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Sheinbaum to Meet U.S. Commerce Secretary as USMCA Review Gets Underway

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will meet Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on Wednesday, Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said.
  • The meeting comes during a review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and amid tensions over Washington’s rhetoric toward Mexico.
  • Recent talks covered tariffs on automobiles, steel and aluminum, as well as agriculture and economic security.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will meet Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday, as the United States, Mexico and Canada review their trade agreement and tensions rise in Washington’s rhetoric toward its southern neighbor.

We have been informed that Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. secretary of Commerce, will be in Mexico City tomorrow to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and this servant regarding the commercial relationship between both countries. I will keep you informed.

· Marcelo EbrardMexico’s economy secretary announced Lutnick’s planned meeting with Sheinbaum.

Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, who will also attend the meeting, announced Lutnick’s visit in a social media message. “We have been informed that Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. secretary of Commerce, will be in Mexico City tomorrow to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and this servant regarding the commercial relationship between both countries. I will keep you informed,” he wrote.

The meeting follows remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Mexico had little to offer the United States beyond “spicy tamales and tomatoes.” Trump said he did not plan to interrupt trade with Mexico because he got along “very well” with Sheinbaum.

Spicy tamales and tomatoes.

· Donald TrumpTrump used the phrase while criticizing what he said Mexico offers the United States.

Trump made the comments while responding to questions about his threat to cut trade with countries that run a surplus with the United States. He said ending trade with Mexico would cost the United States nothing and claimed that Washington loses $195 billion a year in its trade relationship with Mexico.

Their difficulties.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum described the challenges in Mexico’s relationship with Washington.

Sheinbaum said last week that relations with Washington had faced “their difficulties,” but that she trusted both sides could reach an “understanding” on security and trade. The latest round of trade discussions took place in Mexico City in July and addressed tariffs on automobiles, steel and aluminum, agriculture, and economic security.

Understanding.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum said she expected the two countries to reach an understanding on security and trade.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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