Mexico Doesn’t See Nafta Talks Wrapping Up Before Deadline

Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo says he expects negotiations to go beyond May 17

Negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico are scrambling to reach a Nafta deal by July, but two proposals involving autos are complicating the talks. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains.

Anthony Harrup and

Robbie Whelan

Updated May 15, 2018 11:36 a.m. ET

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s chief trade negotiator said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement to be wrapped up by Thursday, increasing the likelihood that a new Nafta won’t be voted on by the current U.S. Congress.

“The possibility of having the entire negotiation done by Thursday isn’t easy, we don’t think it will happen by Thursday,” Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo told the Televisa network.

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