NAFTA: Deadlock on Hard Issues as Latest Round Concludes

Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland with Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal (L) and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during the final day of of NAFTA negotiations in Ottawa on Sept. 27, 2017. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

MEXICO CITY—Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up Nov. 21 in Mexico City with all key issues still deadlocked and a plethora of question marks lingering over the trade deal.

The negotiators made progress on a variety of technical files, nearly concluding some less-controversial chapters like digital trade, sanitary measures, customs enforcement, and telecommunications.