U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he still doesn't have an answer on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension, and suggests it won't be coming any time soon.
Kerry, as well as Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade, took questions from reporters Friday morning in Washington, with Kerry's opening remarks stressing the "unity" among the three countries.
Kerry says TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline application is making its way through the Americans' administrative process, and that his job won't start until he gets the environmental analysis.
A news release says the three foreign ministers will talk about "North American prosperity, North America's leadership on energy and climate change, international engagement, and citizen security."
"I've often found myself in absolute awe about how extraordinary this continent really is," Kerry said.
"North America is a remarkable, remarkable unity of three very important and powerful countries that share values and interest. We are three nations separated by peaceful borders. This is something that is not every day, everywhere in the world today," he said.
TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension is bound to come up, especially following strong comments Thursday by Baird, who said it was time for a decision on the pipeline, "even if it's not the right one."
The project has been in limbo for several years awaiting approval by the U.S. State Department.
The pipeline crosses the Canada-U.S. border, so requires the department to sign off.
This is the first time since Kerry became secretary of state that the three have met. Kerry said he hopes to visit both Mexico and Canada in the future.
Meeting soon after the 20th anniversary of NAFTA, Kerry pointed to the amount of trade undertaken by the three countries: about a third of all the trade conducted by the U.S.
Trade between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico is worth more than $1 trillion a year and more than $100 billion a month, Kerry said.
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