The Secretary of Economy of the Government of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard spoke about Donald Trump and ruled out that there was a problem in the bilateral relationship with the United States, given the arrival of the Republican to the White House.
To the express question about how they are going to confront the threats and feints that Donald Trump has made, Marcelo Ebrard responded: “With cold blood and intelligence.”
Could there be any problem due to the Trump administration? He was questioned in an interview after a meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace.
“I don’t believe it. I don’t see it, because the size of the exchange between the two countries means that all logic leads you to strengthen it. So, I think that the economic and commercial relationship will continue moving forward,” said Ebrard.
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The head of the Ministry of Economy and former chancellor in the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, explained that When there is an order from Sheinbaum there could be a meeting with Trump, but he assured that the President is “prepared.”
“And the entire government has been very prepared for months for that scenario (of a meeting with Donald Trump). “There are no surprises here, we are ready here,” the official said.
Regarding whether he would make a call to investors, Ebrard explained that the meeting with Larry Fink, president of BlackRock, The day of the United States presidential election is not a coincidence, but it means that there is confidence in Mexico.
“So, I see that the markets, in this case due to the presence of clearer representatives, Well, they are betting on Mexico”, they see it very well and so do we, he said.
Ebrard explained that in the meeting with President Sheinbaum Pardo He made very brief comments about the future of relations with the United States.
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“The relationship looks promising. The call the President had today went very well. “There is a very good atmosphere,” he stressed.
He added that they have been prepared for the renegotiation of the T-MEC for some time.
“The 2018 negotiation had other conditions, because it was more difficult, but I believe it was still not achieved. It was even a moment that he thought he had no longer dealt with. Today you have a treaty that is working,” he added.
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