Greece–Mexico relations

Greek-Mexican relations refers to the historical and current bilateral relationship between Greece and Mexico. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.

Greece-Mexico relations

Greece
Mexico

Country comparison
Greece Mexico
Coat of arms
Population 10,815,016 119,530,753
Area 131,990 km2 (50,944sq mi) 1,972,550 km2 (761,610sq mi)
Population Density 85.3/km2 (221/sq mi) 61/km2 (158.0sq mi)
Capital Athens Mexico City
Largest City Athens - 3,074,160 (3,737,550 Metro) Mexico City – 8,918,653 (20,400,000 Metro)
Government Parliamentary republic Federal presidential constitutional republic
Current leader President Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis		 President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Official languages Greek Spanish
Main religions 98% Christians, 1.3% Muslims, 0.7% Others 83% Roman Catholicism
11% Protestantism
5% Non-Religious
0.2% Other
Ethnic groups 93.76% Greeks, 4.32% Albanians, 0.39% Bulgarians,
0.23% Romanians, 0.18% Ukrainians, 0.14% Pakistani,
0.12% Russians, 0.12% Georgians, 0.09% Indians, 0.65% Others		 62% Mestizos
28% Amerindian
10% Other
GDP (nominal) US$303.065 billion ($27,073 per capita) US$1.322 trillion ($10,405 per capita)

History
Former Foreign Secretary of Mexico Patricia Espinosa and Foreign Minister of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos in Athens in July 2012

Diplomatic relations between Greece and Mexico were established on 12 August 1939 with the entry into force of the Treaty of Friendship.[1] Between 1955 and 1964 diplomatic relations were carried out between Mexico's embassy in Rome, Italy and Greece's embassy in Washington, D.C., United States; and through their respective honorary consulates. In 1965 resident embassies were established in each other's capitals.[2]

In 1963, President Adolfo López Mateos was the first Mexican head-of-state to visit Greece. In May 1986, Mexican Foreign Minister Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor paid a visit to Greece to sign bilateral agreements between both nations.[2] In August 1986, Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou paid an official visit to Mexico.[2] In 1991, Greek Foreign Minister (and future Prime Minister) Antonis Samaras paid a visit to Mexico. There have been several additional visits by foreign ministers of both nations thus strengthening the relationship between Greece and Mexico.

In August 2016, shots were fired at the Mexican Embassy in Athens.[3]

High-level visits

High-level visits from Greece to Mexico[2]

High-level visits from Mexico to Greece[2]

Bilateral relations

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Treaty of Friendship (1938); Trade Treaty (1960); Agreement on Education and Cultural Cooperation (1982); Agreement of Cooperation in Tourism (1992); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1999); Extradition Treaty (1999); Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (1999); Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (2000); Agreement on the Avoidance of Double-Taxation and Tax Evasion (2004) and an Agreement of Cooperation between both nations Diplomatic Institutions (2009).[4]

Trade relations
Embassy of Mexico in Athens

In 2000, Mexico signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (which includes Greece). Since 2000, trade between the two countries has grown considerably. In 2018, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$217 million.[5] Greek exports to Mexico include: parts and accessories for watt meters; razors and blades. Mexican exports to Greece include: tequila, process units, chickpea, memory units and malt beer.[1] Greece's total cumulative investment in Mexico between 1999 and 2016 was $1.3 million.[1]

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References
  1. Bilateral relations between Mexico and Greece (in Spanish)
  2. History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Greece (in Spanish)
  3. Balean embajada de México en Grecia; SRE exige investigación (in Spanish)
  4. Relaciones México-Grecia (in Spanish)
  5. Mexican Ministry of Economy: Greece (in Spanish)
  6. Embassy of Greece in Mexico City
  7. Embassy of Mexico in Athens
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