U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested the United States and Mexico were close to a “big deal” on trade after days of negotiations between the two partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

“A big deal looking good with Mexico!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.

The Mexican economy minister said on Monday that Mexican and U.S. officials were nearing an agreement on bilateral issues, but a major issue still needed to be settled.