Mexico and France sign over 60 agreements

President Enrique Peña Nieto and his French counterpart Francoise Hollande announced that the countries signed over 60 agreements during the state visit of Mexico's President to France.

At a joint press conference, President Peña Nieto announced the creation of "La Casa Mexicana," a cultural-gastronomic project initially financed by Mexican businessmen, and added that a Mexican art exhibition will be held in Paris next year.

Earlier, at the France-Mexico Economic Forum, organized by the Movement of French Enterprises (MEDEF), President Peña Nieto said that Mexico "is a country open to the world that has eleven free trade agreements that give it access to a market of more than 1.1 billion consumers."

He added that Mexico wants France to see it as a "reliable investment destination" to expand" its business horizons.

President Hollande said that trade between the two countries grew at an annual rate of 10% over the last three years.