/ Modified nov 30, 2016 3:56 p.m.

NAFTA-Shaped Hole on Border Business Summit Agenda

With renegotiation up in the air, some participants chocking predictions up to speculation.

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Fernanda Echavarri, AZPM
By Jorge Valencia, Fronteras Desk

MEXICO CITY – Mexican cabinet members and Gov. Doug Ducey will take part in an annual bilateral summit this week to celebrate and boost cross-border ties, though the absence of one topic on the agenda may leave a conspicuous gap in the meetings.

The stated purpose of summit is what one would expect: finding ways to bring businesses and jobs to both sides of the border. Not part of the agenda is the looming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which will likely be brought on by the incoming administration in Washington.

Marcos Garay, president of the Arizona-Mexico Commission, is focusing on the region immediately around him, he said.

"We have a very small piece of real estate in the world, relatively speaking. We want to make this the best. So what happens with NAFTA, at this point, is pure speculation."

The conference will include talks from Mexico’s secretaries of the economy, finance and foreign relations.

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