Patricia Vazquez
Correspondent
Newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, July 26, 2022, p. 8
Cancún, QR., Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard ruled out a crisis in the relationship with the United States due to the establishment of consultations or panels on different matters, It’s a pretty good relationship, sometimes we don’t agree
, and there is a way to resolve the differences. He specified that there are different panels on labor, environmental and energy matters, but they are a civilized and sensible way of solving problems, I am sure that we are going to have a rapprochement, as we have had on other issues
.
In a press conference that he offered this Monday, after participating in the Future and international challenges for Quintana Roo event, with businessmen in Cancun, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs stressed that ties with the United States are very extensive and there is a common plan with the neighboring country. He pointed out that each difference must be resolved, without generalizing.
He argued that so far there is only one press release on the request of the United States trade representative, Katherine Tai, in terms of opening dispute resolution consultations on energy matters with Mexico under the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T -MEC) and no other document details what the process is based on.
He denied that a diplomatic crisis with the United States is underway and explained that these consultations are a procedure established by the World Trade Organization to resolve trade conflicts or actions by one country that may be harmful to another.
Regarding the lack of qualified labor, for which some restaurants in the north of the state are unable to open their doors, the official announced that mechanisms will be sought to bring workers to Quintana Roo. of the brother countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, if necessary
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