Mexico–Venezuela relations
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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
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
established diplomatic relations in 1831, however, diplomatic relations between both nations have been historically unstable on several occasions. During the
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, Mexico took a neutral position and has continued to maintain diplomatic relations with the government of President
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. Both nations are members of the
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,
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,
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and the
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History


Relations from Spanish colonization to the 1990s

Both Mexico and Venezuela share a common history in the fact that both nations were once part of the
Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...
. During the Spanish colonial period, Mexico was then known as
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and the capital being Mexico City while what became nowadays Venezuela was known then as the
Captaincy General of Venezuela The Captaincy General of Venezuela ( es, Capitanía General de Venezuela), also known as the Kingdom of Venezuela (), was an administrative district of colonial Spain, created on September 8, 1777, through the Royal Decree of Graces of 1777, t ...
with
Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
as its capital. In 1810, both Mexico and Venezuela began their independence processes from Spain with each nation finally obtaining independence in 1821 and 1830, respectively. Soon after obtaining independence, Emperor
Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a ...
of Mexico contacted President
Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...
by informing him of his ascension to the Mexican throne and telling him of his personal admiration for Bolívar after learning about his heroic valor and successful military campaigns. In 1831, both nations formally established diplomatic relations when Venezuela became independent after breaking from the
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. In 1842, both nations accredited ambassadors to each other's countries. Mexico's ambassador to Venezuela was stationed in
Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
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while Venezuela's ambassador to Mexico was stationed in
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,
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. In 1916, Mexico sent its first resident ambassador to be based in Caracas; however, diplomatic relations became tense in 1922 since Venezuela had not at that point established a resident ambassador to Mexico. In 1922, Mexico, under protest, closed its embassy in Caracas. In September 1923, Mexico broke diplomatic relations with Venezuela after the country had denied entry of Mexican nationals arriving to the country to partake in cultural activities being held in Venezuela. Diplomatic relations would be re-established ten years later in June 1933.History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Venezuela (in Spanish)
/ref> During the 1940s, diplomatic relations normalized between the two nations and resident ambassadors were appointed to each nations capitals, respectively. In 1946, President
Rómulo Betancourt Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; ), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was the president of Venezuela, serving from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Acción De ...
was the first Venezuelan head-of-state to pay an official visit to Mexico. During the 1950s, after the
1948 Venezuelan coup d'état The 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état took place on 24 November 1948, when Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Luis Felipe Llovera Páez overthrew the elected president, Rómulo Gallegos, who had been elected in the 1947 Venezuelan g ...
, Venezuela was under the de facto rule of
Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez (25 April 1914 – 20 September 2001) was a Venezuelan military and general officer of the Army of Venezuela and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 195 ...
and members of the deposed government took exile in Mexico including former president and writer,
Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was ...
; secretary of foreign affairs and poet,
Andrés Eloy Blanco Andrés Eloy Blanco Meaño (6 August 1896 – 21 May 1955) was a noted Venezuelan poet and politician. He was a member of the ''Generación del 28'', and one of the founders of Acción Democrática (AD). He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of ...
; and, future founder of the
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, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso. After the fall of Perez Jimenez, in January 1960, President
Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Beginning his political career as a campaign aide of José Vasconcelos during his run for president, Lóp ...
was the first Mexican head-of-state to visit Venezuela while on a trip to South America. Since the initial visits, there have been several high level visits between the two nations.


Relations from the 1990s to 2010

In 1995, Mexico and Venezuela, along with Colombia; signed a
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; however, Venezuela pulled out of the agreement in 2006. Recent involvement in the
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by both countries, as well as Mexico joining the
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in 1994, has led to various disputes between the two nations. During 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 ...
's term from 2000 to 2006; ties between the two countries became critically strained. In November 2005, the cooperation and involvement between President Fox and the United States on the stalled
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proposal at the Fourth Summit of the Americas brought relations to a low between Mexico and Venezuela. The late Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...
, stated in a speech on 10 November 2005 to supporters in Caracas that he was saddened that "the President of a people like the Mexicans lets himself become the puppy dog of the empire", as well as appearing on his weekly talk show '' Aló Presidente'' three days later, where he stated that the Mexican President was "bleeding from his wounds" and warned President Fox to not "mess" with him, lest Fox "get stung". Mexico's demand of an apology was unanswered by the Venezuelan government, and both countries pulled their respective ambassadors within two days of the talk show statement, starting the 2005 Mexico and Venezuela diplomatic crisis.


Relations from 2010–present

In July 2006, President Chavez accused newly elected President
Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 a ...
of stealing the Presidency from
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...
in a closely contested election. In August 2007, after two years of diplomatic absence in either country, normal relations were re-established with the appointment of former foreign minister
Roy Chaderton Roy Chaderton Matos (born August 17, 1942) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A graduate of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Chaderton is one of the most experienced members of the Venezuelan diplomatic corps. He was foreign ...
as Venezuela's envoy to Mexico City and the transfer of Jesús Mario Chacón Carrillo, formerly Mexican ambassador to Colombia, to Caracas. Relations between both nations did not improve much under the leadership of President Calderón. In 2011, President Calderón paid a visit to Venezuela to attend the
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summit being held in Caracas. Relations between Mexico and Venezuela under 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 ...
remained much the same. In 2013, President Peña Nieto attended the Funeral of President Hugo Chávez. After the election of President
Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade unio ...
in April 2013, the Mexican government further emphasized the close ties between the two countries and the willingness to overcome differences in terms of political structures and relations with the United States. In January 2015, President Maduro accused former President Felipe Calderón of plotting with the Venezuelan opposition to kill him and to topple his government. President Maduro also accused former President Calderón of having ties with cartels. In June 2017, during the
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summit in
Cancún Cancún ( ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; or ) is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat ...
; the governments of Mexico,
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and the United States pushed for a resolution that defends representative democracy in Venezuela. After the summit, Venezuelan Foreign Minister
Delcy Rodríguez Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan politician serving as the vice president of Venezuela since 2018. She was also Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information of Venezuela from 2013 to 2014, Mini ...
accused Mexico and other Latin American nations of being "sympathetic dogs to the empire." A resolution to condemn Venezuela was defeated during the summit. In July 2017 during the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Mexico joined the leaders of
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, Brazil and Spain and called for the "liberation of all political prisoners and the organization of free and democratic elections" in Venezuela. The statement was made after the liberation from prison of politician
Leopoldo López Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza (born 29 April 1971) is a Venezuelan opposition leader. He co-founded the political party Primero Justicia in 2000 with Henrique Capriles and Julio Borges and was elected mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Carac ...
. That same month, the Mexican
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announced that following the announcement of the United States, Mexico will also impose sanctions on "various officials and former officials of the Venezuelan government for undermining democracy and human rights in that country, as well as for participation in acts of violence, repression and corruption." In July 2018,
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...
was elected President of Mexico. In December 2018, President Maduro arrived to Mexico to attend President López Obrador's inauguration. In January 2019, the United States and several Latin American and European nations recognized opposition leader
Juan Guaidó Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez (born 28 July 1983) is a Venezuelan politician, a former member of the Social democracy, social-democratic Popular Will party, and federal deputy to the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly representing ...
, who was declared interim president of Venezuela by the National Assembly. On 23 January 2019, President López Obrador reiterated Mexico's traditional stance of non-intervention in other country's affairs and refused to recognize Juan Guaidó as president. In October 2023, President Nicolas Maduro paid a visit to Mexico to attend a Migration Summit in Palenque, Chiapas.


High-level visits

Presidential visits from Mexico to Venezuela * President
Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Beginning his political career as a campaign aide of José Vasconcelos during his run for president, Lóp ...
(1960) * President
Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Álvarez (; 17 January 1922 – 8 July 2022) was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously, ...
(1974) * President
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (; 12 December 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988. Inheriting a severe economic an ...
(1984) * President
Carlos Salinas de Gortari Carlos Salinas de Gortari CYC DMN (; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician who served as 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), earlier in his career he wor ...
(1989, 1990, 1992) * President
Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (; born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was 61st president of Mexico from 1 December 1994 to 30 November 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from t ...
(1997, 1998) * 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 ...
(2001) * President
Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 a ...
(2011) * 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 ...
(2013) Presidential visits from Venezuela to Mexico * President
Rómulo Betancourt Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; ), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was the president of Venezuela, serving from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Acción De ...
(1946, 1963) * President
Carlos Andrés Pérez Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (27 October 1922 – 25 December 2010) also known as CAP and often referred to as '' El Gocho'' (due to his Andean origins), was a Venezuelan politician and the president of Venezuela from 12 March 1974 to 12 M ...
(1975, 1991) * President
Luis Herrera Campins Luis Antonio Herrera Campins (4 May 1925 – 9 November 2007) was the president of Venezuela from 1979 to 1984. He was elected to one five-year term in 1978. He was a member of COPEI, a Christian Democratic party. Early life and career Luis ...
(April & October 1981) * President
Jaime Lusinchi Jaime Ramón Lusinchi (27 May 1924 – 21 May 2014) was a Venezuelan politician who was the president of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the external debt, populist policies, currency dep ...
(1985, 1986, 1987) * President
Rafael Caldera Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez ( (); 24 January 1916 – 24 December 2009), twice elected the president of Venezuela, served for two five-year terms (1969–1974 and 1994–1999), becoming the longest serving democratically elected leade ...
(1997) * President
Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...
(2002, 2004, 2010) * President
Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade unio ...
(2018, 2021, 2023)


Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreement such as an Agreement on Technical Cooperation (1973); Agreement of Cinematography (1974); Agreement on Air Transportation (1987); Agreement on Tourism Cooperation (1988); Agreement for the Prevention, Control, Supervision and Repression of Illicit Consumption and Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1989); Agreement on Criminal Judgments Cooperation (1996); Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (1997); Agreement on Educational and Cultural Cooperation (1997); Extradition Treaty (1998) and an Agreement of Cooperation in Science, Technology, Space Innovation and for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (2005).


Transportation

There are direct flights from
Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
to
Cancún Cancún ( ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; or ) is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat ...
and
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 ...
with
Conviasa Línea Aérea Conviasa (legally ''Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos'') is a Venezuelan airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Carac ...
airlines.


Trade

In 2018, two-way trade between both nations totaled US$373.4 million.Data México: Venezuela
/ref> Mexico's main exports to Venezuela include: maize, medicine, baby food, shampoo, diapers and machinery. Venezuela's main exports to Mexico include: oil, gas, aluminum and sesame seeds. Mexican multinational companies such as
FEMSA Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., doing business as FEMSA, is a Mexican multinational beverage and retail company headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico. It operates the largest independent Coca-Cola bottling group in the world and the la ...
,
Grupo Bimbo Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. (also known simply as Bimbo) is a Mexican multinational company with a presence in over 33 countries located in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It has an annual sales volume of 15 billion dollars and is currentl ...
, Mabe and
Orbia Orbia (previously Mexichem) is a company providing specialty products and methodologies in the precision agriculture, building and infrastructure, fluorinated solutions, polymer solutions and data communications sectors. It was founded in 1953 ...
(among others) operate in Venezuela.


Resident diplomatic missions

* Mexico has an embassy in
Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
. * Venezuela 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 Venezuela in Mexico City (in Spanish)
/ref>


See also

*
Venezuelan Mexicans Venezuelan Mexicans (Spanish: ''venezolano-mexicanos'') are Mexicans who trace their heritage, or part of their heritage, to the nation of Venezuela. As of 2015, Venezuelans were the fifth largest immigrant group in Mexico, following Americans, Gu ...


References

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Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
Bilateral relations of Venezuela