Overview
- Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard met USTR chief Jamieson Greer as technical teams work today and Thursday to structure the opening agenda.
- Mexico formally proposes extending the agreement’s permanence and scrapping unilateral U.S. tariffs, a plan approved by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- Both sides set three priorities for this round: cut reliance on non‑regional inputs, reinforce rules of origin, and strengthen regional supply‑chain resilience.
- U.S. investigations into overcapacity and forced labor, plus recent sectoral tariffs on items such as steel, aluminum, autos and copper, frame the talks.
- Canada is not part of this first round, with broader engagement expected later, including a Mexican trade mission to Canada scheduled for early May.