Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will be travelling to Mexico City to look at strengthening Canada's economic partnership with Mexico.

"The meetings will be constructive in that respect — looking at markets, looking at diversification, looking at strengthening our partnership with our Mexican colleagues," Champagne told Radio-Canada in Trois-Rivières, Que., on Monday afternoon.

The news was first reported Sunday evening by the Globe and Mail.

Two senior Canadian government sources told CBC News the meetings are happening tomorrow and Wednesday. The ministers are expected to return to Canada on Thursday.

The sources say the goal of the visit is to advance Canada's bilateral relationship with Mexico and strengthen trade ties. C

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