WASHINGTON, November 22 (Sputnik) – The United States has reached a new civil aviation agreement with Mexico, which will allow increased market access for airlines flying between the two countries, the US State Department has said in a statement.
"Today, U.S. government officials led by the Department of State's Economic and Business Affairs Bureau reached agreement, ad referendum, on a new civil aviation agreement between the United States and Mexico. The agreement will enter into force on January 1, 2016, after both parties have completed their necessary routine internal processes," the statement, released Friday, said.
According to the US State Department, the new agreement "is a key element of the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue, that aims to promote competitiveness and connectivity, foster economic growth, productivity and innovation, and partner for regional and global leadership".
At the beginning of this month Mexican aviation workers organized protests, demanding that the country's government stop negotiations on a bilateral airspace agreement with the United States, fearing that the new deal would lead to the disappearance of Mexico's national airlines.
