Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and United States President Donald Trump have agreed to extend a looming trade deadline for “a few more weeks” to discuss pending issues with Washington.

Sheinbaum said on Monday that she spoke with her counterpart on Saturday.

The US agreed in July to pause for 90 days an increase in tariffs on some Mexican goods to 30 percent – from 25 percent – as the two countries continued talks aimed at reaching a new trade deal. That pause was set to end this week.

“I was interested in making sure that November 1 didn’t arrive without us having communicated and that we were in agreement that our teams were still working,” Sheinbaum said in her regular morning press conference, adding that the two countries were aiming to resolve 54 outstanding trade barriers.

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