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Trump Says Would Not Mind Separate Trade Deals With Canada, Mexico

© REUTERS / Jacquelyn MartinFILE - In this Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, the national flags of Canada, from left, the U.S. and Mexico, are lit by stage lights before a news conference, at the start of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations in Washington D.C. Mexico appears to be preparing for the worst as the fourth round of talks open in Washington D.C, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, the national flags of Canada, from left, the U.S. and Mexico, are lit by stage lights before a news conference, at the start of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations in Washington D.C. Mexico appears to be preparing for the worst as the fourth round of talks open in Washington D.C, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not mind making separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

“I wouldn’t mind seeing NAFTA, where you go by a different name, where you make a separate deal with Canada and a separate deal with Mexico,” Trump told reporters.

Previously, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the adoption of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement may take place in 2019 as US President Donald Trump is focused on striking a beneficial deal.

National flags representing Canada, Mexico, and the US are lit by stage lights at the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, renegotiations, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. - Sputnik International
Trump Administration Does Not Have Authority to Pull US From NAFTA - US Senator
Couple of days earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the United States, Canada and Mexico were close to reaching agreement on a renegotiated NAFTA. However, Washington said the same day that the talks were "nowhere close" to an agreement.

NAFTA in its current state has been in place since 1994. Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the agreement if a better one is not negotiated.

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