Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump had a phone call Thursday to discuss trade, security and other issues that bind the two countries.
Sheinbaum told reporters after the call that she spoke to Trump for about 40 minutes and described their conversation as “cordial.”
“We agreed to continue moving forward,” Sheinbaum said.
In a post on social media, Trump said he and Sheinbaum had a “very productive telephone conversation,” calling Mexico’s president “wonderful and highly intelligent.”
The call comes after a meeting in Washington, D.C., between Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer. In a statement after the meeting, the Office of the USTR said both sides agreed to begin formal discussions on possible reforms to the USMCA trade agreement.
That agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada is due for a review this summer. Trump has called the treaty, which he negotiated during his first term, “irrelevant” — signaling the review will likely turn into a renegotiation. The agreement keeps many goods traded between the three countries tariff-free.
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