Sheinbaum says trade talks with Trump ‘advancing’ after call
The US president has imposed 50% levies on aluminum and steel from Mexico and also targeted the country's auto sector despite a trade deal.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed optimism on Friday regarding trade talks with the United States, aiming for a reduction in US tariffs. She has engaged in 22 telephone conversations with President Donald Trump over the past two years since assuming office. The latest dialogue, deemed "very good," occurred this week ahead of additional discussions on the future of the long-standing US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement.
While most Mexican products have largely avoided Trump's tariff measures, he has levied 50% taxes on aluminum and steel from Mexico and targeted the auto industry, despite the existing trade pact. Sheinbaum emphasized the importance of maintaining Mexico's favorable trade status with the US, which accounts for about 80% of Mexican exports, even as trade tensions escalate between Washington and Canada. She dismissed the possibility of a US military intervention, reaffirming Mexico's sovereignty.
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