Mexico rejects US trade deal proposals on steel, aluminium
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard says the US had proposed that 70% of steel for automobile production come from the North American region. – EPA pic, December 9, 2019.
MEXICO’S foreign minister said yesterday the country would not accept a United States proposal for steel and aluminium production under the new trade deal, saying it would leave Mexico at a disadvantage. During a meeting with senators to discuss details of negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada treaty , Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the US proposed that 70% of steel for automobile production come from the North American region.
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