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Mexico–Qatar relations are the foreign relations 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
Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
. Both nations are members of the
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.


History

Diplomatic relations between two nations began on 30 June 1975, a few years after Qatar gained its independence from the
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.Bilateral relations between Mexico and Qatar (in Spanish)
/ref> Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, relations between both nations were kept mainly through international organizations such as the
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. Over the past few years, cooperation between the two nations have increased. In 2014, Qatar opened an embassy in Mexico City. The gesture was reciprocated in 2015 with Mexico opening an embassy in Doha. In November 2015, Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani paid an official visit to Mexico.Refuerza México su relación con Qatar (in Spanish)
/ref> During the Sheikh's visit, several agreements and memorandums were signed, including agreements on direct air service between the two nations, cultural and artistic agreement and cooperation in the energy sector, among others. In January 2016, Mexican President
Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican politician who served as the 64th president of Mexico from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ...
paid an official visit to Qatar. During his visit, both nations signed agreements on: education, science and community development; cultural and artistic cooperation, Mexican and Qatari news agencies cooperation; sports and Mexican companies promotion at the
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. In August 2021, with the return of control of the
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in Afghanistan; Mexico in coordination with Qatar helped in the evacuation of over 100 Afghan refugees. Qatar Emiri Air Force planes arrived at
Mexico City International Airport Mexico City International Airport ( es, link=yes, Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, AICM); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez'' (Benito Juárez International Airport) is the main international airport serving ...
carrying groups of Afghan citizens. In March 2022, Mexican Foreign Minister
Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...
paid a visit to Qatar and met with his counterpart Qatari Foreign Minister
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani ( ar, محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن جاسم آل ثاني; born 1 November 1980) is a Qatari diplomat, economist, and politician, currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister, since 15 Nove ...
. While in Qatar, Ebrard discussed the upcoming
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being held in Qatar and attended the Doha Forum. In November of that same year, Foreign Minister Ebrard returned to Qatar and inaugurated the ''Mexico Center'' in Doha to provide consular protection and assistance to the nearly 100,000 Mexican fans who will attend the World Cup.


High-level visits

High-level visits from Mexico to Qatar * Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda (2007, 2011) * Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (2010) * Foreign Minister
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(2014) * Foreign Undersecretary Carlos de Icaza (2014) * President
Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican politician who served as the 64th president of Mexico from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ...
(2016) * Foreign Minister
Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...
(March and November 2022) High-level visits from Qatar to Mexico * Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2015)


Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double-Taxation and Tax Evasion (2014); Agreement on Air Services (2015); Agreement on Technical Cooperation (2015); Agreement on Artistic and Cultural Cooperation (2016); Agreement of Cooperation between the Mexican and Qatari News Agencies (2016); Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation in the Energy Sectors (2016); Agreement on Educational Cooperation (2016); Memorandum of Understanding in Sports Cooperation (2016) and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Bank for Foreign Trade of Mexico (
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) and the Doha Bank and Qatar National Bank (2016).


Trade

In 2018, total trade between the two nations amounted to US$83 million. Mexico's exports to Qatar include: trucks, vehicles and refrigerators.Relación México – Qatar (in Spanish)
/ref> Qatar's exports to Mexico include: natural gas and aluminum alloy. Qatar is Mexico's 61st biggest trading partner and Mexico is Qatar's 28th biggest trading partner globally. Qatar Airways operates cargo services between Doha and Mexico City. Mexican multinational company Kidzania operates in Qatar.


Resident diplomatic missions

* Mexico has an embassy in
Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
. * Qatar has 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 ...
.Embassy of Qatar in Mexico City
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References

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Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
Bilateral relations of Qatar