Abdelaziz Bouteflika
In 2002, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika pad a visit to the northern Mexican city of Monterrey to attend the Monterrey Consensus. In February 2005, Mexican President Vicente Fox paid an official visit to Algeria and met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. In 2008, as a sign of mutual friendship, a statue of Abdelkader El Djezairi was unveiled in Mexico City. In 2011, a statue dedicated to Emiliano Zapata was unveiled in Algiers. In October 2014, both nations celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations.