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During her visit, Ms Truss will also open the new British Embassy building in Mexico City after the previous one was damaged in the 2017 earthquake, and attend an AstraZeneca vaccine bottling site before a dinner with celebrity chef Fernando Stovell.<\/span><\/p>\n Ms Truss is travelling directly from the Uni<\/span>ted Nations Assembly in New York which she has been attending with prime Minister Boris Johnson throughout the week.<\/p>\n FOLLOW BELOW FOR UPDATES…<\/strong><\/p>\n If Britain joins the CPTPP group if will be the trade area’s second-largest economy after Japan. <\/p>\n The group already represents a total of 13.4 percent of global gross domestic product and in 2019 countries in the group accounted for £110billion worth of trade.<\/p>\n UK trade with member countries also grew by eight percent annually between 2016-19.<\/p>\n The Foreign Secretary said the UK’s relationship with Mexico has “huge potential” and closer ties are “a key part of the plan.”<\/p>\n Ms Truss added: “Closer ties with Mexico are a key part of our plan to strengthen economic, security, and diplomatic links with like-minded allies who share our belief in free enterprise and free trade.<\/p>\n “A trade deal with Mexico, for example, will pave the way for us to join the CPTPP, one of the world’s biggest free trade areas.<\/p>\nHow big are the member countries?<\/h3>\n
Relationship with Mexico has ‘huge potential’<\/h3>\n