Canada open to Mexico five
Ildefonso Guajardo
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo  delivers a speech during the inauguration of the IP Statistics for Decision Makers (IPSDM) Forum in Mexico City  Mexico  November 14  2017. REUTERS/ Edgard Garrido
 Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo  floated the idea this week of reviewing NAFTA instead and said on Thursday  it  was better to allow the 1994 accord to be analyzed regularly than to expose it to sudden changes in the political mood.
âItâs in the national interest to review the effects of public policy  and actually thatâs why weâre in this fix just now because weâve spent 20 years without talking about how we perceive the effects of a public policy â  he  told Mexican radio.
 Guajardo  and the officials were speaking as a fifth round of talks among the United States  Mexico and Canada on overhauling the trade deal was taking place in Mexico City.
 Guajardo  also said  he  did not agree with statements by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross this week that it would be devastating for Mexico if the United States quit NAFTA.
âWithout a doubt  Mexico could face a short-term impact because the market is very sensitive to marketing  branding â  he  said. âOur ability to adjust  and the manner in which we do it  is what will allow us to resist any potential change.â
 Guajardo  also noted that if the NAFTA negotiations ended up stretching into March  the United States would need to ask itself if it wants the trade talks to influence Mexicoâs July 2018 presidential election.
[TGT] delivers a speech during the inauguration of the IP Statistics for Decision Makers (IPSDM) Forum in Mexico City  Mexico  November 14  2017. REUTERS/ Edgard Garrido
  [TGT] floated the idea this week of reviewing NAFTA instead and said on Thursday   [TGT]   was better to allow the 1994 accord to be analyzed regularly than to expose  [TGT]  to sudden changes in the political mood.
âItâs in the national interest to review the effects of public policy  and actually thatâs why weâre in this fix just now because weâve spent 20 years without talking about how we perceive the effects of a public policy â  he  told Mexican radio.
  [TGT] and the officials were speaking as a fifth round of talks among the United States  Mexico and Canada on overhauling the trade deal was taking place in Mexico City.
  [TGT] also said   [TGT]   did not agree with statements by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross this week that it would be devastating for Mexico if the United States quit NAFTA.
âWithout a doubt  Mexico could face a short-term impact because the market is very sensitive to marketing  branding â  he  said. âOur ability to adjust  and the manner in which we do it  is what will allow us to resist any potential change.â
  [TGT] also noted that if the NAFTA negotiations ended up stretching into March  the United States would need to ask itself if it wants the trade talks to influence Mexicoâs July 2018 presidential election.