Toronto.- Mexico, Canada and the United States concluded this Friday in Vancouver a ministerial meeting of the Free Trade Commission of the Agreement USMCA in which the differences that the partners have on the Mexican energy policy.

During the trilateral meeting, held under the auspices of the second anniversary of the trade agreement, the region’s energy policy, environment, supply chain issues and labor issues were discussed.

But the joint statement issued after the meeting of the Mexican Secretary of Economy, Tatiana Clouthier CarrilloMinister of International Trade of Canada marie ngand the United States Trade Representative, katherine taiomitted any reference to energy policy discussions.

And during the final press conference of the ministerial summit, the Under-Secretary for the Economy, Luz Maria de la Moraappeared, along with Ng and Tai, on behalf of Clouthier who, according to the Mexican official, was unable to attend due to “scheduling problems”.

Undersecretary De la Mora acknowledged during the final press conference the “differences” between the partners.

“Although there may be differences in the interpretation of the treaty and its implementation, we are convinced that we must continue to work towards a solid relationship, with frank and fluid dialogues and by taking advantage of institutionality of the treaty,” said Mexico’s Undersecretary for the Economy.

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Mexico’s energy policy has become one of the main stumbling blocks in the Latin American country’s relations with its North American neighbors due to the president’s decision Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador favor Mexican public companies and limit foreign investment in the sectorr.

Yesterday, after a bilateral meeting between Clouthier and Ng in Vancouver (Canada), the Canadian minister explained in a press release that she had reiterated to her Mexican counterpart Ottawa’s concern about the investment climate in the Latin country. American, “particularly in the mining and energy sectors”.

This Friday, Tai spoke in similar terms and indicated that Washington is ready to intervene in the face of what the United States and Canada have called breaches of T-MEC by Mexico.

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Tai told the media after Friday’s meetings that he had made it clear to the Mexican delegation that “all options were on the table” and that US authorities were considering what action to take.

The final statement said the three countries agreed to start negotiations for the creation of a sub-committee to “cooperate during emergencies to maintain, restore or resolve problems related to trade flows. “between North American partners.

In addition, the ministers pledged to increase the participation in international trade of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) led by women, indigenous peoples and other minority groups, as well as to defend the rights of workers in the three country.

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