Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in an interview on Monday said Ottawa will not link US metal tariffs to NAFTA negotiations.
“We don’t link together the tariffs and the negotiations for NAFTA but we’re happy to continue to move forward on the negotiations,” Trudeau told CNBC.
Trump last week rolled out tariffs on steel and aluminum but said Canada and Mexico will be excluded and long-term exemptions would be based on the results of NAFTA negotiations.
Trump said Mexico and Canada will likely be exempt from the new tariffs if the attempts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are successful.
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