With the purpose of knowing the perspectives of Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo on the Trade Agreement with the United States and Canada (TEMEC), the Secretary of Tourism, Economy and Sustainability (SETUES) Luis Humberto Araiza López, participated in the videoconference, “Plan of T-MEC Dissemination ”, convened by the head of the Undersecretariat for Foreign Affairs, Luz María de la Mora.

In his speech, the official stressed that before the health crisis, BCS maintained an economic dynamism that positioned it as the entity with the highest growth in this area, during the last five years. Likewise, he highlighted the diversification work of the tourism industry in other global markets, to encourage its development and generate more spillover, as well as strategies to strengthen its presence in the United States and Canada, the main commercial allies of the State.

In this sense, he indicated that the T-MEC represents great development opportunities for the Entity, not only for the tourism sector, but also for fishing, agriculture, mining and the energy sector, in addition to promoting scientific and technological exchange. , since the treaty establishes agreements that will allow a greater participation and presence of the productive and trade sectors at the international level, as well as a greater promotion and attraction of foreign investment.

“For Baja California Sur, the T-MEC represents a great opportunity to continue growing and exploring new markets. These opportunities will have to be supported by the Government and private initiative in order to raise the quality of our goods and services. Let us take advantage of these situations to generate greater social development and economic progress; and of course to create and protect jobs, ”said the head of SETUES.

Finally, Luis Araiza ratified the interest and will of the State Government to find synergies and maximize the benefits that the treaty will bring; in favor of South Californian families.