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Minister: Mexico, Canada to stay in NAFTA even if US leaves

By REUTERS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 03:15

MEXICO CITY - Mexico and Canada would remain in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) even if the Trump administration abandoned the accord, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Thursday.

"NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada," Guajardo said at an event in Mexico City, noting that only Washington might consider leaving the accord. "The one that could take that decision, depending on how we get on with the negotiation, is our neighbor the United States."

Guajardo was speaking a day before US, Mexican and Canadian negotiators meet in Mexico City to work on updating the 23-year-old trade accord, which US President Donald Trump has threatened to dump if he cannot rework it to his satisfaction.

The negotiations in Mexico City will be the second round on revamping NAFTA after talks in Washington two weeks ago.

Trump argues the accord has cost the United States jobs and industrial capacity, while Mexico says the integration of the region has made it more competitive, helping to protect jobs.

"Neither Canada nor Mexico will announce their departure (from NAFTA) because we want to keep being regulated by NAFTA," Guajardo added after a meeting with lawmakers.

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