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" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Potential
Mexico
Government
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" We can be a very natural partner as a support base for Ireland to use Mexico to enter into the North American and South American markets and for Mexico, in turn, to really take advantage of Ireland as a gateway to the European markets. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
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American
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" The precondition to negotiating NAFTA is that we can't go back to the past. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
NAFTA
Past
Negotiating
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
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Canada
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" You know how it is: when you politicize things, it is not the best ingredient to get things done. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Know
Things
Best
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Manufacturing
Good
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" The Pacific Alliance is an initiative to align our economies. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Our
Initiative
Alliance
" I do believe that as the country becomes more attractive in the manufacturing sector, salaries can improve, and opportunities can expand. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Believe
Opportunities
Improve
" Since its enforcement, NAFTA has been more than a trade agreement. It has made us think of ourselves as a region. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Us
Trade
Been
" A scenario without NAFTA is something we have to think about. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
NAFTA
Something
Without
" We have to find common grounds. NAFTA is 22 years old. We need to modernize it. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Years
NAFTA
Need
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Strong
Key
Government
" We all know that China is not a free trader. That's the reality. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Know
China
Free
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Back
Canada
Situation
" It makes no sense to introduce an agreement with border restrictions or tariffs. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Sense
Border
Agreement
" I'm sure the apple guys from Washington state or the corn guy from Iowa will not like tariffs on corn or apples. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Washington
Apple
Will
" We are willing to consider any rebalancing as long as it's through trade expansion, not through trade restriction. As long as it's about how can we buy more from each other, we're willing to work that way. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Through
Way
Trade
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
America
Mexico
Thanks
" Every challenge has the opportunity to convert into a winning proposition. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Challenge
Every
Opportunity
" There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Exist
Content
Agreement
" We are fed up with complaints that Mexico is stealing jobs from U.S. manufacturing. We are part of the solution that has maintained competitiveness for the U.S. versus China. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Manufacturing
China
Solution
" There won't be a law with sanctions, but Mexicans and Mexican consumers will know how to value those companies that are loyal to our national identity and those that are not. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Value
Know
Mexican
" E-commerce, telecom - those things have to be captured by the new NAFTA. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
E-Commerce
Things
Those
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Saying
Government
Work
" NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Will
Mexico
Canada
" NAFTA has been a great success for the three countries involved. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Success
Involved
Three
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Talk
Devil
People
" We must ensure that decisions we make today do not come back to haunt us tomorrow. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Tomorrow
Decisions
Back
" 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. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
Mexican
Process
Manipulation
" Toyota has 10 plants in the United States... and employs more than 130,000 Americans. If I were Mr. Trump, I'd treat them with more respect. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
More
Treat
United
" We have to start a process of looking at what's next after we complete the modernization effort. "
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal
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Next
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