国际英语资讯:NAFTA renegotiation at risk due to U.S. proposals, says Mexican advisor
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 25-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="renegotiation">renegotiation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> "<span word="big">big</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>" <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="participant">participant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Moises">Moises</span> <span word="Kalach">Kalach</span>, <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Coordination">Coordination</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>" <span word="had">had</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="major">major</span> <span word="unbreachable">unbreachable</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span>."</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Executives">Executives</span>, <span word="Kalach">Kalach</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</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="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="Kalach">Kalach</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lobbying">lobbying</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 250 <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> 22 <span word="American">American</span> <span word="governors">governors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>," <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="Kalach">Kalach</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="proposals">proposals</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 17 <span word="to">to</span> 21, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p>
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