The nations of

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

established diplomatic relations in 1955. Both nations are members of the

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and the

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History

In August 1947, the

Dominion of Pakistan The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan, was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to Pakistan Day, 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence ...

(today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and modern-day

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) obtained its independence from the

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. On 19 January 1955, Mexico and Pakistan established diplomatic relations.Relación bilateral México-Pakistán - pages 48-51 (in Spanish)
/ref> In May 1974, Pakistan opened an embassy in

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. In 2007, Mexico opened an embassy in

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

, however, due to budget restraints, the embassy closed in 2009 and in its place, honorary consulates were opened in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

and

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

. In December 2004, Pakistani President

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paid an official visit to Mexico and met with President

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. During the visit, both leaders discussed supporting a proposal to reform the United Nations. In April 2007, Mexican Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda Bezaury paid a visit to Pakistan to attend the second meeting for consultations mechanism on matters of common interest in Islamabad.Talks held with Mexican minister
/ref> In March 2015, Pakistani Foreign Vice-Minister Burhanul Islam paid a visit to Mexico and met with members of the

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and expressed Pakistan's interest in negotiating a

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agreement with Mexico. In 2023, both nations held their 6th meeting for consultations mechanism on matters of common interest held in Islamabad and attended by the Director General for Africa, Central Asia and Middle East for the Mexican

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Jose Tripp Villanueva.Sixth Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Pakistan and Mexico
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High-level visits

High-level visits from Mexico to Pakistan * Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda Bezaury (2007) * Director General for Africa, Central Asia and Middle East Jose Tripp Villanueva (2023) High-level visits from Pakistan to Mexico * President

(2004) * Foreign Vice-Minister Burhanul Islam (2015) * Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms

Ahsan Iqbal Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary (; born 28 March 1959) is a Pakistani politician currently holding the position of Federal Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives and Inter Provincial Coordination. He is also the Secretary General of ...

(2018) * Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan

Saleem Mandviwalla Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla (born 25 January 1959) is a Pakistani politician who served as deputy chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 to March 2021. He was previously the president of the Board of Investment and Minister of Stat ...

(2019)

Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the elimination of visas for diplomatic and official passport holders (2008); Memorandum of Understanding between the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Pakistani

Ministry of National Food Security & Research The Ministry of National Food Security & Research or Ministry of Agricultulre ('', wazarat-e- baraye qaumi tehqeeq o hfzanِ taghzia, Pakistan'' (abbreviated as MoA) is a Cabinet-level ministerial department of Government of Pakistan. It is resp ...

for the exportation of rice to Mexico (2008) and an Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (2015).

Trade relations

In 2023, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$372.4 million.Data México: Pakistan
/ref> Mexico's main exports to Pakistan include: cotton, chemical based products, rolled products of stainless steel, refrigerators, data processing machines, and plastic. Pakistan's main exports to Mexico include: textiles and clothing articles, medical instruments, tools, cement, minerals, salt, and pepper.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Mexico is accredited to Pakistan from its embassy in

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and maintains honorary consulates in

and

. * Pakistan has an embassy in

.Embassy of Pakistan in Mexico City
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References

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Bilateral relations of Pakistan