Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

I'm sure the apple guys from Washington state or the corn guy from Iowa will not like tariffs on corn or apples.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

If we have to talk to the devil to guarantee the safety and future of the Mexican people in the U.S., Mexico…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

There is an old tool that has become very handy that is called strategic patience, which is do not overreact in the…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

You cannot set salaries by decree. At the end of the day, it doesn't work with the market. What you can make…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

You know how it is: when you politicize things, it is not the best ingredient to get things done.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

You cannot have an agreement... that gives a tailor's cut, a perfect handiwork, to a specific company.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Since we don't use any type of currency manipulation schemes - we have a floating exchange market - we are very glad…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We all know that China is not a free trader. That's the reality.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

If there is any action that punishes imports to the North American market and encourages U.S. exports, you have to reflect it…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

E-commerce, telecom - those things have to be captured by the new NAFTA.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Every challenge has the opportunity to convert into a winning proposition.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We believe more in bridges and making the border better.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Opening the Pandora's box of tariffs will be an endless game, and it will be a lose-lose proposition.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

NAFTA is a trilateral agreement, and it would make a lot of sense to have trilateral discussions.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

NAFTA has been a great success for the three countries involved.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We have to find common grounds. NAFTA is 22 years old. We need to modernize it.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

If you throw obstacles at the relationship with Mexico, you would be shooting yourself in the foot.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

One of the good things that's happening in manufacturing in Mexico is that the old maquiladora that was relegated to just assembling…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The precondition to negotiating NAFTA is that we can't go back to the past.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The actions taken by the Cuban government with its new trade zone open up the potential of strategic investments from Mexico. Mexican…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Since its enforcement, NAFTA has been more than a trade agreement. It has made us think of ourselves as a region.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

It makes no sense to introduce an agreement with border restrictions or tariffs.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Mexico is very well positioned in the IT sector, thanks to our closeness to North America and how things are being developed…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal