Foreign Minister Velasco opens Mexican consulate in Chongqing, calling it an open home for the Mexican community

Mexico has opened a consulate in Chongqing, with Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco Álvarez describing the mission as an open, close and service-oriented home for the Mexican community.

Velasco inaugurated the consulate alongside Cai Wei, China’s assistant foreign minister, Chongqing Vice Mayor Huang Maojun and other municipal officials. He said the ceremony celebrated the friendship between the two peoples and that the new representation would strengthen bilateral relations and help Mexico build closer links with regional actors.

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This ceremony is a celebration of the friendship between our peoples. This consulate will contribute to strengthening the bilateral relationship and facilitating closer ties with actors in the region.

“This city exceptionally represents the energy, capacity for transformation, innovation and future outlook of contemporary China,” Velasco said.

Mexico’s ambassador to China, Jesús Seade, described the consulate as a centre for closer contact. He said genuine friendship between Mexico and China could continue to flourish because there was no better way to understand each other than through close communication.

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This city exceptionally represents the energy, capacity for transformation, innovation and future outlook of contemporary China.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry said the consulate joins 11 other foreign consular representations in Chongqing, including those of Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Cambodia, the Philippines, Hungary, Italy, Uruguay, Belarus, Myanmar and Vietnam.

The opening marks Mexico’s first consular representation in China in two decades. Mexico also maintains an embassy in Beijing and general consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

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Because there is no better way to understand each other than by communicating closely.