Canada, Mexico say trilateral deal is key ahead of talks to review USMCA

MEXICO CITY, March 12 (Reuters) - Canadian and Mexican officials on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of maintaining the trilateral free trade agreement between their countries and the U.S., amid signals from Washington it could be interested in bilateral deals.

Canada's ambassador to Mexico Cameron MacKay and Mexican deputy trade secretary Luis Rosendo Gutierrez both told a conference in Mexico City that maintaining the trilateral U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement was a priority for their nations.