Mexico–Pakistan relations are the

diplomatic relations Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

between

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 ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. Both nations are members of the

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and the

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History

In August 1947, the

Dominion of Pakistan Between 14 August 1947 and 23 March 1956, Pakistan was an independent federal dominion in the Commonwealth of Nations, created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created the Dominion of I ...

(today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and modern-day

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 ...

) obtained its independence from the

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. On 19 January 1955, Mexico and Pakistan established diplomatic relations.History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Pakistan (in Spanish)
/ref> In May 1974, Pakistan opened an embassy in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. In 2007, Mexico opened an embassy in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

, however, due to budget restraints, the embassy closed in 2009 and in its place, honorary consulates were opened in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

and

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

.Comisiones Unidas de Relaciones Exteriores y de Relaciones Exteriores, Asia-Pacífico (in Spanish)
/ref> In December 2004, Pakistani President

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

paid an official visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, Fox was elec ...

. In September 2015, the

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held a "Week of Pakistan" to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between both nations.

High-level visits

High-level visits from Mexico to Pakistan * Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda Bezaury (2007) High-level visits from Pakistan to Mexico * President

(2004) * Foreign Vice-Minister Burhanul Islam (2015) *

Ahsan Iqbal Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary (; born 28 March 1959) is a Pakistani engineer and politician who is serving as the Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he ...

, Minister of Interior and Minister of Planning, Development and Reform (2018) * Saleem Mandviwala, Deputy Chairman, Senate of Pakistan as Head of a Joint Parliamentary Delegation for an IPU Seminar(2019)

Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Elimination of Visas for Diplomatic and Official Passport Holders (2008); Memorandum of Understanding between the Mexican

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and the Pakistani

Ministry of National Food Security and Research The Ministry of National Food Security & Research or Ministry of Agricultulre ( ur, '', wazarat-e- baraye qaumi tehqeeq o hfzanِ taghzia, Pakistan'' (abbreviated as MoA) is a Cabinet of Pakistan, Cabinet-level ministerial department of Governme ...

for the Exportation of Rice to Mexico (2008) and an Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (2015).

Trade relations

In 2018, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$269 million. Mexico's main exports to Pakistan include: plastic industrial tubes and automotive parts. Pakistan's main exports to Mexico include: textiles, long grain rice, cotton and surgical instruments. Pakistan is Mexico's 67th biggest global trading partner while Mexico is Pakistan's 49th biggest global trading partner, respectively.

Resident diplomatic missions

Embajada de Pakistán en la Ciudad de México

* Mexico is accredited to Pakistan from its embassy in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and maintains honorary consulates in

and

. * Pakistan has an embassy in

.Embassy of Pakistan in Mexico City
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References

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Bilateral relations of Pakistan