Japan PM Shinzo Abe tours Teotihuacan archaeological site in Mexico

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto toured the ancient city of Teotihuacan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Saturday (early Sunday, Manila time), one day after they signed bilateral accords that include an energy deal.

The two presidents were accompanied by their wives as they toured the pre-Hispanic city situated 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Mexico City.

Built between the 1st and 7th centuries AD, it is known for the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon.

On Friday, the two signed agreements related to the economy, health, tourism, education, science and technology, according to local media. As part of the agreements, Japan has agreed to ease restrictions on pork imports from Mexico and has confirmed its interest in shale gas development in the Latin American country following reforms from Mexico to open up its state-owned energy sector to private competition

Abe is accompanied by a delegation of Japanese businessmen and women who are participating in the 31st plenary meeting of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology (COMCE).

In 2013, Japan was named as Mexico's fourth largest trading partner globally and the second largest in Asia, after China, according to Mexico's Ministry of Economy.

Mexico is Shinzo's first stop in a five-nation 10-day Latin American tour that will take him to Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Chile and Brazil. — Reuters