Guajardo: NAFTA countries have ‘substantive challenges to overcome’ at round four

OTTAWA -- Mexico’s economy minister on Wednesday cautioned that the next round of NAFTA talks -- when the most contentious issues are set to be formally discussed -- will present negotiators with challenges they have not yet faced, urging the three parties to put forward proposals that “encourage constructive discussions.” “For the next round in Washington, DC, we will have substantive challenges to overcome,” Ildefonso Guajardo said in remarks at the end of round three on Sept. 27. “We will...