According to a report by Reuters, while Mexico and the United States are close to resolving the remaining bilateral issues in the renegotiation of the NAFTA trade deal, finalizing those issues has been pushed to at least later this week. Jesus Seade, designated chief negotiator of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, told reporters, "We are already looking at all the issues. We might close this, not in a matter of hours, but these days. We still have next week." Reuters reports that since restarting last month, the talks have focused on resolving differences that US President Donald Trump says has crippled US manufacturing to Mexico's benefit.