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" A scenario without NAFTA is something we have to think about. "

" At the end of the day, we have obviously our own political realities that will not allow us to approve something that is not in the benefit of everybody. "

" At the end of the day, we have to find a way to compete better with the world. "

" E-commerce, telecom - those things have to be captured by the new NAFTA. "

" Every challenge has the opportunity to convert into a winning proposition. "

" Free trade and economic stability do not, by themselves, guarantee success. "

" I can't come back home with an agreement that will not be a win-win-win situation for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. "

" I do believe that as the country becomes more attractive in the manufacturing sector, salaries can improve, and opportunities can expand. "

" If a private investor is raising his hand and saying, 'I don't have the conditions with which to work,' then the government has the responsibility to create those conditions. "

" If there is any action that punishes imports to the North American market and encourages U.S. exports, you have to reflect it in a mirror action to counteract the change of incentives that this would make for activity and investment in Mexico. "

" If we have to talk to the devil to guarantee the safety and future of the Mexican people in the U.S., Mexico will talk to the devil. "

" If you throw obstacles at the relationship with Mexico, you would be shooting yourself in the foot. "

" I'm not going to negotiate with Brazil for its pretty face. I'm going to negotiate with Brazil because they're going to open their car-manufacturing market. "

" I'm sure the apple guys from Washington state or the corn guy from Iowa will not like tariffs on corn or apples. "

" It makes no sense to introduce an agreement with border restrictions or tariffs. "

" Let me first clarify that NAFTA is a trilateral agreement. The decision of walking away is not of Mexico or Canada. The decision of walking away is of the U.S. "

" Mexico is very well positioned in the IT sector, thanks to our closeness to North America and how things are being developed in Silicon Valley. "

" Mexico's government has made a strong commitment to boosting the country's competitiveness in global trade, and the Ministry of Economy recognizes that trade facilitation is a key element in achieving this objective. "

" NAFTA, by itself, will not collapse. The possibility is that the United States leaves the treaty, but the treaty itself would keep regulating relations between Canada and Mexico. "

" NAFTA has been a great success for the three countries involved. "

" NAFTA is a trilateral agreement, and it would make a lot of sense to have trilateral discussions. "

" NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada. "

" One of the good things that's happening in manufacturing in Mexico is that the old maquiladora that was relegated to just assembling things has changed in different sectors. One of these sectors is the aerospace industry and in how we attract workers that have been in technical school. "

" Opening the Pandora's box of tariffs will be an endless game, and it will be a lose-lose proposition. "

" Since its enforcement, NAFTA has been more than a trade agreement. It has made us think of ourselves as a region. "

" Since we don't use any type of currency manipulation schemes - we have a floating exchange market - we are very glad to consider any type of process that would stabilize the Mexican peso. "

" The actions taken by the Cuban government with its new trade zone open up the potential of strategic investments from Mexico. Mexican companies are very excited. "

" The end-to-end value chain analysis proposed by the World Economic Forum has proved to be useful methodology, not only to identify trade barriers but also to highlight the importance of coordination among public-sector institutions. "

" The list of traceability for some automotive components needs to be rethought for new technologies to send adequate signals about the strengthening of the value chains in North America. "

" The next generation of entrepreneurs are already named Martinez or Sanchez. "

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