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Mexico–Singapore relations

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Mexico–Singapore relations
Map indicating locations of Mexico and Singapore

Mexico
Singapore

The nations of Mexico and Singapore established diplomatic relations in 1975.[1] Both nations are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Forum of East Asia–Latin America Cooperation and the United Nations.

History

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Mexico recognized and established diplomatic relations with Singapore on 22 December 1975.[1] In 1990, Mexico opened a resident embassy in Singapore. Singapore has since operated a non-resident embassy based in Singapore and maintains an honorary consulate-general based in Mexico City.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations; the relations between the two countries has developed continuously based on common international positions and companionship. In 1990, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari became the first Mexican head-of-state to visit Singapore.[2][3] In 1991, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew paid an official visit to Mexico. Since the initial visits, there have been several high-level visits between leaders of both nations.

In September 2012, Mexican President Felipe Calderón visited Singapore and met with President Tony Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. President Calderón delivered a speech in The Fullerton Hotel Singapore titled "A Mexican Perspective on the Global Economy" for the International Institute for Strategic Studies.[4]

In October 2013, Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade visited Singapore and met with Minister of Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam.[5] In 2014, K. Shanmugam visited Mexico and met with Jose Antonio Meade. He also attended a Business Breakfast Roundtable organized by ProMéxico and addressed a speech called "Bridging the Pacific: The Singapore-Mexico Partnership" with diplomats, business leaders and private sector personalities attending the Roundtable.

In June 2016, Singaporean President Tony Tan paid an official visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. His arrival to Mexico coincided with the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. During President Tan's four day visit to Mexico, both nations signed agreements on trade and improved cooperation in science and education as well as the promotion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).[6]

In November 2019, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid a visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. During the visit, President López Obrador announced that Singapore would partake in the development of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico.[7] In 2022, both nations held their 5th Meeting for Political Consultation Mechanism which was hosted in Singapore and attended by Mexican Foreign Undersecretary Carmen Moreno Toscano.[8]

High-level visits

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Singaporean President Tony Tan and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City; 2016.

High-level visits from Mexico to Singapore[3][1][5][9][8]

High-level visits from Singapore to Mexico[6][7]

Bilateral agreements

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Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements, such as an Agreement on Air Services (1990); Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation and Prevent Tax Evasion in the Matter of Income Taxes (1994); Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (2009); Memorandum of Understanding on International Development Cooperation (2016); Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Education (2016); and a Memorandum of Understanding on Agricultural and Food Cooperation (2016).[10][11]

Trade relations

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In 2018, both nations became signatories of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.[12] In 2023, trade between Mexico and Singapore totaled US$3.8 billion.[13] Mexico main exports to Singapore include: digital process units; telephones and mobile phones, electronics, copper ores and concentrates, chemical based products, unwrought lead, minerals, alcohol, fruits and coffee. Singapore's main exports to Mexico include: diodes, transistors, and similar semiconductors; machinery and parts, oil, various types of instruments, parts and accessories for vehicles, medicine, gold, platinum and other precious metals.[13] Over 200 Singaporean companies multinational companies operate in Mexico, such as Banyan Group, Flex Ltd., Keppel Ltd. and ST Engineering.[11][9][14] At the same time, over 81 Mexican multinational companies operate in Singapore, such as Cemex and Gruma.[11][15]

Resident diplomatic missions

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  • Mexico has an embassy in Singapore.[16]
  • Singapore maintains a non-resident ambassador accredited to Mexico based in Singapore and maintains an honorary consulate-general in Mexico City.[17]


  • The Gateway Singapore building hosting the Embassy of Mexico in Singapore
    The Gateway Singapore building hosting the Embassy of Mexico in Singapore
  • Honorary Consulate of Singapore in Mexico City
    Honorary Consulate of Singapore in Mexico City

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Singapore (in Spanish)
  2. ^ President Salinas de Gortari in Singapore
  3. ^ a b Salinas Seeks Australia Trade
  4. ^ State Visit to Singapore by the President of the United Mexican States
  5. ^ a b Visit to Singapore by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States His Excellency Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena
  6. ^ a b President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam arrives in Mexico for state visit
  7. ^ a b Así cooperará Singapur con México para el desarrollo económico (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b Visita de trabajo a Singapur de la subsecretaria de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish)
  9. ^ a b Relaciones bilaterales México-Singapur - pages 6-9 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Bilateral agreements between Mexico and Singapore (in Spanish)
  11. ^ a b c Mexico and Singapore agree to deepen bilateral relations and promote ratification of TPP
  12. ^ About the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
  13. ^ a b Data México: Singapore
  14. ^ Keppel FELS delivers another two rigs to Mexico
  15. ^ CEMEX Ventures lands in Asia
  16. ^ Embassy of Mexico in Singapore
  17. ^ Honorary Consulate-General of Singapore in Mexico City
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