Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that the call with US President Donald Trump is productive and they will continue with the dialogue to reach good agreements. The remark of Claudia Sheinbaum came just after President Trump said he had a ‘very productive’ call with the president of Mexico. “Yesterday had a very productive call with the president of Mexico. I also met the Japanese trade representatives at the highest level. It was a very productive meeting,” Trump added. The US president said every nation, including China, wants to meet! “Today, Italy,” he added. Meanwhile, with reference to Trump’s post, Claudia Sheinbaum said: “As he mentioned on his account, it was very productive. We will continue with our dialogue to reach good agreements that benefit our countries and our people.” Meanwhile, in another development, Mexico sent a diplomatic note to the United States on Wednesday to seek safety coordination in response to Washington’s plan for his army to control land along the border, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday. “It is their own autonomous decision and in their field, but we hope that it does not cross the border and that the existing collaboration on security issues continues,” Sheinbaum said. Earlier this week, the US Department of Trade said on Monday that it would end an 2019 agreement that “failed to protect US tomato growers from unfairly priced” imports from Mexico. Washington said it would impose an antidumping duty on July 14, leading to the duties of 20.9 percent on most tomato imports from Mexico. However, Mexico denied that his farmers were dumping tomatoes in the United States and said it would seek talks to avoid duties announced by Washington. “There is no dumping by Mexican tomato producers,” said President Claudia Sheinbaum at a news conference in which optimism is expressed that duties would be avoided. “Even if this sanction was applied, Mexican tomatoes would still be exported to the United States because there is no substitute. The biggest problem would be that tomatoes would be more expensive in the United States,” Sheinbaum said. First published: 17 Apr 2025, 23:31 IST
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