Overview
- The presidents spoke in a scheduled call on Wednesday, Sept. 16, a conversation Mexican officials and a U.S. source described as constructive and attended by Mexico’s foreign and economy secretaries.
- Claudia Sheinbaum said the call produced some understandings and that talks are advancing but she stressed there is no final agreement to announce yet.
- President Trump told reporters he is close to closing “a big” trade deal with Mexico and expressed a desire to reach an arrangement before the U.S. midterm elections.
- Technical negotiators will meet in Washington on Sept. 28–29 to work through T‑MEC disputes, including U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos and measures tied to the bilateral trade deficit.
- The talks sit on a backdrop of recent U.S. tariffs and pressure from Washington on migration and cartel cooperation, and a deal could lower tariffs for Mexican exporters and affect jobs, prices and cross‑border supply chains.