Mexican-Tanzanian relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between Mexico and Tanzania . Both countries are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization .
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History
Mexico and Tanzania established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1973. [1] [2] In the same year, Mexico opened an embassy in the capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam . [1] In April 1975, the President of Tanzania, Julius Cambarage Nyerere, paid a six-day official visit to Mexico. [3] During his visit, he met with Mexican President Luis Echeverria , where they discussed issues facing Africa at that time. In addition, President Nyerere asked Mexico to take an active role in helping Tanzania build infrastructure in his new capital city, Dodoma , allowing Tanzanian architects, planners and students to come and study at Mexican universities, and Mexican technicians to go to Tanzania to work on developing new projects in the country. [3] Agreements were signed between the two presidents to deepen agricultural and trade relations between the two countries. [3]
In July 1975, Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez paid a four-day state visit to Tanzania [4] . During the visit, the President visited the Serengeti National Park and the new capital, the city of Dodoma [4] . Both countries signed an agreement to increase scholarships for student education in the amount of up to 30 people for each country, and an agreement to increase state financial assistance to Tanzanians living in Mexico [4] . In 1980, Mexico closed the embassy in Tanzania due to financial constraints. [1]
State Visits
Mexican Presidents Visit Tanzania
- President Luis Echeverria Alvarez (1975)
Visits of the Presidents and Prime Ministers of Tanzania to Mexico [5] [1]
- President Julius Cambarage Nyerere (1975, 1981)
- President Benjamin William Mkapa (2002)
- Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Shane (2008)
Trade
In 2016, trade between Mexico and Tanzania amounted to 5.8 million US dollars . Mexico's main exports to Tanzania include: medicine, electrical equipment, and adapters. Tanzania's main exports to Mexico include: mimosa extract and wood-based products. [one]
Diplomatic Representation
- Mexico has a part-time accredited ambassador to Tanzania who is located at the embassy in Nairobi , Kenya [6] and maintains an honorary consulate in Dar es Salaam . [7]
- Tanzania has a part-time ambassador accredited to Mexico at the Embassy in Washington, DC , USA [8] and maintains an honorary consulate in Mexico City . [9]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Relations between Mexico and the United Republic of Tanzania (Spanish)
- ↑ Embassy of Mexico in Nairobi: Tanzania (Spanish)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Visit of Julius Cambarage Nyerer to Mexico (Spanish)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Presidential trip to three continents: Tanzania (Spanish)
- ↑ Leaders Participating in the Monterrey Consensus (Spanish) (Link unavailable) . Date of treatment February 28, 2018. Archived September 23, 2015.
- ↑ Embassy of Mexico in Nairobi, Kenya (Spanish and English)
- ↑ Mexican Honorary Consulate in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- ↑ Embassy of Tanzania in Washington DC
- ↑ Expanding Bilateral Relations with Mexico