pena nieto position and the andres manuel lopez obrador position. >> just this morning, i'm -- i read some paper clippings on the part of the chief negotiator on the part of mr. andres manuel lopez obrador , expressing terms in support of what mexico's government has been doing as part of the negotiation, supporting the lead of the trade negotiation for mexico. i have seen some discussions on the part of andres manuel lopez obrador referring and recognizing the importance of international trade with nafta, and also his interest in wrapping up a new nafta 2.0 as soon as possible. we have made it very clear about it. we think that it is in the interest of the three countries to wrap up a negotiation on nafta 2.0 as soon as possible. all of the countries have other challenges, and it is a very complex political environment and national trade environment. i think that the interest of mexico, the united states, and canada will be strong if we can get to and after 2.0, that is balanced acceptable and possible for the three countries. we are not there yet obviously. we started formal negotiations in august of last year. the three parties have been criticized for th