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Guajardo: 'There was a lot of progress made today'

April 20, 2018 at 4:33 PM
The U.S., Canada and Mexico made “a lot of progress” in NAFTA talks on Friday, according to Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo. The ministerial-level discussions will continue next week as the three countries intensify talks. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer wants a deal in principle announced by May 4, with legal work on the text wrapped up by early June. Reuters reports that Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday that the parties were “certainly in a more intense...

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