After Trump threats, ministers working at 'warp speed' claim NAFTA progress

Reuters: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Trade Ministers from Canada, Mexico and the United States said on Tuesday they made progress in talks to update the NAFTA trade pact, a relief after a barrage of threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, although the officials did not tackle the hardest issues.

A trilateral statement issued by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo sought to quell concerns about the U.S. commitment to the North American Free Trade Agreement in light of Trump’s recent warnings he could terminate it.

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