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{{bilateral|Hungarian-Mexican|Hungary|Mexico}}
Both nations are members of the [[OECD|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] and the [[United Nations]].
== History ==
[[File:Maximilian around 1850.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of Prince Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia and future [[Maximilian I of Mexico|Emperor of Mexico]].]]
In 1861, French Emperor [[Napoleon III]] sought to expand his empire and invaded Mexico. The [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French Empire]], along with Hungarian [[hussar]]s, took control of the country.<ref>[
During the [[Siege of Mexico City]], Hungarian soldiers fought to keep control of the city from Mexican Republican forces. In June 1867, Mexico City was taken by Republican forces and the remaining Hungarian soldiers were returned to Europe. In 1867, the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]] broke diplomatic relations with Mexico after the assassination of Emperor Maximilian.<ref name=Bilateral
After [[World War I]], the Austro-Hungarian Empire broke apart and Hungary became again an independent nation in 1918. In 1925, Mexico accredited its first diplomatic legation to Hungary based in [[Italy]] and named Carlos Puig y Casauranc as its first delegate to Hungary in 1927.<ref name=Bilateral /> The first Hungarian representative accredited to Mexico was Count [[László Széchenyi]], head of the Hungarian legation based in [[Washington, D.C.]] In 1925 Count Széchenyi visited Mexico.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1925/05/20/archives/hungarymexico-parley-count-szechenyi-goes-to-arrange-for-diplomatic.html Hungary-Mexico Parley; Count Szechenyi Goes to Arrange for Diplomatic Relations.]</ref>
During [[World War II]], Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Hungary in 1941. Diplomatic relations between both nations were re-established on 14 May 1974.<ref name=History /> In September 1976, Mexico opened an embassy in Budapest.<ref name=Bilateral /><ref>[https://mexikovaros.mfa.gov.hu/mex/page/politikai-kapcsolatok Relaciones Políticas Hungría-México (in Spanish)]</ref>
In 1977, [[Pál Losonczi]], Head of the Presidential Council of the [[People's Republic of Hungary]] visited Mexico. In April 1990, Mexican Foreign Secretary [[Fernando Solana]] paid an official visit to Hungary. In October 1991 the State Secretary of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, [[Ferenc Somogyi]] visited Mexico. The Hungarian Foreign Minister [[Géza Jeszenszky]] visited Mexico in March 1992. In July 1992, President [[Carlos Salinas de Gortari]] made the first state visit by a Mexican president to Hungary.<ref name=History />
At the start of 1997, the Hungarian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs [[István Szent-Iványi]] visited [[Cuba]] and Mexico. In April 1997, Hungarian President [[Árpád Göncz]] paid a state visit to Mexico, the first since relations had been re-established, meeting Mexican President [[Ernesto Zedillo]].<ref name=History /> In November 2001, Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] visited Mexico, where he attended a meeting of Leaders of Christian-Democratic Parties. In 2004, Mexican President [[Vicente Fox]] visited Hungary to discuss a future economic cooperation agreement that would boost economic and trade relations.<ref name=History />
In January 2023, Hungarian Foreign Minister [[Péter Szijjártó]] paid a visit to Mexico and met with his counterpart [[Marcelo Ebrard]]. The two foreign minister discussed cooperation and trade and stated that both Mexico and the European Union required an upgraded cooperation agreement which was signed 20 years previously.<ref>[https://www.budapesttimes.hu/diplomacy/szijjarto-hungary-economy-benefits-from-cooperation-with-mexico/ Szijjártó: Hungary economy benefits from cooperation with Mexico]</ref>
In 2024, both nations celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations.<ref>[https://www.gob.mx/sre/videos/hoy-celebramos-el-50-aniversario-de-relaciones-diplomaticas-entre-mexico-y-hungria Hoy celebramos el 50 aniversario de relaciones diplomáticas entre México y Hungría (in Spanish)]</ref>
==High-level visits==
'''High-level visits from Hungary to Mexico'''<ref name=History /><ref name=Bilateral />
* Chairman [[Pál Losonczi]] (1977)
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* Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] (2001)
* Prime Minister [[Péter Medgyessy]] (2004)
* Foreign Minister [[Péter Szijjártó]] (2015, 2019, 2023)
'''High-level visits from Mexico to Hungary'''<ref name=History /><ref name=Bilateral />
* Foreign
* President [[Carlos Salinas de Gortari]] (1992)
* Foreign
* President [[Vicente Fox]] (2004)
* Foreign Undersecretary Lourdes Aranda Bezaury (2005 & 2010)
== Bilateral agreements ==
Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Trade Agreement (1975);
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In 1997, Mexico signed a [[Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union|Free Trade Agreement]] with the [[European Union]] (which includes Hungary). In 2023, total trade between Hungary and Mexico totaled US$2.3 billion.<ref name=Trade>[https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/country/hungria Data México: Hungary]</ref> Hungary's main exports to Mexico include: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines; motor cars and other vehicles, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, instruments, appliances, and machines; articles of iron and steel, articles of plastic, medicines, and fiberglass. Mexico's main exports to Hungary include: parts and accessories for machines, data processing machines, telephones and mobile phones, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, articles of stone and minerals, nickel, chemical based products, hides, and alcohol.<ref name=Trade />
==Cultural and scientific links==
The Hungarian [[Géza Maróti]] contributed the bronze sculpture group on top of the dome of the [[Palacio de Bellas Artes]] and other works inside this building, completed in 1934.<ref>
[[Paprika]], a key ingredient in Hungarian dishes such as [[goulash]], originated in Mexico and was perhaps brought to Hungary by way of [[Turkey]] in the 17th century.<ref>
==Resident diplomatic missions==
* Hungary has an embassy in [[Mexico City]].<ref>[https://mexikovaros.mfa.gov.hu/
* Mexico has an embassy in [[Budapest]].<ref>[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/hungria/ Embassy of Mexico in Hungary]</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Hungarian
== References ==
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