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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Cattle from Mexico have been barred from the United States for most the past year to prevent the parasite from entering. Ranchers in Sonora say this method was a mistake. -
Mexico’s foreign secretary says 14,000 Mexican nationals remain in immigration detention in the United States as Mexico pursues consular and legal action. -
The move comes after a nearly yearlong ban of Mexican cattle into the United States to protect against the New World screwworm parasite. -
The San Luis port of entry from Sonora, Mexico, is Arizona’s westernmost border crossing, and could see delays for four to five months starting later this month. -
No cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite have been reported in Arizona, but USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the state has recommendations for ranchers to protect against it.
