Argentina, Mexico sign agreements to deepen cooperation

Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto signed here Friday a series of agreements on deepening cooperation in fields ranging from science and technology to social security and education.

They signed 17 deals after a meeting focused on economic issues, vowing to bring the two major Latin American economies closer together.

The agreements were signed "so we can aim for a better integration and free trade between the two countries," Pena Nieto told a press conference.

"We have a shared vision" for facilitating the development in both countries, said the visiting Mexican President.

"We hope the agreements signed today will...lead us to a time when our two countries will have a free trade agreement of absolute integration," said Macri.

The Argentine President added that he believes the two countries would contribute to making Latin America "more attractive to investments." Endi