Brasilia, May 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff began Monday an official visit to Mexico, where she is set to meet with her counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto. Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade welcomed Rousseff and her delegation at Mexico's International Airport.

On Tuesday, the Brazilian head of state will visit the National Palace where she will meet with Peña Nieto to discuss a series of agreements regarding investments protections, tourism and trade cooperation.

Both nations concentrate 58 percent of Latin America's exports, making the relationship between them a strategic one. Both countries amass 62 percent of the region's GDP.

Brazil is particularly interested in investing in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico through its state-owned company Petrobras. Private investments will also be prioritized.

The Brazilian delegation includes a dozen businesspeople invited by the government to analyze new investment opportunities in the North American nation. On Wednesday, Rousseff is expected to attend a special session in Congress and the famous National Anthropology Museum.

President Rousseff's visit comes after Chinese Premier Li Kekiang announced $50 billion worth in investments in Brazil last week. The South American country is also trying to strengthen its commercial ties with Latin America's largest economies. It is the first time in five years that a Brazilian president visits Mexico.