After President of the United States, Donald Trump, He would ensure that last Saturday, the tariffs he had announced for Canada, Mexico and China, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, made that I would decide to reverse with this measure, at least for 30 days. Earlier, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican president, also communicated had to pause the rates for imports after reaching an agreement.
As explained by the Premier of Canada, From their government they are implementing an important border plan, to which they allocated $ 1.3 billion, to stop the fentanyl flow. Trump had decided to impose import tariffs by arguing that “they produce illegal fentanil and allow it to distribute it” in the United States.
However, Trudeau emphasized: “Canada is implementing our border plan of 1.3 billion dollars: reinforcing the border with New helicopters, technology and personnelimproving coordination with our US partners and increasing resources to stop the Fentanyl flow. Almost 10,000 frontline troops They are and will continue working to protect the border, “he said through an X publication.
In that sense, he added that they are “assuming new commitments to designate a fentanyl tsar” and announced that they will include “cartels in the terrorist list.” In addition, he assured that they will guarantee permanent surveillance on the border and will launch “a joint Canada-United States attack force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering.”
Finally, he added that he also signed “a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl” to which they will allocate 200 million dollars.
From this commitment to combat the drug trafficking problem, Trudeau reported, Trump agreed to suspend import rates for at least 30 days.
Mexico also achieved the suspension of tariffs
The President Claudia Sheinbaum He made a similar announcement this morning after talking to his American pair. The leaders reached an agreement so that 25% tariffs on Mexican imports are paused. The decision, which in principle will be for a month, occurs after coordinating a plan for drug trafficking and migration.
“We held a good conversation with President Trump with a lot of respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements,” Sheinbaum said through his social networks, minutes before speaking in the town’s morning.
The agreements that promised to comply with both Sheinbaum and Trump are the following, the president explained:
- “Mexico will strengthen the northern border with 10,000 elements of the National Guard immediately, to avoid drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl.”
- “The United States undertakes to work to avoid high -power arms trafficking to Mexico.”
- “Our teams will start working today in two aspects: security and trade.”
- “The tariffs are paused for a month from now on.”
Donald Trump import tariffs
This Saturday, Donald Trump had ratified that import tariffs for China, Mexico and Canada (now excluded from measure), the main commercial partners of the North American country.
The announcement was formalized on Friday by Karoline Leavittspokesman for the White Housewho explained: “The president will impose the 25% of tariffs to Mexico and Canada, and 10% to China for the illegal fentanyl they produce and that allow distributing in our country, and by the migrants that enter illegally in the United States “.
Trump justified the decision by pointing out that for him the immigration situation is worrying: “People It arrives in our country so horrible and in so much quantity” He also stressed that the Fentanyl income and other illegal substances to the United States represents another of the key reasons for the implementation of tariffs.
Another of the points mentioned by the US president was the alleged economic benefit that, in his opinion, Mexico and Canada receive from their country through the trade deficit. During an act at the White House, the Republican said that the United States delivers “Mass subsidies” To these countries through said deficit.
Source: Ambito
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