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I think we've been able to establish good relationships with people on President Trump's team, and that gives us an opportunity to do better than what most people expect in terms of the relationship. And we are working towards that on many fronts, particularly on trade.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Been, I Think, Trump, Establish

I don't know what country's willing to export - for free - the computer scientists, engineers, doctors. It's hard to me to understand.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Country, Understand, Willing, Export

If what is on the table is something that is not good for Mexico, Mexico will step away from NAFTA.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Will, Mexico, Away, Table

The wall is not a bilateral issue. It's not something that we discuss with the American government. Every country has a sovereign right to protect its borders the best way that they see fit.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Country, Best Way, Issue, Sovereign

We need to stop illegal weapons flowing from the U.S. into Mexico.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Mexico, Stop, Need, Weapons

We always think about illegal stuff moving through the border south to north, but people forget that most guns - and we're not talking small guns, we're talking heavy weapons - they get to the cartels and create literally small armies out of the cartels.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Small, Through, Guns, Weapons

Mexico will under no circumstance pay for the wall that Mr. Trump is proposing.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Mexico, Trump, Proposing, Circumstance

We want to send a clear message that the Mexican government won't endanger its fiscal position, and we will remain on a path of fiscal responsibility.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Want, Will, Remain, Clear Message

The presidency is not a collegial body... He will surround himself with people who share his vision.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Vision, Himself, Presidency, Surround

Mexico believes in free trade.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Trade, Mexico, Believes, Free Trade

We always saw TPP as something that we want to be part of. In the beginning, we were not part of TPP, neither Canada or Mexico. So when we finally joined the negotiations, to us it was an opportunity.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Beginning, Always, Joined, Negotiations

We obviously don't like the idea of a wall. It's not a friendly gesture. And my own personal opinion is that it might not even work for the purposes that it's meant to work for.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

My Own, Like, Meant, Purposes

For any country - and that includes Mexico and the U.S. - having good, robust relationships with crucial allies and neighbors, that's putting your country first.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Country, Having, Robust, Allies

It's very important that the government is close to the business community and that we understand their concerns. But at some point, the government needs to be a government.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Some, Needs, Very, Concerns

I want to make clear, in the most emphatic way, that the government of Mexico and the Mexican people do not have to accept measures that, in a unilateral way, one government wants to impose on another. That we are not going to accept.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Want, Going, Another, Emphatic

Mexico is much bigger than NAFTA.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Mexico, Bigger, Than, NAFTA

If NAFTA goes away, it's not the end of the world. It certainly is not the end of trade between Mexico and the United States.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

United States, Certainly, NAFTA

We're absolutely open to making NAFTA better.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Better, Making, Absolutely, NAFTA

There are lots of things where NAFTA can be updated and upgraded.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Things, Lots, Where, NAFTA

I think a lot of scapegoating has been done on NAFTA. The reality is, a lot of the jobs have been lost mostly to technology. And that is something that happens well beyond the reach of NAFTA or any other trade agreement.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Think, Been, Mostly, NAFTA

The size of the energy sector in Mexico is just so vast; it has an outsize impact on the rest of the Mexican economy.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Rest, Size, Mexico, Vast

We don't believe trade deals are zero-sum games.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Games, Trade, Zero-Sum, Deals

What would happen if the markets suddenly questioned our ability to keep public finances in check? What would be the effect on growth?

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Check, Happen, Questioned, Suddenly

Mexico is a market economy, but we should have better markets.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Better, Market, Markets, Mexico

Mexico is an important country for the U.S. We should not forget that.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Forget, Important, Country, Mexico

The government needs to work to improve how markets perform.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Government, How, Needs, Markets

Taxes are never popular.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Never, Popular, Taxes

I think always having somebody that you trust and you know can help in the communication, that is very important.

- Luis Videgaray Caso

Trust, Think, Always, Communication

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