Mexico–Sweden relations

Mexico and Sweden are both members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.

Mexico–Sweden relations
Map indicating locations of Mexico and Sweden

Mexico
Sweden

History

Initial relations between Mexico and Sweden began in 1850 when a Swedish consulate was opened in Veracruz City.[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.

In 1980, Mexican President José López Portillo paid an official visit to Sweden. In 1982, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden paid an official visit to Mexico. The monarchs would later pay a second state visit to Mexico in 2002.[1] There have also been several high levels visits by Mexican presidents and Swedish prime ministers to each other's countries respectively.[1]

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".[3] In 2013, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt paid an official visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. During the visit, both nations stressed the importance of the relations between both nations and signed several bilateral agreements.[4]

High-level visits
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City, 2013.

High-level visits from Mexico to Sweden[5][6][7][2]

High-level visits from Sweden to Mexico[8][9][10]

Bilateral agreements

Over the years, both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (1885); Agreement on the elimination of visas for ordinary passport holders (1954); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1980); Agreement on the avoidance of Double-Taxation and to prevent Tax fraud (1993); Free-Trade Treaty between the European Union and Mexico (1997); Agreement to establish Joint Meeting's to discuss Common Interests (1998); Agreement on the reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (2000); Agreement on Credit and Export Cooperation (2013) and an Agreement on Mining Cooperation (2013).[1]

Transportation

There are direct flights between Mexico and Sweden with the following airlines: Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia and TUI fly Nordic.

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 2018, trade between Mexico and Sweden totaled $1 billion (USD).[11] 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: AstraZeneca, Ericsson, Svenska Cellulosa AB and Volvo.[12]

Resident diplomatic missions
Embassy of Mexico in Stockholm

See also

References
  1. Bilateral relations between Mexico and Sweden (in Spanish)
  2. History of relations between Mexico and Sweden (Spanish)
  3. Nobel Peace Prize (1982)
  4. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt visits Mexico
  5. López Portillo y Echeverría también regresaban triunfales; hasta metían un millón en el Zocalo (in Spanish)
  6. "Visita del Presidente de México a Suecia (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  7. President Carlos Salinas de Gortari travels to Sweden (in Spanish)
  8. "Reunión sobre desarme en Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  9. Peña Nieto: Suecia, modelo a segui para México (in Spanish)
  10. "Visita del primer ministro de Suecia (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  11. "Mexican Ministry of the Economy: Sweden (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  12. Asuntos Económicos y Comerciales (in Spanish)
  13. Embassy of Mexico in Stockholm
  14. Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City
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