{
  "id": 6511005,
  "title": "A grounded flight turns Sheinbaum-Lutnick USMCA meeting virtual, but still ‘very useful’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/a-grounded-flight-turns-sheinbaum-lutnick-usmca-meeting-virtual-but",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:27:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/ggrounded-flight-turns-sheinbaum-lutnick-usmca-meeting-virtual-still-very-useful/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was unable to attend a meeting with Mexican President Sheinbaum in Mexico City due to weather conditions. As a result, the two leaders held a virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss the progress of talks on the United States-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement. Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who attended the virtual meeting alongside President Sheinbaum, reported the conversation to the media. Ebrard stated that the exchange was \"cordial\" and would be \"very useful\" for ongoing commercial negotiations with the United States. President Sheinbaum reiterated Mexico's commitment to maintaining USMCA, emphasizing the need to lower tariffs on steel, aluminum, and the automotive sector, which she called harmful to Mexico's economy. The ongoing negotiations cover 54 non-tariff issues, including intellectual property, piracy, and pharmaceuticals. Most of these issues have been resolved, but some remain. Economy Minister Ebrard is set to travel to Washington on Thursday to continue negotiations ahead of the fourth bilateral round to review the USMCA, taking place this month.",
  "summary": "Mexico has made it clear that it wants the trilateral treaty with the U.S. and Canada to continue well into the future, but has also indicated that it will not back off its demand that U.S. tariffs on Mexican steel, aluminum and automotive be removed. The post A grounded flight turns Sheinbaum-Lutnick USMCA meeting virtual, but still ‘very useful’ appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}