{
  "id": 9821173,
  "title": "Meeting in Mexico City, Sheinbaum and So. Korea’s president pledge deeper ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/meeting-in-mexico-city-sheinbaum-and-so-koreas-president-pledge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/meeting-in-mexico-city-sheinbaum-so-koreas-president-agree-deeper-ties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum convened on Thursday to strengthen their bilateral ties through a new roadmap emphasizing economic and financial cooperation, trade, and technology. The two leaders signed 17 agreements during a joint press conference at Mexico City's National Palace. These agreements encompass areas like artificial intelligence, aerospace, energy, defense, and supply chains.\n\nDuring his visit to Mexico, Lee Jae Myung met with Higinio Martínez and other Senate leaders, marking the first such visit by a Korean leader since 2010. Mexico is currently seeking to diversify its economic relations amidst international trade tensions and negotiations with the United States, its primary partner. President Sheinbaum emphasized that bilateral trade reached US$27 billion in 2025, noting that South Korea is one of Mexico's top five trading partners globally, with Mexico being the Asian nation's main partner in Latin America. Sheinbaum stated, \"The goal of greater complementary economic cooperation between our countries will generate shared prosperity and benefits for our people,\" adding that South Korean investment since 2006 amounted to US$11.5 billion.\n\nLee, the first South Korean leader to visit Mexico since 2010, expressed that both nations agreed to finalize the review of their reciprocal investment promotion and protection agreement to bolster economic ties. The agreements signed cover various sectors, including economic and financial cooperation, science and technology, agriculture, security, intellectual property, culture, tourism, and academic exchange. They also agreed to promote trade and investment, facilitate the integration of Mexican SMEs into South Korean companies' supply chains, and create a US$100 million credit scheme to help Mexican companies acquire goods and services from Korean firms and support South Korean businesses operating in Mexico.",
  "summary": "It was the first visit to Mexico by a Korean leader in 16 years, and the two friendly nations wasted no time in signing 17 agreements pledging trade cooperation, as well as cultural exchange, including, of course, K-pop. The post Meeting in Mexico City, Sheinbaum and So. Korea’s president pledge deeper ties appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
  "key_points": [
    "Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Mexico City.",
    "Leaders signed 17 agreements covering economic, financial, trade, and technology cooperation."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}