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Mexico says finance minister, US Treasury's Mnuchin to meet

Steven Mnuchin
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Mexican Finance Minister Jose Antonio Meade and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone on Tuesday and agreed to meet in the coming weeks to discuss the countries' bilateral economic agenda, Mexico's government said.

The Mexican finance ministry said in a statement that Meade and Mnuchin agreed on the importance of the Mexico-U.S. relationship and that they would work together "in benefit of development of both countries."