A few days after the deadline between the US government, Mexico and Canada, President Donald Trump said that “tariffs will continue.” Meanwhile, Mexico is confident in reaching agreements with the president.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Monday that tariffs to Mexico and Canada “will continue” after being consulted by journalists about the imposition of these measures when the deadline of a pause established by the three governments next week ends next week .
Trump reiterated his opinion that the United States has been mistreated by its neighbors and allies, and said that “tariffs will continue, yes, and we will gain a lot of land. The only thing we want is reciprocity.”
“We are fulfilling the deadlines with tariff of press with French president Emmanuel Macron.
Earlier on Monday, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum was confident that this week agreements with the United States would be reached before the deadline that was set with the president for the entry into Validity of general tariffs 25 % for Mexican imports.
Sheinbaum said at his morning conference that “this Friday we would need to be reaching important agreements,” he added that if necessary he would look for a new phone call with his American couple.
When abounding on the agreements that Mexico would be looking for with its northern neighbor, the president indicated that it is expected to reach a pact that “allows to protect and guarantee that there are no tariffs between our countries”, ensure continuity the commercial treaty between Mexico, states United and Canada (T-MEC) and see how the three countries are strengthened in front of other regions of the world.
Trump decided at the beginning of February to pause the tariff measure after one month after Sheinbaum promised to send 10,000 troops From the National Guard to the Northern Border to avoid the passage of drugs to the United States.
As part of the security actions that have deployed on the border with the United States, the Mexican authorities reported on Monday that since February 5, 746 people have been arrested and 705 firearms and hundreds of kilograms of different drugs have been seized.
Despite the agreement, the Republican President has maintained criticism against Mexico's security policies and recently said that the country is directed “largely” by drug cartels. Last week Washington officially designated six Mexican posters as foreign terrorist organizations.
(With information from The Associated Press and Reuters)