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Nafta renegotiation talks begin amid high expectations

Trump, who has strongly denounced the pact, needs to have something he can call victory out of the talks

Published Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Washington

NEGOTIATORS from Canada, Mexico and the United States were to open the first round of talks on Wednesday to revamp the 23-year-old regional free trade agreement some see as a demon and others as a saviour.

Between those extremes, there are high expectations but vastly different views on how to remake the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) into a deal that pleases all sides, and fulfils President Donald Trump's repeated campaign promises to help US workers.

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