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The nations ofGhana andMexico established diplomatic relations in 1961.[1] Both nations are members of theUnited Nations.
In March 1957, Ghana obtained its independence from theUnited Kingdom, becoming the first African nation to do so. The independence ceremony was attended by Mexican Ambassador Eduardo Espinosa y Prieto who previously had been in Ghana a year earlier as UN appointed Commissioner for the1956 British Togoland status plebiscite.[2] While in Ghana, Ambassador Espinosa y Prieto met with PresidentKwame Nkrumah and discussed the establishing diplomatic relations between both nations.[2]
On 8 August 1961 Mexico became the first country inLatin America to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Ghana.[1] That same year, Mexican PresidentAdolfo López Mateos sent a presidential delegation of goodwill, led by Special Envoy Alejandro Carrillo Marcor and Delegate José Ezequiel Iturriaga, to visit Ghana.[3]
In 1965 Mexico opened an embassy inAccra, and Ghana followed suit by opening an embassy inMexico City.[4] In 1972, Mexico closed its embassy in Accra due to budgetary reasons. In 1980, Ghana closed its embassy in Mexico City.[4][1]
In December 2009, Ghanaian Foreign MinisterMuhammad Mumuni paid an official visit to Mexico, becoming the highest-ranking Ghanaian official to do so.[5] In May 2011, Mexican Foreign MinisterPatricia Espinosa met with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Muhammad Mumuni during the Conference on Global Governance and the Reform of the Security Council of theUnited Nations inRome. Both officials reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship and discussed multilateral issues such as the reform of the Security Council and follow-up of theCancun Agreements on climate change.
In 2013, Mexico announced the re-opening of its embassy in Accra, sharing the embassy premises with members of thePacific Alliance (which includesChile,Colombia andPeru).[4] In December 2018, Foreign Deputy Minister Charles Owiredu arrived in Mexico City to attend the inauguration for Mexican PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador.[6]
In August 2019, Mexican Foreign UndersecretaryJulián Ventura Valero paid a visit to Ghana and met with Foreign Deputy Minister Charles Owiredu. Both nations agreed to establish a Consultation Mechanism on Common Interests. Ghana also declared its intention to re-open an embassy in Mexico City.[7]
En 2021, both nations celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations.[1]
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High-level visits from Ghana to Mexico[5][4][6]
High-level visits from Mexico to Ghana[4][3][7]
Both nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between theGhana Investment Promotion Centre andProMéxico (2016) and a Memorandum for the Establishment of a Consultation Mechanism on Matters of Common Interest (2019).[8][7]
In 2023, trade between Ghana and Mexico totaled US$13.3 million.[9] Ghana's main exports to Mexico include: natural rubber, cocoa powder, clothing articles, wood, vegetables oil, electronic gadgets and devices, powder gemstones and semiprecious stones. Mexico's main exports to Ghana include: malt extract and food preparations, alcohol, chemical based products, telephones and mobile phones, frozen or chilled fish, motor cars and other vehicles, tractors, tubes and pipes.[9]
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