Statement Sunday: Negotiation Process and Effort Negotiation

statement sunday: Additional rounds are being planned for the remainder of the year, the countries said, according to The Japan Times. The joint statement reinforces the notion that the three nations are seeking a quick deal before politics overtakes the agenda next year. While a great deal of effort and negotiation will be required in the coming months, Canada, Mexico and the United States are committed to an accelerated and comprehensive negotiation process that will upgrade our agreement and establish 21st century standards to the benefit of our citizens, the countries said in a statement Sunday, after five days of discussions in Washington. ; The next round of negotiations is scheduled for Sept. 1-5 in Mexico, with talks moving to Canada in late September and back to the U.S. in October. Mexico will hold a general election next July, while U.S. Congressional midterms are scheduled for November 2018. While U.S. trade with its NAFTA partners has more than tripled since the agreement took effect in 1994, Trump blames the pact for gutting U.S. manufacturing and sending factory jobs to Mexico. The opening round got off to a tense start last week, when U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer served notice the U.S. wouldn't accept a modest tweaking of a trade deal that President Donald Trump believes has failed Americans. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.