Mexico, Canada and the US achieve progress in the fifth round to update NAFTA

The governments of Mexico, the United States and Canada "made progress in several chapters" during the fifth round of negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement of the North (NAFTA), reported today the Mexican Ministry of Economy.

Mexico, Nov 21 (EFE) .- The governments of Mexico, the United States and Canada "made progress in several chapters" during the fifth round of negotiations to update the Free Trade Agreement Trade of North America (NAFTA), reported today the Mexican Ministry of Economy.

In this round held in Mexico City, the first one not attended by the ministers of the three NAFTA partners, the negotiating chiefs "reaffirmed their commitment to advance in all areas of negotiation, with the aim of finalizing the negotiations as soon as possible possible. "

The talks that started last Friday concluded on Tuesday with advances, the Economy Ministry said in a statement without specifying which chapters.