Trump sees ‘good’ ties with Mexico’s new leader

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Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador addresses supporters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico July 1, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

MEXICO CITY: US President Donald Trump is predicting a positive relationship with Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Trump says he “had a lot of good conversation” with the leftist leader Monday for about 30 minutes, a day after Lopez Obrador’s victory.
Trump says “I think the relationship will be a very good one.” Speaking during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Trump says he and Lopez Obrador discussed border security and trade.
He says: “We talked about trade, we talked about NAFTA, we talked about a separate deal, just Mexico and the United States.” Trump said this weekend that he was delaying efforts to renegotiate NAFTA until after the November midterm elections.