Trump Meets with Canadian and Mexican Leaders for Talks on the Future of NAFTA
AFP, Washington, 5th. President Donald Trump met today with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia López, with part of the discussions focusing on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico met on the sidelines of the draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Washington. This World Cup will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Mark Carney, said via email: "The three leaders met for about 45 minutes."
She added: "They have agreed to continue working together on CUSMA." CUSMA is the Canadian abbreviation for the current free trade agreement between the three countries; the United States refers to it as the "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement" (USMCA).
The USMCA was reached during Trump's first presidential term.
Trump has imposed high tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports not covered by the USMCA, and Washington is seeking to renegotiate the agreement next year.
The meeting today was Trump's first with López.
Since Trump returned to power, Trudeau has visited the White House twice, but this is his first formal meeting with Trump since the trade negotiations were suspended following a dispute over anti-tariff ads, aside from a brief encounter at a summit in South Korea.
Trump has also threatened further punishment if Canada and Mexico fail to curb cross-border migration and drug trafficking, and he once said "it would be fine to conduct air strikes against drug lords in Mexico," a statement that upset López.
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