Earlier statement here: USMCA trade ministers statement - highlight labor issues

More now, this time remarks from a US official:

  • US, Mexico, Canada trade ministers had engaging and cooperative discussion on climate change and future cooperation
  • continues to make concerns known to Canada over dairy tariff-rate quotas, will keep in touch on this issue-official
  • official says initial US-Mexico exchange on rapid response labor mechanism in gm <gm.n> case shows collaborative use of new enforcement tool
  • says would like to see a "little more progress" in Mexico on implementation of USMCA express shipments provisions
  • says not aware of any discussion or interest regarding changing the name of USMCA trade deal