华盛顿 —— 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在与加拿大总理马克·卡尼会谈后表示，美加贸易协议“非常接近”达成，卡尼则表示双方将在未来几周致力于达成“互利共赢”的结果。
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said a US-Canada trade deal is “very close” after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said both sides would work on a “mutually beneficial” outcome in the weeks ahead.
“我们已经有了一个与加拿大达成非常好的协议的概念，”特朗普对记者说，重申了他的观点，即美国在与北方邻国的贸易中“已经亏损多年”。
“We have the concept of a very good deal with Canada,” Trump told reporters, repeating his contention that the US has been “losing money for many years” in trade with its northern neighbor.
随着美国中期选举将于11月3日举行，共和党对国会的控制权面临风险，特朗普和卡尼对贸易谈判前景给出了自8月谈判恶劣破裂以来最乐观的展望。
With Republican control of Congress at risk in US midterm elections on Nov 3, Trump and Carney offered the most upbeat outlook on trade talks since they collapsed acrimoniously in August.
卡尼于11月1日早些时候在社交媒体发文称，他与特朗普进行了通话，建立在“近期建设性讨论”的基础上，探讨了一项协议的框架，该协议将创造就业、提高家庭负担能力，并“充分尊重加拿大的语言、文化和主权”。卡尼表示：“我们的团队现在将在未来几周努力达成这一结果。”特朗普的关税政策促使卡尼减少加拿大对美贸易的依赖。
Carney, in a social media post earlier on Nov 1, said he spoke with Trump, building on “recent constructive discussions” on the outlines of a deal that would create jobs, boost affordability for families and “fully respect Canada’s languages, culture and sovereignty”. “Our teams will now be working in the coming weeks to deliver that outcome,” Carney said. Trump’s tariff policies have spurred Carney to reduce Canadian dependence on trade with the US.
上周，他作为深化与非美国贸易伙伴关系努力的一部分，在蒙特利尔接待了欧盟高级官员。
Last week, he hosted top European Union officials in Montreal as part of the effort to deepen ties with non-US trade partners.
欧盟会议后，卡尼在接受《政治客》采访时暗示，美国中期选举的结果不会对改变特朗普的政策立场产生太大影响。他表示，如果条件不符合加拿大的最大利益，加拿大不会急于与美国达成贸易协议。
After the EU meeting, Carney hinted in a Politico interview that the outcome of the US midterms would not have much of an impact to shift Trump’s policy stance. Canada will not rush into a trade agreement with the US if the terms are not in Canada’s best interest, he said.
“我前几天与总理通了话，”特朗普于11月1日表示，指的是卡尼。
“I spoke with the prime minister the other day,” Trump said on Nov 1, referring to Carney.
“我昨天又和他通了话，我们有了一个协议概念，这对我们的农民非常有利，对我们国家非常有利，对加拿大也没问题。” 美加贸易谈判于8月破裂，当时卡尼的特使因争议部分而退出谈判，部分原因是关于是否将拟议的美国关税减免扩展到加拿大寻求的中型和重型车辆。
“I spoke to him again yesterday, and we have the concept of a deal that’s going to be great for our farmers, great for our country, and it will be fine for Canada.”US-Canada trade talks collapsed in August when Carney’s envoy walked away from the deal, in part over a dispute about whether to extend proposed US tariff relief to medium and heavy-duty vehicles that Canada was seeking.
加拿大还指责美国试图限制法语的使用——法语是加拿大的两种官方语言之一——例如旨在促进法语节目制作的法规。美国否认这曾是一个关键问题。彭博社
Canada also accused the US of seeking to curtail the use of French – one of Canada’s two official languages – such as regulations designed to promote French-language programming. The US has denied that was ever a key issue. BLOOMBERG