Posted on 01/30/2018 4:21:12 PM PST by caww
US President Donald Trump’s trade chief rejected Canadian proposals to unblock the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) modernization talks on Monday, but pledged to seek “breakthroughs” by late February....
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said after a sixth round of NAFTA negotiations in Montreal that Trump’s views on the pact are unchanged, and cautioned that talks are still moving too slowly on US priorities.
“We finally began to discuss the core issues, so this round was a step forward,” Lighthizer said. “But we are progressing very slowly. We owe it to our citizens, who are operating in a state of uncertainty, to move much faster.”
Lighthizer said he would work “very hard” toward “major breakthroughs” between now and the start of a nine-day stretch of talks in Mexico City scheduled for Feb. 26.
He said he has not considered pausing the talks for Mexico’s presidential election due to launch on April 1, and progress over the next month would determine whether a deal would be “on a fairly short track or on a longer track.”
He added that Trump would ask Congress to renew the administration’s “fast track” trade negotiating authority, which expires at the end of June.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.cgtn.com ...
Once again, the guy is following through.
The soundness or my vote confirmed yet again.
Watched on Laura I’s show last night clips of Hillary and Obama in 2008 talking about a NAFTA opt out.
Now when Trump mentions NAFTA reform, they all have conniptions.
Yes I saw that too....the video was clear both Ob and Hillary said they would opt out.
Mexico and Canada have little to no leverage. Thanks caww.
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