Mexico–Palestine relations

Mexico–Palestine relations

Mexico	Palestine

Mexico–Palestine relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and Palestine.

History

Statue of Yasser Arafat in Mexico City

During the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine vote on 29 November 1947; Mexico was one of ten countries that abstained from voting.^[1] In 1975, Mexico established diplomatic relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).^[2] That same year, the PLO opened an 'Information office' in Mexico City which was elevated to a 'Special Delegation office' in 1995 after the Second Oslo Accord where an agreement was made between Israel and the PLO for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to have an interim self-government in the Palestinian territories.^[3][4] In 2005, Mexico opened a representative office in Ramallah.^[2]

In 2009, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki paid a visit to Mexico, becoming the first Palestinian foreign minister to do so. He visited the country again in 2011.^[5] In 2011, Mexico abstained from voting for allowing Palestine to be a member of UNESCO.^[6] In 2012, Mexico voted in favor of Palestine becoming an observer state within the United Nations, an upgrade from non-state observer.^[7] In June 2011, a statue of former President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat, was unveiled in Mexico City.^[8] In 2013, the Mexican Congress installed a section in its building to 'Mexico-Palestine Friendship.'^[2] During multiple conflicts between Israel and Palestine; Mexico has remained neutral and has asked that both parties cease fighting and continue with the peace process.^[9]

Resident diplomatic missions

• Mexico has a representative office in Ramallah.^[10]
• Palestine has a special delegation office in Mexico City.^[11]

See also

• Palestinian diaspora

References

1. A 67 años de la resolución de la partición de Palestina de las Naciones Unidas (in Spanish)
2. Representación palestina pide apoyo a diputados para que este país tenga una Embajada en México en lugar de una Delegación Especial (in Spanish)
3. Las relaciones diplomáticas de México con los países de Medio Oriente (in Spanish)
4. The Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement
5. El Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de la Autoridad Nacional Palestina, Doctor Riad Malki realizó una visita a México (in Spanish)
6. Consideraciones de México respecto del ingreso de Palestina en la UNESCO (in Spanish)
7. México vota a favor de Palestina como Estado observador (in Spanish)
8. Erigen “primera” estatua de Arafat en Azcapotzalco (in Spanish)
9. México llama al cese inmediato de las hostilidades entre Israel y Palestina (in Spanish)
10. Representation office of Mexico in Ramallah (in Arabic, English and Spanish)
11. Special Delegation office of Palestine in Mexico City (in Spanish)