The United States government has decided to postpone for a month to impose 25% tariffs on products imported from Mexico after an agreement between the two countries. The announcement was made by the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaumthis Monday (3), through a publication on the social network X (former Twitter).
According to Sheinbaum, the decision was made after a “good conversation” with the US president, Donald Trump. As part of the understanding, Mexico agreed to reinforce the US border, with the immediate mobilization of 10,000 National Guard soldiers, with a special focus on fighting drug trafficking, especially Fentanil, one of the main concerns cited by Trump.
In addition, the US pledged to work to avoid high -caliber -caliber trafficking for Mexico, a problem that the Mexican government has long denounced as a factor of violence in the country. The measure gives more time for negotiations and temporarily relieves the impact on Mexican exports, which could be strongly harmed by the taxation proposed by the Trump government.
“We talk about the interest he has, and we also have, in reducing the flow of fentanil and other drugs,” the Mexican president added to a press conference after the announcement of the deal.
The agent also said that Trump insisted on discussing an alleged US commercial deficit of Mexico, but countered the republican thesis. “I told him that this is not really a deficit … We are business partners,” he said. The Mexican president emphasized that the best way to compete with China and other regions of the world is to maintain this strong commercial partnership.
“Friendly dialogue,” says Trump
In a publication on Truth Social, Trump confirmed the conversation with Sheinbaum and said it was a “very friendly” dialogue. The US president pointed out that Mexico agreed to immediately mobilize soldiers on the US border, with the mission of containing the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigration.
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Trump also announced that the rates will be paused for a month while the two countries conduct negotiations led by Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, as well as high -level representatives of Mexican government. “I look forward to participating in these negotiations with President Sheinbaum while we try to reach a” agreement “between our two countries,” said the Republican.
