Canada Appeals to World Trade Organisation on Trump Tariffs

He will appeal to the World Trade Organisation against the new customs duties imposed by the US president. “The government clearly considers that these Donald Trump customs duties constitute a violation of US commitments” to the World Trade Organisation and the free trade agreement linking the two countries, ACEUM, added the official, who specified that Canada will also file an appeal under this ACEUM agreement, in which Mexico is also involved. CORVERSE Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum announced for her part that she would announce tomorrow, Monday, more details of the repayable duties she ordered imposed on American products, after Washington decided to impose 25% duties on all products coming from Mexico. Speaking outside the Mexican capital, the president stated that the duties imposed by the US would also have a serious impact on the American economy, as they would cause price increases, while she categorically rejected the US claim that the Mexican government has relations with drug cartels and noted that the US has done nothing to stop the illegal sale of drugs in their country or to address the “serious problem” they have with fentanyl addicts, for which she noted that it would not be solved with customs duties. Mexico’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, Claudia Shainbaum also stressed, while saying addressing Mexicans living in the US that, if they want to return to Mexico, they will be accepted with open arms. The President of Mexico stressed, however, that it would be better to talk to the US government, rather than “war” with her and that reason should prevail, although, as she pointed out, she does not lack courage.