USTR official: US, Canada & Mexico are well prepared to meet aggressive NAFTA timetable

The United States, Canada, and Mexico are well prepared to meet aggressive NAFTA timetable, a U.S. trade official said on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters.

Key quotes (via Reuters):

• Will be 'quite ambitious' in first round of NAFTA talks
• Hope to expand market access for U.S. agricultural products
• Will seek to add appropriate mechanism on currencies
• Will table quite a lot of text at first round of NAFTA talks, aiming for high standard agreement
• We aim to address U.Ss. trade deficits throughout the NAFTA agreement