Canada will seek progress in dispute over Mexican energy policies at summit, Trudeau says – National | 24CA News
Canada and the United States are going to argue at a North American leaders’ summit subsequent week that resolving a dispute over measures that favor Mexican power firms would assist draw extra international funding to Mexico, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned on Friday.
“Both (U.S) President (Joe) Biden and I are going to be… fairly clear with President (Andres Manuel) Lopez Obrador that this… needs to be understood as a way to help Mexico develop, a way to continue to draw in investments from companies in Canada and the United States,” Trudeau advised Reuters.
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Asked if he hoped to make progress on the summit in Mexico City, Trudeau mentioned: “Absolutely.”
The United States and Canada entered into dispute settlement talks final yr with Mexico underneath a North American commerce deal, often called the USMCA, charging that Mexican power insurance policies have been discriminatory and undermine worldwide companies.
Trudeau will arrive in Mexico City on Monday for a three-day go to, which can embrace bilateral conferences with each Biden and Lopez Obrador. He will meet with business leaders from all three nations on Monday.
($1 = 1.3437 Canadian {dollars})
(Reporting by Steve Scherer Editing by Alistair Bell)
