Mexico–Sweden relations
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Mexico–Sweden relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and Sweden. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
History
Diplomatic relations between the two nations were established in 1850.[1] On 29 July 1885, the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation was signed between the two nations.[2] In 1956, the Swedish embassy in Mexico City opened.[3]
In 1982, Swedish King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia paid an official visit to Mexico. The monarchs would later pay a state visit to Mexico in 2002.[2] There have also been several high levels visits by Mexican presidents and Swedish prime ministers to each other's countries respectively.[2]
In 1982, Alfonso García Robles of Mexico and Alva Myrdal of Sweden received a Nobel Peace Prize "[for] their magnificent work in the disarmament negotiations of the United Nations, where they have both played crucial roles and won international recognition".[4]
State visits
Presidential visits from Mexico to Sweden[5][6][2]
- President Miguel de la Madrid (1988)
- President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1993)
- President Vicente Fox (2003)
Royal and Prime Ministerial visits from Sweden to Mexico[7][8][9]
- Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin (1981)
- King Carl Gustaf XVI (1982, 2002)
- Prime Minister Olof Palme (1984)
- Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson (1986)
- Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (2013)
Trade
In 1997, Mexico signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (which includes Sweden). Since then, trade between the two nations have increased dramatically. In 2014, trade between Mexico and Sweden totaled $1,16 billion (USD).[10] Sweden is Mexico's 31st biggest trading partner globally. Among the products that Mexico exports to Sweden are: manufactured goods and alcohol. Swedish exports to Mexico are also mainly manufactured products, automobiles and pharmaceuticals. There are over 200 Swedish companies operating in Mexico today, among them are: Ericsson, Volvo and AstraZeneca, among others.[11][12] Between 1999 and 2008, Swedish companies have invested over $800 million USD into the Mexican economy making Sweden the ninth biggest foreign direct investor in Mexico, hailing from the European Union.[13]
Resident diplomatic missions
- Mexico has an embassy in Stockholm.[14]
- Sweden has an embassy in Mexico City.[15]
See also
References
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- Swedish embassy in Mexico City on bilateral relations with Mexico (Spanish and Swedish)
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 History of relations between Mexico and Sweden (Spanish)
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- ↑ Nobel Peace Prize (1982)
- ↑ Visita del Presidente de México a Suecia (in Spanish)
- ↑ President Carlos Salinas de Gortari travels to Sweden (in Spanish)
- ↑ Reunión sobre desarme en Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (in Spanish)
- ↑ Peña Nieto: Suecia, modelo a segui para México (in Spanish)
- ↑ Visita del primer ministro de Suecia (in Spanish)
- ↑ Mexican Ministry of the Economy: Sweden (in Spanish)
- ↑ ProMexico on trade with Sweden (Spanish)
- ↑ Suecia, con los ojos en México (Spanish)
- ↑ ProMexico on trade with Sweden (Spanish)
- ↑ Embassy of Mexico in Stockholm (in English and Spanish)
- ↑ Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City (in Spanish and Swedish)
