Article 28JHD 'Against our dignity': Mexico vows never to pay for Trump's wall

'Against our dignity': Mexico vows never to pay for Trump's wall

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David Agren in Mexico City
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Enrique Pena Nieto draws battle lines for changed relationship with the US amid fallout from Trump's tirades

Mexico's president, Enrique Pena Nieto, has rejected any suggestions of his country paying for a border wall and pledged to sign an updated free-trade agreement with the European Union as he seeks to diversify the economy away from the United States.

Speaking in uncharacteristically stern and straightforward language, Pena Nieto told an audience of Mexican diplomats: "All matters that define our bilateral relationship are on the table including security, immigration and commerce."

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