" to a
deal, Efe news reported.
During his meeting with Pence, Pena Nieto urged for the relationship between Mexico and the US to be based on "mutual respect."
"The
goal of this meeting is not only to address the issue of NAFTA, but
also to talk about the bilateral relationship, which should continue to
be based on cooperation and mutual respect," Pena Nieto said.
Pence
said he was grateful for the opportunity to meet with the Mexican
president, although he made no reference to Pena Nieto's call for
"mutual respect".
The US Vice President said the topic of funding
for the border wall did not come up in the meeting, while acknowledging
that the two countries have differences.
Pence said the two countries were close to reaching agreements on issues such as immigration, combating drugs and NAFTA.
This
comes two months after an attempt to schedule a meeting in Washington
between Pena Nieto and the US president was called off due to Trump's
harsh rhetoric regarding NAFTA and immigration.
Pence also met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about the renegotiation of NAFTA.
"We
think we're close. We are encouraged with the progress of our
negotiations, and we are hopeful that we can conclude a successful
renegotiation," Pence said,
Trudeau also said the NAFTA talks had reached a "positive momentum".
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