“Yesterday I had a very productive conversation with the president of Mexico. Likewise, I met with the Japanese commercial representatives of the highest level. It was a very productive meeting. All nations, including China, want to meet! Today, Italy! ”He said on his social network, Truth Social.
On Wednesday, on that same platform, the Republican leader had also spoken about his meeting with representatives of the Japanese Executive and said it was “a great honor” and that there was “great progress.”
The conversation with Sheinbaum occurred one day after Trump affirmed in an interview with the Fox chain that Mexico is afraid of drug trafficking posters and offered his help to the country to combat them.
The president replied that the United States seeks “Always intervene, but it’s not now, it’s always”and stressed that there is dialogue with the United States and that security collaboration occurs “with respect and without subordination.”
Its subsequent conversation is part of an intense round of negotiations on the tariff policy imposed by Trump to its commercial partners.
Last Wednesday, the republican leader backed down with respect to the tariffs considered “reciprocal” that announced days before and reduced his offensive, leaving for a period of 90 days a generalized 10 % tariff for most countries and regions, including the EU, while the encumbrances are negotiated.
In contrast, increased its tariffs to China to 145 %, although it then excluded from the latter temporarily Mobile phones and components of computers. The White House pointed out the eve that the percentage applied to that country could rise to 245 %.
The meeting that Trump will hold this Thursday with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, will also have the tariff policy as a central point of the Tariff Policy.
The ultra -rightist Meloni, in close tune with Trump and considered one of the main European interlocutors with the US president, said Tuesday that he will “the best thing he can” in this displacement and admitted that “it is a difficult time.” EFE