Mexico–Nicaragua relations

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The nations of Mexico and Nicaragua established diplomatic relations in 1839, however, relations were briefly severed in May 1979 and restored a few months later in July 1979 with the ousting of Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Diplomatic relations between both nations have continued unabated since. [1]

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Both nations are members of the Association of Caribbean States, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations.

History

Mexico and Nicaragua are two Latin American nations that share a common cultural history from the Nahuas and the Oto-Manguean people. The two nations also share a common history in the fact that both nations were colonized by the Spanish empire. In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain and Nicaragua became a part of the First Mexican Empire. In 1823, the empire dissolved and Nicaragua, along with Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica joined the United Provinces of Central America. In 1838, the union dissolved and Nicaragua became an independent nation. [2] One year later, in 1839, Mexico and Nicaragua established diplomatic relations. [1]

In 1937, the first of the Somoza presidents of Nicaragua took power. In the 1960s, the Nicaraguan Revolution began by a rebel group called the Sandinista National Liberation Front. During that time period Mexico, although initially a supporter of the Somoza's, soon changed position and offered support to the Sandinistas. [3] In May 1979, Mexico broke diplomatic relations with Nicaragua over repeated human rights abuses carried out by the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. [4] In July 1979, Anastasio Somoza Debayle was removed from power and Mexico re-established diplomatic relations with Nicaragua. [1] In 1990, Mexico, along with the government of Colombia, Panama and Venezuela created the Contadora Group to try and mediate in the Central American crises that was gripping the region at the time. The Nicaraguan revolution came to an end after the election of President Violeta Chamorro in 1990. [1]

Since the end of the revolution, Mexico and Nicaragua have worked together in numerous projects such as in disaster relief, migration and development. In 2001, both nations agreed to implement the Mesoamerica Project (also known as the Plan Puebla-Panama). In December 2012, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega attended the inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

In 2021, the Mexican government expressed its concerns of detentions of political activists and protestors by the Nicaraguan government. [5] In February 2023, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated that Mexico would grant asylum to any Nicaraguan person who requested it. [6] As a result, more than 50,000 humanitarian visas have been issued to Nicaraguan citizens each year in Mexico. [7] [8] In January 2024, Nicaragua closed its consulate in Tapachula, Chiapas in order to deny consular services for Nicaraguan migrants leaving the country. [9]

High-level visits

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto; 2014. Encuentro con el Presidente Daniel Ortega Saavedra, de La Republica de Nicaragua. 02.jpg
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto; 2014.

Presidential visits from Nicaragua to Mexico [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Presidential visits from Mexico to Nicaragua [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Exchange of Diplomatic Communications (1919); Agreement of Governmental Cooperation (1983); Agreement of Touristic Cooperation (1990); Agreement of Cooperation to Combat Drug Trafficking and Drug Dependency (1992); Extradition Treaty (1993); Agreement of Technical and Scientific Cooperation (1995); Treaty of Cooperation on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (1997); Treaty on the Execution of Criminal Judgments (2000) and an Agreement on Educational and Cultural Cooperation (2000). [22]

Transportation

There are direct flights between Mexico and Managua with Aeroméxico Connect.

Trade relations

In 1997, Mexico and Nicaragua signed a free trade agreement. Since its establishment (and with the implementation of a New Mexico-Central America free trade agreement in 2013), trade between the two nations has grown substantially. In 2023, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$1.5 billion. [23] Mexico's main exports to Nicaragua include: electronic appliances, copper wire, medicines and vehicles while Nicaragua's main exports to Mexico include: vehicle parts, peanuts, vegetable oil, sugar and textiles. [23] Several Mexican multinational companies such as América Móvil, Cemex, Grupo Bimbo and Grupo Lala (among others) operate in Nicaragua.

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Embassy of Nicaragua in Mexico City

Resident diplomatic missions

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Breve Historia de Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Mexico, the United States, and the Onset of the Nicaraguan Revolution
  4. ↑ México rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ ACTUALIZA 1-México expresa a Nicaragua preocupación por detención de opositores (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ México garantiza derecho de asilo a quien lo solicite: presidente; fija postura ante situación en Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Casi 20 mil nicaragüenses viven legalmente en México, informa el INM (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Aumento de migrantes en México: 2023 podría romper las cifras récord (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Daniel Ortega cierra otro consulado, esta vez en México (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ President of Nicaragua visits Mexico; 1985 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Daniel Ortega en México en 1988 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Los secuestros son producto del chantaje político: Violeta Barrios (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Visita de Estado del Presidente de Nicaragua Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo a México (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ Visita de Estado del Excmo. señor Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo en febrero 2000 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ Presidente de Nicaragua inicia visita de dos días a México (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ Cinco vacíos en la gira internacional de Peña Nieto (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz in Nicaragua: 1966 (in Spanish)
  18. ↑ President Carlos Salinas de Gortari visits Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  19. ↑ Visita de Estado a Nicaragua del Presidente Ernesto Zedillo (in Spanish)
  20. ↑ President Vicente Fox Quesada visits Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  21. ↑ Foreign trips made by President Felipe Calderón (in Spanish)
  22. ↑ Bilateral agreements between Mexico and Nicaragua (in Spanish)
  23. 1 2 Data México: Nicaragua
  24. ↑ Embassy of Mexico in Managua (in Spanish)
  25. ↑ Embassy of Nicaragua in Mexico City (in Spanish)
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