国际英语资讯:NAFTA could be dead if no major progress in early 2018, warns former Canadian trade negotiat
<p><span word="OTTAWA">OTTAWA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 24-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>) <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rework">rework</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tripartite">tripartite</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="drafting">drafting</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Retired">Retired</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="Colin">Colin</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="FTA">FTA</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>, <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>," <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rebalanced">rebalanced</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="absent">absent</span> <span word="rebalancing">rebalancing</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span> <span word="result">result</span>."</p><p><span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Chrystia">Chrystia</span> <span word="Freeland">Freeland</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> "<span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span>" <span word="some">some</span> "<span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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