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    Kanada und Mexiko werden im Mai bilaterale Handelsgespräche über USMCA beginnen


    Kanada und Mexiko werden im Mai bilaterale Handelsgespräche über USMCA beginnen

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-mexico-to-kick-off-bilateral-trade-talks-about-usmca-in-may/

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    1. cyclinginvancouver on

      >Canada and Mexico will kick off bilateral talks about the potential renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in May, as both countries await word on whether the U.S. will pursue trilateral negotiations.

      >Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, and Mexico’s secretary of the economy Marcelo Ebrard announced the talks on Monday.

      >At this point, there are no indications from the Trump administration that the three countries will hold trilateral talks on the free-trade pact.

      >U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he may scrap USMCA and reach separate deals with Canada and Mexico.

      >Mr. Ebrard said Monday that Mexico would prefer trilateral talks. “We have always said that we are in favour of the agreement having its trilateral characteristics, but as of today we don’t know when the U.S. and Canada will begin their talks.”

      >U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met separately last week in Washington with Mr. Ebrard and Mr. LeBlanc and the top Canadian negotiating team.

      >Mr. Greer announced that American and Mexican negotiators would begin bilateral discussions on USMCA next week. He did not name a time when Canada and U.S. negotiators would begin formal talks.

      >“Minister LeBlanc looks forward to engaging with his American and Mexican counterparts as part of the trilateral and bilateral review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA),” Mr. LeBlanc’s communications director Jean-Sébastien Comeau said in a statement Monday.

      >Mr. Comeau noted that Mr. LeBlanc is expected to speak to Mr. Greer in the “coming days to further their discussions” on when U.S. and Canadian negotiators can begin detailed trade talks.

      >Canada is also looking forward to the May discussions with Mexico to reaffirm the “remarkably integrated nature of our two countries’ economic relationship” and to “strengthen our economy ties,” Mr. Comeau said.

      >Mr. LeBlanc invited Mr. Ebrard to visit Canada, but no date has been set.

      >The three countries are facing a July 1 congressional deadline, at which point Mr. Trump must decide whether to renew, scrap or modify USMCA.

    2. gplfalt on

      It’s a good thing but I cant help remember they tried to throw us under the bus in oranges first term.

    4. Gecks777 on

      Any Canada-Mexico bilateral trade agreement would obviously be vulnerable to US interference en route, but it is still worth working out a solid backfill agreement ASAP under the assumption the US does withdraw from CUSMA. Our two countries have many complementarities, and even if US negotiators don’t have the stones for trilateral negotiations, an agreement in principle that could bypass the US entirely would make for a stronger negotiating position for both countries and a decent fallback if the US doesn’t offer an acceptable deal.

      I’m still focusing on buying Canadian, but there have been a *lot* more products of Mexico in the supermarket lately, including fun things like Mexican snacks that haven’t been stocked before. You love to see it, and it feels good to kick a few bucks to a trade ally and try something interesting I’ve never had before.

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