Foreign Minister Videgaray Says Trump Meeting at G20 Summit Unlikely to Lead to Big Deals Noel Randewich - Reuters
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Fate of US-Mexico Agreement on Border Security, War on Drugs Unclear (CGTN America)

A meeting between Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday at the G20 summit in Germany will last about 30 minutes and probably not lead to any major agreements, Mexico's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

The face-to-face talks will be the first between Pena Nieto and Trump as presidents. Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray warned in a television interview not to expect too much.

Trump's election and his early days in office sent U.S.-Mexico relations to a new low due to his threats to slap tariffs on Mexican-made goods and a plan to build a wall on the southern U.S. border to keep out illegal immigrants.

"It will be an important meeting but we have to put it in context and not have expectations that are unjustified," Videgaray told the Televisa television network. "We don't expect to resolve substantial differences."

Trump and Pena Nieto will discuss renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) scheduled for August, as well as cooperation in combating drug cartels and development in Central America, Videgaray said.

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