Visiting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Tuesday that his country and Japan would gain many advantages by joining a Pacific trade accord backed by the United States. The Trans-Pacific Partnership talks involve 11 nations including Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Chile. Mexico formally joined the negotiations in November along with Canada. "Needless to say, it will bring about very important integration" of the American and Asian continents," Pena said in Tokyo, according to a report of DPA. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Japan's intention to join the talks last month despite strong opposition from farmers and consumer groups. Japan's participation would mean that other participating nations could learn from its economic competitiveness, the Mexican president said. "We want to deepen our relations of trade as well as investment and also academic exchanges with the region," he said.
