Trump agrees to suspend tariffs to Canada and Mexico for a month after talking with Trudeau and Sheinbaum

The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumthey have announced to have reached an agreement with the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in which he has committed to both countries to Pausar for a month 25% tariffs that came into force on Tuesday.

Trudeau has confirmed through its X account that Canada will implement a new border plan of 1.3 billion dollars in which the border will be reinforced with new helicopters, technology and personnel with the objective of “stopping the flow of fentanyl”. As Mexico had announced, Canada will have 10,000 troops “protecting the border”.

Canada will also designate a fentanyl tsar fight organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering

“I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanil and support it with 200 million dollars,” adds Trudeau. With all this, he achieves suspend 30 days the entry into force of tariffs In the country.

This has been Trump’s conversation with Sheinbaum

Previously, Sheinbaum and Trump maintained a telephone conversation in which both have reached a series of agreements, which include the deployment of 10,000 National Guard agents on the common border.

“I always raised that We wanted me to pause the ratesfrom the first moment, the tariffs, so in this case we reach that agreement, “said Sheinbaum.

Although at first he raised these tariffs “forever“, Then he went to propose a one -month pause.” He agreed and in the end he asked me how much time he wanted to pause (the tariffs), I said (first): ‘Well, we are going to put it in pause forever, And I said: ‘Well, let’s put it in pause a month.’ And I am sure that in this month we will be able to give results, good results to his people, “he has detailed.

“I already spoke with the general secretary (of Defense, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo) to ask him to immediate It was a good agreement“The Mexican president added during her appearance.

Trump talks about “friendly conversation”

Through his account on the social network ‘Truth’, Donald Trump He has confirmed having spoken with Sheinbaum in what qualifies as a “friendly conversation.” The soldiers who will be on the border between Mexico and the United States will be commissioned, according to Trump, to “stop the entry of fentanyl and illegal migrants” to their country.

Subsequently, Trump has announced that he would have a conversation with Trudeau in the next few hours and that he will talk to China “In the next 24 hours,” that is, this Tuesday. During this month, both administrations will hold conversations in which they will try to reach an agreement.

By the United States, they will be present with the Secretary of State, Marco Rubiothe Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besentand the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick. Trump expects “participating” in these negotiations with Sheinbaum with the objective of achieve an “agreement” Between both countries.

The White House had announced the entry into force of 25% tariffs to all Mexican products in response to commercial deficit, irregular migration and fentanyl traffic. Washington justified this measure ensuring that “the cartels have an alliance with the Government of Mexico and They endanger national security and public health of the United States “.

Sheinbaum has already advanced that he would announce his “plan B” with tariff and non -tariff measures, in addition to qualifying “terribly irresponsible“The White House accusations. Mexico is the largest commercial partner in the United States, so the entry into force of these tariffs worried the country in an extreme way. The value of exports was from 490,183 million dollars In 2023, almost 30% of Mexican GDP.


Source: Lasexta

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