Mexican President Sheinbaum says after talking to Trump that US has postponed the increase in duties on Mexican goods
The United States has postponed the introduction of 25% duties on imports of Mexican goods for one month.
This was announced on the social network X by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum after a telephone conversation with American leader Donald Trump, Censor.NET reports.
According to Sheinbaum, she had a good conversation with President Trump "with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty."
She also said that they reached a number of agreements during the conversation. Namely:
- Mexico will send 10,000 National Guard troops to its northern border to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl;
- The United States intends to work to prevent the smuggling of weapons into Mexico;
- The teams of the US and Mexican presidents will start working on two areas: security and trade;
- The US will postpone the imposition of 25% duties on goods from Mexico for a month.
In turn, U.S. President Trump confirmed the postponement of the introduction of duties on Mexican goods.
"We have agreed to immediately suspend the pending tariffs for one month, during which time we will hold talks led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant and Commerce Secretary Howard Luthnick, as well as senior Mexican officials. I look forward to participating in these talks with President Sheinbaum as we seek to reach a 'deal' between our two countries," the White House chief wrote.
Earlier it was reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump will introduce significant customs tariffs for Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, February 1.
In addition, Trump stated that he intends to impose duties on products from the European Union.
On February 1, the US media reported that US President Donald Trump had signed decrees imposing significant tariffs on imports of goods from Canada, Mexico, and China.
