


This was a milestone in improving connectivity between the two countries and facilitating economic, commercial and cultural exchanges – as well as tourism. It is also worth underlining the importance of direct flights from Dubai to Mexico City on Emirates Airlines, which started operations in December 2019. Both dignitaries at the time signed a memorandum of understanding on diplomatic training between the ministries of foreign affairs of Mexico and the UAE. In March 2019, in Mexico, we had the honour to receive Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, who had a meeting with Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's Minister of Foreign Relations. In the past few years, there have been high-ranking visits by officials, business and commercial delegations. For the UAE, Mexico is a priority country in Latin America and the Caribbean region, due to the size of its economy, its geopolitical position and regional leadership. It is a country alert to new potential partners and new investments.įor Mexico, the UAE represents an ideal partner and ally for its market diversification strategy and for attraction of foreign investments. In addition, the UAE has long practiced a policy of strong and consistent international co-operation. Such positive ties can be further explored to mutual benefit.ĭefinitely, the UAE – thanks to its dynamism and accelerated economic, commercial and financial development – represents a privileged gate of access to the Middle East's markets, both because its commercial openness and its ease of business, as well as due to its location as a re-exporting platform to other countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Forty six years after the formalisation of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the UAE, the bonds of friendship and co-operation between the countries have developed significantly, due to the reciprocal interest and advantages in both markets.
