U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday declared at the opening talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement that “this agreement has failed” for many Americans, and that the U.S. was seeking fundamental reforms.

But Lighthizer’s Mexican and Canadian counterparts disagreed, and said the deal had been a huge success for everyone and that any changes should be therefore be modest lest those gains be lost.

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