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 Latvia |  Mexico |
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The nations ofLatvia andMexico established diplomatic relations in 1991. Both nations are members of theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and theUnited Nations.
In November 1918, Latvia declared its independence from theRussian Empire afterWorld War I. In May 1927, Mexico recognized Latvia's independence.[1] DuringWorld War II, Latvia was occupied by bothNazi Germany and theSoviet Union and after the war, Latvia was forcibly annexed by the Soviet Union in 1944.
In May 1990, Latvia obtained its independence after thedissolution of the Soviet Union. Mexico recognized the independence of and re-established diplomatic relations with Latvia on 27 November 1991.[1]
In September 1993, Latvia opened an honorary consulate inMexico City. In 2000, Mexico opened an honorary consulate inRiga.[1] In June 2000, Mexican Foreign Undersecretary, Juan Rebolledo Gout, paid a visit Latvia and met with PresidentVaira Vike-Freiberga inJūrmala.[2]
In March 2004, Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga paid a visit to Mexico to attend theEuropean Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Summit inGuadalajara and met with PresidentVicente Fox.[3] In 2007, Mexican Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda Bezaury paid a visit to Latvia to attend the third political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both nations.[4] During the third political consultations, Latvia and Mexico discussed current issues related to domestic and foreign policy activities and exchanged views on global issues such as the UN reform, climate change and environmental protection, disarmament, and weapons of mass destruction.[4]
In recent years, Foreign Ministerial meetings of both countries have been held in different international forums such as the meeting between Mexican Foreign MinisterPatricia Espinosa and Latvian Foreign MinisterĢirts Valdis Kristovskis, held in the framework of the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2011. Both Foreign Ministers discussed the presence of Mexican multinational companyCEMEX in Latvia and discussed climate change and the prospects for cooperation within the United Nations.[5]
In April 2013, Latvian Foreign Vice-MinisterAndris Teikmanis paid a visit to Mexico and met with his counterpart Foreign Undersecretary Carlos de Icaza.[6] In 2023, Latvian Deputy State Secretary Andžejs Viļumsons co-chaired the Fifth Meeting for Political Consultations between Mexico and Latvia in Mexico City, along with his counterpart Foreign Undersecretary Carmen Moreno Toscano.[7]
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High-level visits from Latvia to Mexico[1][6][3][7]
High-level visits from Mexico to Latvia[1][5][4]
Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as a Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of a Mechanism of Bilateral Political Consultations in Matters of Common Interest (2000); Agreement on the suppression of visas for diplomatic and official passport carriers (2002); Agreement of Cooperation in the areas of Education, Culture and Sports (2005); and an Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation and Prevent Tax Evasion on Income Tax and its Protocol (2012).[8][1]
In 2023, trade between both nations totaled US$181 million.[9] Latvia's main exports to Mexico include: telephones and mobile phones, electrical equipment, peat, alcohol, fiberglass, chemical based products, motor vehicles for special uses, wires and ropes, and plastic articles. Mexico's main exports to Latvia include: lead minerals and their concentrates, fiberglass, alcohol (beer), pepper, fruits and nuts, and coffee. Latvian companyZabbix operates in Mexico.[10]
Neither country has a resident ambassador.
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