Mexico and Britain began trade talks after Brexit

Mexico and Britain began trade talks after Brexit

Mexico and Britain have begun informal talks on an agreement to maintain Britain's preferential trade deal with Mexico after Brexit, British international trade secretary Liam Fox said on Thursday.

Fox also told reporters on a visit to Mexico City that he hoped Mexico and the European Union (EU) would press ahead with concluding their updated free trade agreement.

Fox said he and Mexican economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo have began a dialogue aimed at ensuring "that the preferential agreements that the U.K. currently enjoys with Mexico remain in place."

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