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Indonesia–Mexico relations refers to the bilateral relations of Indonesia and Mexico. Both nations view their counterpart as strategic partners in each other's regions; Indonesia in Southeast Asia and Mexico in Latin America. Mexico has renewed its interest in Asia and sees Indonesia's strategic role within ASEAN and is willing to create an economic partnership agreement with Indonesia. Both nations are mutual members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation, Group of 15, G-20 major economies, United Nations and the World Trade Organization.
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History
Indonesia and Mexico established diplomatic relations on 6 April 1953. Soon afterwards, the Mexican ambassador resident in Tokyo, Japan was accredited to Indonesia. It wasn't until 1961 that Mexico named a resident ambassador to Indonesia. As President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono paid an official visit to Mexico in 2008 and again in 2012 to attend the APEC summit in Los Cabos. During his 2008 visit, President Yudhoyono signed a number of agreements in education, agriculture, promotion of trade and in energy cooperation. Indonesian Foreign Affair Minister Marty Natalegawa paid a visit to Mexico on May 2013 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Indonesia-Mexico diplomatic relations. To commemorate this event, the Mexican and Indonesian Post Office issued a joint stamp illustrating animals as the symbol of both nations; the Mexican Jaguar (Panthera onca hernandesii) and Indonesian Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi).
Both nations have also signed mutual agreements and memorandums on:
State visits
Presidential visits from Indonesia to Mexico
Presidential visits from Mexico to Indonesia
Trade relations
In 2012, the trade volume between Indonesia and Mexico reached US$1.22 billion USD. Indonesia mainly sells textiles, rubber, palm oil and gold, while buying aluminum, silver, copper, cotton, tractors, computer parts and petroleum products from Mexico. In 2014, two-way trade between both nations amounted to $1,463 billion USD.