Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum thanked her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump for an “excellent and respectful” call on Thursday, and vowed the country would continue working on security and immigration as Washington temporarily eased restrictions on rates about some Mexican imports.
Sheinbaum said the United States and Mexico will continue to work together to stem the flow of the opioid fentanyl from Mexico into the United States. That issue has been a key sticking point in negotiations over Washington’s 25% tariffs on Mexican goods. The tariffs went into effect earlier this week.
“We had an excellent and respectful call, in which we agreed that our work and collaboration had produced unprecedented results,” Sheinbaum said in a post on X. “All of this was achieved within the framework of respect for our sovereignties.”
After the conversation between the two, Trump announced that the United States will not force Mexico to pay tariffs on any goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The exemption will be valid until April 2. On that date, Trump promised to implement reciprocal tariffs for all countries.
Source: Kylie Madry and Brendan O'Boyle | Notícias Agrícolas
