Mexico City,
\nUS President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner will visit Mexico on Wednesday, the Mexican government said, against a backdrop of strained ties between the two neighbours.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministry said Kushner would visit as Trump\u2019s \u201cspecial envoy\u201d and meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, who reportedly cancelled plans for a visit to Washington after a testy phone call last month with Trump – the second time he has scrapped a visit over Trump\u2019s insistence that Mexico pay for his planned border wall.<\/p>\n
US-Mexican relations have also been strained over trade issues, including Trump\u2019s insistence on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to get a \u201cbetter deal\u201d for the US and his vow to include Mexico and Canada in steep tariffs on steel and aluminium.<\/p>\n
Kushner will also meet with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring these meetings, the two sides will review various issues on the bilateral agenda,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
Kushner, the 37-year-old husband of Trump\u2019s daughter Ivanka, recently lost his top-level security clearance, raising questions about his role as one of the president\u2019s closest advisors.<\/p>\n
The Washington Post reported that at least four foreign governments, including Mexico, had sought to leverage his business and political vulnerabilities to their own ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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