MEXICO CITY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Mexico will press the United States to remove existing tariffs during upcoming trade talks, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Friday.

Speaking after a meeting with business leaders, Ebrard said the issue will be raised at a second round of negotiations scheduled for Monday in Mexico City with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

"We have already made our position clear: we want tariffs removed and the agreement to move forward," he said, adding that tariffs on metals and automobiles, as well as quotas on Mexican tomatoes, remain key concerns for Mexico.

Mexico and the United States held an initial round of talks in Washington in March as part of the review process for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is due for revision this year. ■