Overview
- At the APEC leaders' summit in Gyeongju, Marcelo Ebrard urged stronger cooperation within the USMCA in brief meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Ebrard met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Gyeongju and reported continued progress toward pre-review arrangements for the 2026 USMCA assessment, posting “Seguimos avanzando.”
- He promoted Plan México to APEC economies, stressing digitalization, universal internet access, and AI-focused infrastructure such as data centers as pillars to draw new investment.
- In talks with Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia, Ebrard pressed trade expansion and told Japan that Mexico will remain in the USMCA to leverage preferential access to the U.S. market.
- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung signaled support for Mexico’s bid to host APEC 2028, while Indonesia expressed interest in importing Mexican salt and a Vietnamese business delegation is expected to visit.