25% taxes to imports announced by the US president were postponed until the beginning of April.
The president of United States, Donald Trumpstressed that Canada and Mexico They showed improvements in the border security after the threat of imposing tariffs of 25% to imports of both countries.
“Mexico and Canada have improved a lot. We will see how it works“said the republican president during a meeting at the White House next to Ron Johnson and Pete Hoekstraambassadors nominated in the Aztec and Canadian territory, respectively.
For his part, Johnson said he is “very encouraged” for the conversations that the president of the American with his Mexican couple, Claudia Sheinbaum. In addition, he highlighted the “support” that the US received from Mexico on the border.
Several weeks ago, Trump announced 25% tariffs to imports from Mexico and Canada In retaliation for fentanyl traffic, a synthetic opioid that represents an increasingly alarming threat in the American territory.
However, after negotiations with the governments of Mexico and Canada, the Republican postponed the measure until the beginning of April.
The Secretary of Economy of Mexico will travel to Washington again to negotiate a new deadline for tariffs
In this context, the Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrardwill travel for the fifth time to Washington to move forward with trade negotiations with USAa week after the new term, of April 2, to come to enter tariffs.
Ebrard said that Wednesday’s visit seeks Safeguard Mexico as sixth world exporter of vehicles, at a time when American protectionism threatens to alter supply chains in North America.
The official explained that Mexico exports more than one million vehicles a year to the USmainly manufactured by US shipowners settled in the country.
Source: Ambito
