page_title: Bangladesh–Mexico relations
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bangladesh–Mexico relations / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Heads of State at the Cancun North-South Economic Summit of 1981 at the Cancun Sheraton Hotel Beach in Mexico. From left to right, front row: Ronald Reagan (USA), Simeon Aké (Côte-d'Ivoire), Abdus Sattar (Bangladesh), Chadli Bendjedid (Algeria), Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FRG), Pierre Elliott Trudeau (Canada), Jose Lopez Portillo (Mexico), Prince Fahd (Saudi Arabia), Willibald Pahr (Austria), Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro (Brazil), Zhao Ziyang (China), Ferdinand Marcos (Philippines).Back row: Sergej Kraigher (Yugoslavia), Julius Nyerere (Tanzania), Margaret Thatcher (UK), Zenko Suzuki (Japan), Forbes Burnham (Guyana), François Mitterrand (France), Indira Gandhi (India), Alhaji Shehu Shagari (Nigeria), Thorbjörn Fälldin (Sweden), Luis Herrera Campins (Venezuela), Kurt Waldheim (UN) Español: Reunión de jefes de estado en la cumbre "Norte-Sur" de Cancún, México. Français&#160;: Chefs d'État et de gouvernement à la Conférence Nord-Sud de Cancún, au Cancun Sheraton Hotel Beach in Mexico.
context_page_description: Bangladesh–Mexico relations refers to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Mexico. Both nations are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.
context_section_description: Diplomatic relations between the two countries were officially established on 8 July 1975, four years after Bangladesh obtained its independence from Pakistan. In 1981, Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar paid a visit to Mexico to attend the North–South Summit in Cancun.
  Bangladesh and Mexico have expressed mutual interest in expanding the bilateral economic activities between the two countries. In 2011, a business delegation from Bangladesh paid a visit to Mexico aimed at exploring potential fields for bilateral trade and investment. Climate change and poverty alleviation have also been identified as potential areas for bilateral cooperation between the two countries. In 2012, Bangladesh opened its first resident embassy in Mexico City. In 2015, Bangladeshi Minister of State Shahriar Alam paid a visit to Mexico to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations both nations. While in Mexico, Minister Alam met with Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade.
caption: President Abdus Sattar attending the North–South Summit in Cancun; 1981.
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