Canada’s Freeland Heading Back to Washington for NAFTA talks

Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for a meeting at the US Trade Representative's office September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. - Freeland said she is looking forward to "constructive" discussions with US officials on the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

OTTAWA–Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Sept. 17 said she would return to Washington, D.C. this week for fresh talks on NAFTA as time is running very short to meet a U.S. demand for a deal by October 1.

Freeland, speaking after a phone conversation with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, said a date for the latest round had not yet been set.