Source: SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 4/6/18


Senior ministers from the three North American Free Trade Agreement countries are gathering in Washington amid growing signs of optimism that they could find common ground on the toughest issues. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts Friday, the first such high-level trilateral negotiating session since March 5. Talks have warmed considerably, raising hopes of some kind of agreement in principle soon despite warnings that key gaps remain.

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