The three lead ministers say they’re pleased with what’s been accomplished as the talks move to Ottawa for the next round, scheduled to run from Sept. 23-27. During Friday’s closing news conference, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland repeatedly stressed that it’s normal for the major sticking points to remain unresolved at this point in the process. The countries have started working through the easier issues, and have tabled texts, and have had a chance to learn each other’s priorities, Freeland said. Lighthizer was asked about his boss’s threats to terminate NAFTA. “I’m not taking that position,” a reporter with Inside U.S. Trade quoted Lighthizer as saying.

Source: thestar September 05, 2017 21:33 UTC