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US President Donald Trump has said “not nearly enough” progress is being made in negotiations with Mexico to avert his threatened tariffs.
Trump administration officials hosted Mexico’s foreign minister at the White House on Wednesday, and they will meet again on Thursday.
Mr Trump said import duties of 5% will take effect next Monday unless Mexico stems the migrant flow into the US.
Those numbers reached their highest level in more than a decade last month.
US Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard at the White House on Wednesday, but the meeting ended without agreement.
Mr Ebrard told a news conference afterwards that tariffs were not even discussed.
“The dialogue was focused on migration flows and what Mexico is doing or is proposing to the United States, our concern about the Central American situation,” he said.
The US president, who is in Europe for World War Two commemorations, warned on Twitter that the tariffs would go ahead next Monday without a breakthrough.
Trump unimpressed with US-Mexico trade talks
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