Mexican Prez sees 3-way NAFTA deal ‘this week’

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday said a final trade deal with the United States and Canada is possible this week, as the US and Mexico wrapped up talks on an updated NAFTA. Pena Nieto tweeted that he had spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the phone and encouraged him to return to the negotiating table for a speedy final week of overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The US and Mexico had been holding two-way talks to iron out lingering issues, before bringing Canada back to the table. “I spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the state of the NAFTA negotiations and the progress made between Mexico and the United States,” Pena Nieto wrote on Twitter.