History Mexico–Turkey relations
mexican president enrique peña nieto turkish president abdullah gül in ankara, december 2013
the first official contact between mexico , ottoman empire (present day turkey) 1864 when emperor maximilian of mexico sent out emissaries several nations seek official recognition of rule in country. diplomatic relations between 2 nations established in 1928 after transformation of turkey ottoman empire mustafa kemal atatürk, founder of modern turkish republic in 1923; , after end of mexican revolution in 1920. same year, both nations signed friendship agreement . immediately, both nations opened diplomatic legations in each other s capitals, respectively. in 1962, respective diplomatic missions upgraded embassies.
in june 1992, mexican foreign secretary fernando solana paid official visit turkey, becoming @ time highest level government official visit country. while in turkey, secretary solana , counterpart, foreign minister suleyman demirel signed agreements on cultural exchanges , of eliminating visa requirements diplomatic passport holders of both nations. 2 nations agreed establish mechanism political consultations discuss points of views on bilateral , multilateral mutual interests.
in 2013, during historic visit of mexican president enrique peña nieto turkey, both nations signed agreements on:
establishing direct flights between mexico , turkey
mutual cooperation in combating crime , organized terrorism
mutual cooperation in combating drug trafficking
double taxation
customs information sharing
both nations considered regional powers , playing bigger roles in international community. both nations have supported each other diplomatically, particularly in united nations , mexico has supported turkey on issue of syrian civil war occurring on border. in 2013, mexico donated $1 million usd turkey support of on 1 million syrian refugees being housed in country.
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