Key in NAFTA talks is 'not tearing apart what has worked': Mexico

Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal speaks during a meeting with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland before the first round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at the Canadian Embassyin Washington, U.S., August 15, 2017

Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Wednesday the issue with renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is "not tearing apart what has worked" but rather finding a way to make the agreement better.

Negotiators from the United States, Mexico and Canada kicked off talks on Wednesday to update the 1994 trade deal.