State Department

The U.S. and Mexico have yet to resolve a dispute over immigration that President Trump has tied to blanket tariffs on Mexican goods, Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday.

If the United States moves ahead with plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports, Mexico’s first recourse will be to seek the help of the international community, Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez Colín said on Monday.

“Given the strength of our ... relationships, our view is that we should have an equally strong economic relationship.”

“The more the EU leadership plays the delay game the more we will have to use leverage to realign the relationship,” the U.S. ambassador said.

“Yes, almost certainly a bilateral agreement with the Vietnamese. It may not even be a formal trade agreement. It may be just elements of what you would see in a full free trade agreement.”

A State Department official says he hoped every member would adopt CBPR over the next two years, helping to facilitate digital trade.

Johnson: “What I'm focusing on here is something the president has also said – that is looking forward to, and hoping, that the environment will lead to the ability for the U.S. to do a quick, very massive bilateral trade deal.”

“We’re acutely aware of the various countries obligations under both the regional economic communities as well as under the emerging CFTA.”

“How do we make sure we are creating jobs and prosperity as part of the larger picture, the balanced and responsible policy we have [for] all the things we consider when we look at any arms sale?”