Mexico president-elect Lopez Obrador gives assurance over Japanese firms

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assured Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in their talks Friday that his country will give highest consideration to the operations of Japanese firms as it renegotiates a free trade agreement with the United States and Canada.In the meeting in Mexico City, Lopez Obrador told Kono that he will give "maximum consideration" to averting a negative impact on Japanese companies operating in Mexico as the negotiation continues over the North American Free Trade Agreement.Major Japanese manufacturers such as Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. …READ FULL ARTICLE