Mexico working on agreement with US before tariff deadline, says senior Mexican official

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Mexico is working with the United States to reach an agreement on tariffs before an impending deadline, a senior Mexican government official said on Wednesday, and the U.S. recognized its work to control migration and fentanyl trafficking. Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Luis Rosendo Gutierrez, following a meeting in Washington with the team of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, told Reuters that officials discussed the upcoming “review of the USMCA trade pact, concerns about steel and aluminum and China, among other issues.” “We are working together to reach agreements before the fatal dates,” Gutierrez said, referring to threats by President...