Photo: Alfredo Estrella/AFPPresident Enrique Pena Nieto told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday he wants a significant increase in trade with the European Union, vowing to complete a new trade deal by year's end. Mexico is currently in negotiations with the European Union to modernize a free trade agreement they signed 20 years ago. "We hope the modernization of the free trade agreement between Mexico and the European Union leads to a significant increase in our trade relationship," Pena Nieto told a joint press conference. Merkel praised Mexico's "strong commitment to free trade," in a veiled jab at Trump's attacks on globalization. Both Merkel and Pena Nieto have been on the receiving end of some of Trump's most fiery attacks on trade.

Source: The Local June 10, 2017 07:18 UTC