OTTAWA: Canada is seeking closer collaboration with Mexico in multiple sectors amid a trade war with the United States, senior ministers said during a visit that included a long meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The two nations agreed “to build a work plan” covering “resilient supply chains, port-to-port lines of trade, artificial intelligence and the digital economy, energy security,” Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Tuesday.
“Mexico plays an important role in the global economy and we want to make sure that, from a Canadian standpoint, we’re recognising that and we’re leveraging it for the advantage of the Canadian domestic economy,” Anand added.
Likewise, Canada offers “a lot of opportunities to Mexico when it comes to critical minerals and the supply chain around that,” and energy security, Champagne said, adding that both nations are “free traders”. — Bloomberg
