By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.S. and Mexico reached a preliminary agreement Monday to replace a free trade deal that also included Canada.
U.S. President Donald Trump made the announcement at the White House. The deal clears the way for Ottawa to join the new trade pact if it can agree to terms with Mexico City and Washington.
“We’ll see if Canada can be part of deal, ” Trump said.
Trump said the new deal would be named the “United States-Mexico Trade Agreement, ” and he would scrap the North America Free Trade Agreement.
Negotiations with Canada would begin almost immediately, he said.
