Mexico's Incoming Leader to Talk NAFTA 2.0 With Trump Officials

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet three more top White House officials Friday, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. Those are in addition to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was already set to meet Lopez Obrador and his team in Mexico City to discuss the bilateral relationship.Lopez Obrador will be accompanied by some of his cabinet picks, such as Marcelo Ebrard for foreign minister, Graciela Marquez Colin for economy minister and Jesus Seade for chief NAFTA negotiator.The officials are expected to discuss the NAFTA renegotiation, economic development projects and migration. Lopez Obrador reiterated on Tuesday that he will continue to respect the negotiating positions from current Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration."We consider that [NAFTA] should be maintained. In this time, we are going to be observers. We recognize the work from the negotiating team, and we're going to be with them as observers to support and achieve a good deal," Lopez Obrador said in a press conference outside his campaign office.