Bangladesh–Mexico relations are the bilateral relations between

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

and

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. Both nations are members of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

and the

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and ...

History

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were officially established on 8 July 1975, four years after Bangladesh obtained its independence from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

.Bilateral relations between Mexico and Bangladesh (in Spanish)
/ref> In 1981, Bangladeshi President

Abdus Sattar ʻAbd al-Sattār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الستّار) is an Arabic Muslim male given name, built on the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Sattār''. The name means "servant of the Veiler (of sins)". Because the letter s is a sun lett ...

paid a visit to Mexico to attend the

North–South Summit The North–South Summit, officially the International Meeting on Cooperation and Development, was an international summit held in Cancun, Mexico from 22 to 23 October 1981. The summit was attended by representatives of 22 countries from 5 cont ...

in Cancun. Bangladesh and Mexico have expressed mutual interest in expanding the bilateral economic activities between the two countries. In 2011, a business delegation from Bangladesh paid a visit to Mexico aimed at exploring potential fields for bilateral trade and investment.

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alleviation have also been identified as potential areas for bilateral cooperation between the two countries. In 2012, Bangladesh opened its first resident embassy in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

. In 2015, Bangladeshi Minister of State Shahriar Alam paid a visit to Mexico to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations both nations. While in Mexico, Minister Alam met with Mexican Foreign Minister

José Antonio Meade José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (; born 27 February 1969) is a Mexican politician, economist, lawyer, and diplomat. He served as a cabinet minister under Presidents Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto in a variety of portfolios, becoming the ...

High-level visits

High-level visits from Bangladesh to Mexico * President

(1981) * Foreign Minister Mohamed Mijarul Quayes (2011) * Minister of State Shahriar Alam (2015)

Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Elimination of Visa for Diplomatic and Official Passport Holders (2013); Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (2013) and a Memorandum of Understanding on Foreign Office Consultation (2015).

Trade

In 2018, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$336 million. Bangladesh's main exports to Mexico include: cotton, textiles and shoes. Mexico's main exports to Bangladesh include: motors for elevators or elevators; generators; shrimp and prawns; and steam traps. In 2016, Mexican multinational company

Cemex CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., known as Cemex, is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico. It manufactures and distributes cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates in more than 50 countries ...

, sold its operations in Bangladesh to Siam Cement Group.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Bangladesh has an embassy in

. * Mexico is accredited to Bangladesh from its embassy in

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and maintains an honorary consulate in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

.Embassy of Mexico in New Delhi
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References

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