Mexican president hopes to settle situation around US tariffs before they come in force

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said that she is convinced that her government will manage to reach an agreement with the United States before the latter’s 30% tariffs on Mexican products come into effect, Report informs via TASS.

"The tariffs [on Mexican imports to the US] are announced starting on August 1, but we think based on our yesterday’s talks with our [American] colleagues that we will manage to agree with the US government on better terms. I have always said that it is important to have one’s head cool in situations like this to be able to cope with any problems," she said during her trip to the State of Sonora, commenting on US President Donald Trump’s letter notifying that the US is imposing 30% tariffs on imports from Mexico from August 1.

She recalled that the two countries have set up a working group comprised of representatives from the Mexican economy, foreign, energy, and finance ministries, and members of the US government to address this issue.