Mexico, Canada declare partnership to expand cooperation in various sectors

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- Mexico and Canada have launched an inclusive strategic partnership in a host of fields namely in the economic and commercial and security sectors.
The agreement was declared during a news conference held in Mexico by the Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, and the Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, currently on a two-day official visit to the Mexican nation.
Sheinbaum said the two sides agreed on a plan to boost economic, social and social bonds. For his part, Carney indicated that the strategic partnership would broaden the cooperation in the external, commercial, investment, agricultural, energy, health, environmental and security sectors.
Carney has also indicated that his country is coordinating with Mexico to seek a just and balanced commercial deal with the United States of America regarding the tariffs and the trade links among the three regional nations.
Washington has imposed high tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports as part of President Donlad Trump's approach to enforce heavy levies on products from foreign nations.
The Canadian prime minister's visit to Mexico came in line with a plan by Ottawa to strengthen its economic ties with Mexico in the face of the US war trade and against backdrop of the planned re-negotiations on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USCMA).
The USCMA that essentially regulates free trade among the three regional nations has been eyed with suspicion by US President Donlad Trump who has repeatedly called for re-negotiating it.
The USMCA is a trade pact that replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on July 1, 2020. The USMCA aims to create a more balanced trade relationship, support high-paying jobs, and modernize trade in North America by strengthening protections for intellectual property, digital trade, and labor laws, and requiring more regional content for the automotive sector. (end) amm.rk