Despite Mexican reports, U.S., Canada say no conclusion date set for NAFTA talks

U.S. and Canadian officials say the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries have not discussed a mid-December end date for NAFTA “modernization” talks, despite reports that Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal told Mexican industry leaders that a Dec. 15 deadline had been agreed to. An official from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative confirmed that no conclusion date has been established for the negotiations between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. "The Administration's position continues to be that...