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LatinNews Daily - 18 May 2018

In brief: Mexico

*US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has said the “The Nafta countries [Mexico, US, and Canada] are nowhere near close to a deal”, pointing to “gaping differences” on a host of issues, including intellectual property, agricultural access, labour and energy. Lighthizer’s remarks came hours after Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he felt “positive” about talks to renegotiate the terms of Nafta, while earlier this week Mexico’s economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo had suggested a deal might be possible by the end of the month. Earlier this month Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) had said that the US administration led by President Donald Trump had until 17 May to submit a final deal for Nafta if it wants US lawmakers to vote on the revised agreement this year.

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