Ivory Coast–Mexico relations

Ivory Coast–Mexico relations

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Ivory Coast–Mexico relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) and Mexico.

History

Ivorian Foreign Minister Simeon Aké attending the North–South Summit in Cancun on behalf of Ivorian President Félix Houphouët-Boigny; 1981

Diplomatic relations between Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) and Mexico were established on 13 November 1975.[1][2] In 1981, Ivory Coast opened an embassy in Mexico, however, the embassy was closed in 1991 for financial reasons.[2] In October 1989 an Agreement of Educational and Cultural Cooperation was signed between both nations.[2] In March 2002, President Laurent Gbagbo paid a visit to Mexico to attend the International Conference on Financing for Development Summit in Monterrey.[3] In 2004, Ivory Coast re-opened its embassy in Mexico.[2]

Relations between both nations became limited during the First Ivorian Civil War (2002-2004) and Second Ivorian Civil War (2010-2011). In 2009, Mexico was a non-remanent member of the United Nations Security Council and was responsible for enforcing and maintaining the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1572 on an arms embargo to Ivory Coast.[1] In May 2008, two Mexican senators paid a visit to Ivory Coast and meet with Ivorian Parliamentarians and with President Laurent Gbagbo.[1]

In February 2016, the National Autonomous University of Mexico bestowed the "UNESCO-UNAM Jaime Torres Bodet International Award" to Ivorian poet and novelist Bernard Binlin Dadié for his modern literature of the African continent.[4]

Trade

In 2015, trade between Ivory Coast and Mexico totaled $103.8 million USD.[5] Ivory Coast's main exports to Mexico include: cacao, nuts and almonds. Mexico's main export to Ivory Coast is petroleum.[1] In November 2014, a bilateral reunion between members of the Mexican Senate and the Ivorian Ambassador was held to discuss ways to increase economic and trade cooperation between both nations.[6]

Resident diplomatic missions

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Senate of Mexico: Relaciones Bilaterales México – Côte d'Ivoire (in Spanish)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire: Mexique (in French)
  3. ↑ Conferencia Internacional sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Conceden Premio Internacional UNESCO-UNAM Jaime Torres Bodet a Bernard Binlin Dadié (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Mexican Ministry of the Economy: Ivory Coast (Costa de Marfil)
  6. ↑ Inauguran Jornadas Económicas y Comerciales México-Costa de Marfil (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Embassy of Ivory Coast in Mexico (in French and Spanish)
  8. ↑ Embassy of Mexico in Morocco (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Honorary consulate of Mexico in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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