Mexico–Ukraine relations
Mexico–Ukraine relations are the bilateral relations between Mexico and Ukraine. Both nations are members of the United Nations. History The first Ukrainians to arrive to Mexico came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and settled in the Mexican State of Campeche. On 25 December 1991, Mexico recognized Ukraine as an independent nation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 12 January 1992, Mexico officially established diplomatic relations with Ukraine. In 1997, Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma paid an official visit to Mexico, which helped increase bilateral relations between the two nations. In January 1999, Ukraine opened its embassy in Mexico City while Mexico opened an honorary consulate in Kyiv in 2000 while maintaining official relations with Ukraine from its embassy in Warsaw, Poland. In June 2005, Mexican president Vicente Fox paid an official state visit to the country and attended the opening of the Mexican embassy in Kyiv along with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. In February 2008, the Congress of Mexico recognized that The Holodomor was an act of genocide and criminal act committed against the Ukrainian people by the Soviet Union. In 2014, during the Crimean crisis between Ukraine and Russia; Mexico called for both sides seek dialogue and a peaceful