NAFTA accounts for 14 million U.S. jobs, said the AS/COA president and CEO in opening remarks that spelled out the urgent need to bolster trilateral ties between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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Luis Videgaray y Chrystia Freeland entre otros subrayaron los beneficios del TLCAN y abogaron para que se mantenga el carácter trilateral del acuerdo durante la conferencia de AS/COA en Ciudad de México.
"Sin México, América del Norte no sería la potencia global que es hoy", dijo el secretario de hacienda y crédito público de México.
Mexico's foreign affairs secretary and Canada's global affairs minister affirmed their support for trilateral trade and updating NAFTA for the benefit of all three countries.
"No podemos iniciar negociaciones del TLCAN si no reconocemos que los tres países se han beneficiados" dice el secretario de economía de México.
AS/COA's president and CEO and Mexico's undersecretary for North America opened the conference in Mexico City.
The magazine celebrated its new issue on U.S.-Mexico relations with a panel on the future of bilateral ties and by covering the communities living in the border region.