U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks to Department of State employees upon arrival at the Department of State in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told his Mexican counterpart, Luis Videgaray, in a meeting in Washington that he would visit Mexico in the coming weeks, a Mexican Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Asked to confirm press reports that Tillerson said he would visit Mexico, the official said, “That’s correct.”