Kazakhstan–Mexico relations
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The nations of Kazakhstan and Mexico established diplomatic relation sin 1992. Both nations are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.


History

Kazakhstan and Mexico formally established diplomatic relations on 14 January 1992, soon after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
.México y Kazajstán Acuerdan Establecer Embajadas (in Spanish)
/ref> Initially, there has been little diplomatic contact between both nations, with representatives of both nations meeting only at international forums such as at the United Nations. In September 2014, Kazakh Foreign Minister
Erlan Idrissov Erlan Abilfayizuly Idrissov ( kk, Ерлан Әбілфайызұлы Ыдырысов, tr, Erlan Äbılfaiyzūly Ydyrysov, ; born 28 April 1959) ...
paid an official visit to Mexico, the highest visit ever paid to Mexico by a Kazakh official.Idrissov’s First Official Visit to Mexico Boosts Ties After 22-Year Hiatus
/ref> Foreign Minister Idrissov's met with his Mexican counterpart Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade and held private meetings with the Secretary of the Economy
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal (born 19 April 1957) is a Mexican economist and politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He previously served as the Secretary of Economy of Mexico during the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto. He als ...
, President of the
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Miguel Barbosa Huerta Luis Miguel Gerónimo Barbosa Huerta (30 September 1959 – 13 December 2022) was a Mexican politician affiliated with Morena who served as Governor of Puebla from 2019 until his death in 2022. He was a senator of the LXII and LXIII Legislat ...
and former President Vicente Fox. During his visit, both nations announced plans to open resident embassies in each other's capitals, respectively. Both nations have increased cooperation in establishing mechanisms for their regions to become nuclear-free zones. In May 2015, a Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite was launched from Kazakhstan and crashed minutes afterwards due to technical issues. In 2016, Kazakhstan opened a resident embassy in Mexico City. In 2017, Mexico participated in the Expo 2017 which was held in Astana and attended by Mexican Foreign Undersecretary Carlos de Icaza González.México participa en la Exposición Internacional Astana 2017
/ref> In 2022, both nations attended their third bilateral meeting matters of common interest, held in Mexico City. That same year, both nations celebrated 30 years of diplomatic relations.


High-level visits

High-level visits from Kazakhstan to Mexico * Foreign Minister
Erlan Idrissov Erlan Abilfayizuly Idrissov ( kk, Ерлан Әбілфайызұлы Ыдырысов, tr, Erlan Äbılfaiyzūly Ydyrysov, ; born 28 April 1959) ...
(2014) * Foreign Vice Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev (2015) High-level visits from Mexico to Kazakhstan * Foreign Undersecretary Carlos de Icaza González (2017)


Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as an Agreement to Abolish Visa Requirements for Official, Service and Diplomatic Passport (2014); Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Consultation Mechanism in the areas of Mutual Interests between the both Foreign Ministries of the countries (2014) and a Memorandum of Understanding in Cooperation between the Kazakh Academy of Public Administration and the Mexican Matias Romero Institute which prepares diplomats, and also adopted a joint statement reflecting bilateral issues and positions of the two countries on global issues (2014).


Trade

In 2023, bilateral trade between both nations amounted to US$32.3 million.Data México: Kazakhstan
/ref> Kazakhstan's main exports to Mexico include: minerals, ferroalloys, chemical based products, and printed circuits. Mexico's main exports to Kazakhstan include: tubes and pipes, pipe fittings, telephones and mobile phones, motor vehicles and parts, alcohol, and petroleum.


Resident diplomatic missions

* Kazakhstan has an embassy in Mexico City. * Mexico is accredited to Kazakhstan from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey and maintains an honorary consulate in
Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
.Comunidad de Mexicanos en Kazajstán (in Kazakh, Spanish and Russian)
/ref> File:Embajada de Kazajstan en Mexico 1.jpg, Embassy of Kazakhstan in Mexico City File:Consulado de Mexico.jpg, Honorary consulate of Mexico in Almaty


See also

*
Foreign relations of Kazakhstan Foreign relations of Kazakhstan are primarily based on economic and political security. The Nazarbayev administration has tried to balance relations with Russia and the United States by sending petroleum and natural gas to its northern neighbor a ...
* Foreign relations of Mexico


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kazakhstan-Mexico relations Mexico Bilateral relations of Mexico