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The nations of Mexico and Morocco established diplomatic relations in 1962. [1] Both nations are members of the Group of 24 and the United Nations.
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The nations of Mexico and Morocco established diplomatic relations in 1962. [1] Both nations are members of the Group of 24 and the United Nations.
In April 1956, Morocco obtained its independence from France. In 1961, Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos sent a presidential delegation led by Special Envoy Alejandro Carrillo Marcor and Delegate José Ezequiel Iturriaga to visit Morocco and to work toward the establishment of diplomatic relations. [2] On October 31, 1962, Mexico and Morocco formally established diplomatic relations. [1]
Relations between the two nations initially remained cordial, without any major bilateral agreements taking place. Relations became strained, however, after Mexico recognized the right to self-determination and established diplomatic relations with the government of Western Sahara in 1979. [3] [1]
In 1990, Mexico established an embassy in Rabat which was inaugurated by Mexican Foreign Secretary Fernando Solana. [1] In 1991, Morocco reciprocated the gesture by opening an embassy in Mexico City, which had originally been accredited from Washington, D.C. [1]
In March 2002, Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi attended the Monterrey Conference in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey. In October 2003, King Mohammed VI of Morocco paid a private visit to Mexico. [4] In November 2004, King Mohammed VI paid an official visit to Mexico and in February 2005, Mexican President Vicente Fox made an official visit to Morocco. [5] In January 2009, Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri visited Mexico. In December 2009, Mexican Foreign Secretary, Patricia Espinosa paid a visit to Morocco. [1]
In 2016, an inter-institutional cooperation agreement was signed between Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) and Morocco's Abdelmalek Essaâdi University to promote the exchange of scholars and students, and to conduct joint scientific research. [6] In December 2018, the Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard visited Morocco to attend the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakesh. [7]
In 2024, both nations celebrated 62 years of diplomatic relations. [8]
High-level visits from Mexico to Morocco [2] [1] [5] [7]
High-level visits from Morocco to Mexico [1] [4]
Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on General Cooperation (1991); Agreement for the Abolition of Visas in Diplomatic, Official and Service Passports (1995); Agreement on Educational and Cultural Cooperation (2004); Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of a Mechanism of Consultation in Matters of Mutual Interest (2004); Agreement of Diplomatic and Academic Cooperation (2005); Agreement on Hydraulic Resource Cooperation (2005); and an Agreement to Promote Cooperation in the Modernization of Public Administration, Open Government, Transparency and to Combat Corruption (2008). [9] [10]
In 2023, the two-way trade between both nations amounted to USD $653 million. [11] Mexico's main exports to Morocco include: data processing machines, telephones and mobile phones, plants, peppers and dried vegetables; chemical based products, tubes and pipes of iron or steel, tractors, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, beer and other alcoholic beverages. Morocco's main exports to Mexico include: clothing articles, chemical based products, electronic integrated circuits, parts for engines, electrical equipment, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, seeds, fruits and spores for sewing; sugar cane, glass, plastics, minerals and precious stones, and articles of iron or steel. [11]
Mexican multinational companies such as FreshKampo, Grupo Bimbo and Orbia operate in Morocco. [12]
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