Mexico Foreign Minister: ‘We’re Absolutely Open to Making NAFTA Better’

‘NAFTA is a 20-year-old agreement, it was crafted in a different world’

COOPER: "Are you open to a renegotiation on that?" 
VIDEGARAY: "We’re absolutely open to making NAFTA better. NAFTA is a 20-year-old agreement. It was crafted in a different world. There was no ecommerce, the Mexican energy sector was closed, and some things — clearly, some things can be improved about NAFTA, both for the benefit of the U.S., and for the benefit of Mexico. So, yes, we are always hoping to discuss and as long as it’s something that does not hurt Mexico’s national interests. "
COOPER: "Has that negotiation actually started?" 
VIDEGARAY: "No, not yet. We are — we will be working over the next few months to start negotiations. In Mexico, we need to go through a consultation process first. We want to make sure that we gather the opinion of the Mexican Senate, the Mexican private sector, the unions, and then we’ll start going through negotiations.But I think there’s, like in any trade negotiation, there’s always room to make it a win-win negotiation. This does not have to be a negotiation in which one of the countries loses. We can make it a very good deal for both countries.

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