国际英语资讯:Mexican, U.S. trade officials to discuss labor enforcement provision in USMCA: media
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 15-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</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="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>-<span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="USMCA">USMCA</span>), <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Seade">Seade</span>, <span word="undersecretary">undersecretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span>, <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blindsiding">blindsiding</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="attaches">attaches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="USMCA">USMCA</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Seade">Seade</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> "<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>" <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.</p><p><span word="Seade">Seade</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Politico">Politico</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="consulted">consulted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>," <span word="Seade">Seade</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span>."</p><p><span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</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="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="violate">violate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>.</p><p><span word="Seade">Seade</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USMCA">USMCA</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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