Mexico announces it will host US and Canadian leaders in January

MEXICO — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday he would host meetings with US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City early next year.

López Obrador said the North American summit, scheduled for January 9-10, will also include bilateral meetings with the two countries. The Mexican president said in October that Biden had already agreed to make the trip.

Neither the White House nor Canadian government officials have officially confirmed their attendance.

The three leaders met last year in Washington. These discussions usually focus on immigration, security and the economy.

This year, however, the United States and Canada filed consultations, a step ahead of filing a trade complaint, over López Obrador’s policy of favoring Mexico’s state-owned power company.

Both countries say favoring a domestic company over American and Canadian companies violates the United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, or USMCA.