WASHINGTON - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met his US counterpart Donald Trump for the first time on Wednesday , in a potentially tricky encounter that may broach tensions over Mexico's treatment of US energy sector investors.
Mindful of the coronavirus pandemic, which is still surging in Mexico and the United States, the two did not shake hands as they met outside the White House.The USMCA was crafted in long negotiations headed by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. A senior US official said on Monday evening Mexico's government had pledged to uphold those contracts.Mexican-US cooperation over Trump's immigration policies could feature prominently, although one source familiar with the matter said the talks aimed to prioritise business.