Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a trade agreement with teh state of Mexico, also known as Edomex, to distinguish it from the country of Mexico.
Pritzker signed the Illinois-Mexico Sister-State Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) along with the State of Mexico Gov. Delfina Gómez Álvarez.
Pritzker Office stated the agreement was “a non-binding agreement between two or more parties that expresses an intent to cooperate – was between Illinois and the State of Mexico, one of 31 states that make up Mexico.”
Pritzker stated, “More than ever before, we must reassure our neighbors in Mexico that Illinois will remain a beacon of economic and cultural cooperation and opportunity for our people.”
Mexico is Illinois’ second largest international export partner.
Together, we exchange over $32B in
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