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Mexico–Zimbabwe relations are the diplomatic relations between the United Mexican States and the Republic of Zimbabwe. Both nations are members of the Group of 15 and the United Nations.
History
[edit]In 1965, Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) obtained its independence from the United Kingdom. Mexico refused to recognize or establish diplomatic relations with the nation due to its apartheid like system.[1] At the end of the Rhodesian Bush War in December 1979, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe in 1980. Mexico and Zimbabwe established diplomatic relations in March 1985.[2] In 1990, Mexico opened a resident embassy in Harare, however, the embassy was closed in 1994 and Mexico accredited its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa to Zimbabwe.[3]
In September 1986, Mexican Foreign Minister Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor attended the Non-Aligned Movement conference celebrated in Harare.[4] In November 1991, Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and Zimbabwean Prime Minister Robert Mugabe met in Caracas, Venezuela during the Group of 15 summit.[5] In 1998, during the inauguration of South African President Thabo Mbeki, Mexican Foreign Minister Rosario Green met with President Robert Mugabe.[1] In May 2017, President Mugabe paid a visit to Cancun, Mexico to attend the United Nations Cancun Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, along with Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and Minister of Environment Oppah Muchinguri.[6][7]
In May 2013, Mexican Economy Undersecretary Francisco de Rosenzweig paid a visit to Zimbabwe, along with the Mexican Ambassador to Ethiopia, Juan Alfredo Miranda Ortiz, to promote the candidacy of Dr. Herminio Blanco Mendoza as Director-General of the World Trade Organization.[8] Since 2008, the Mexican government offers each year scholarships for nationals of Zimbabwe to study postgraduate studies at Mexican higher education institutions.[2]
High-level visits
[edit]High-level visits from Mexico to Zimbabwe
- Foreign Minister Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor (1986)
- Undersecretary of the Economy Francisco de Rosenzweig (2013)
High-level visits from Zimbabwe to Mexico
- Minister of Environment Francis Nhema (2010)
- President Robert Mugabe (2017)
- Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2017)
- Minister of Environment Oppah Muchinguri (2017)
Trade
[edit]In 2018, trade between Mexico and Zimbabwe totaled US$1.4 million.[9] Mexico's main exports to Zimbabwe include: wheeled tractors; cards equipped with an electronic integrated chips; control units and adapters; white corn; and zinc minerals. Zimbabwe's main exports to Mexico include: vermiculite; perlite and chlorites; undilated strips and films; thermoplastic materials for welding; and statuary and sculpture materials.[2]
Diplomatic missions
[edit]- Mexico is accredited to Zimbabwe from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.[10]
- Zimbabwe is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Relaciones de México con África Subsahariana, 1982-2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Bilateral relations between Mexico and Zimbabwe (in Spanish)
- ^ Nombramiento de Embajador de México en Sudáfrica (in Spanish)
- ^ Discurso del Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores, Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor (in Spanish)
- ^ Venezuela Group of 15 Summit
- ^ Zimbabwe's Leader Angers Some with Latest Overseas Trip
- ^ Mugabe 'not given chance to speak in Mexico'
- ^ SRE: Acciones de Política Exterior en África, Medio Oriente y Asia Central (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mexican Ministry of the Economy: Zimbabwe (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ Embassy of Mexico in South Africa
- ^ Embassy of Zimbabwe in the United States
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