国际英语资讯:NAFTA talks must benefit agricultural trade in region, says Mexico
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="renegotiation">renegotiation</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="currently">currently</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="must">must</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diversify">diversify</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabian">Arabian</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Calzada">Calzada</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="over">over</span> 95 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Calzada">Calzada</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="firmness">firmness</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renegotiation">renegotiation</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 95 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, 30 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="chains">chains</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="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>.</p>
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