AMLO and Trudeau agree to promote North American competitiveness

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the prime minister of Canada, Justin trudeau, agreed to promote the competitiveness of North America, in a bilateral meeting prior to the summit of leaders of the region to be held on Thursday in Washington, the Mexican Foreign Ministry reported.

In the framework of the T-MEC, Mexico and Canada seek to advance towards a more inclusive economic integration, in which youth, women and members of indigenous communities benefit from greater commercial cooperation.

The outstanding agreements of the meeting are:

• Reconciliation with indigenous peoples will be sought and indigenous communities will be placed at the center of public policies.
• Fight inequality through measures for the fair redistribution of wealth.
• Promote the competitiveness of the region.