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Lockheed VP Says Mexico an Attractive Destination due to Wassenaar Admission

A representative of Lockheed Martin expressed its interest in building plants in Mexico, at a bilateral meeting with Mexican Secretary of Economy Bruno Ferrari. The Lockheed Martin representative said Mexico’s recent admission as a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement makes it an attractive option to Lockheed Martin for such activities.

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(The Wassenaar Arrangement is a multilateral arrangement on export controls for conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies and began. With Mexico, there are now 41 Member States to the WA, including: the U.S., Canada, the 27 European Union countries, Argentina, and others. See ITT’s Online Archives 12012414 for summary of Mexico’s admission as a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement.)