Relationship dossier
Egypt
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Formal ties and an investment treaty, alongside a serious dispute over the 2015 deaths of Mexican tourists
Egypt toward Mexico
+5Egypt has maintained a bilateral investment treaty with Mexico. After Egyptian security forces mistakenly killed Mexican tourists in 2015, Egypt apologized and offered compensation.
Mexico toward Egypt
+5Mexico has maintained a bilateral investment treaty with Egypt. Following the 2015 deaths of Mexican tourists at the hands of Egyptian security forces, Mexico condemned the incident and pressed Egypt for an investigation and accountability.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship includes a bilateral investment framework, but the scale of substantive cooperation is unclear. The 2015 killing of Mexican tourists by Egyptian security forces caused a major diplomatic crisis; Egypt's apology and offer of compensation followed Mexico's demands for investigation and accountability.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Egypt and Mexico maintain formal bilateral relations and have a bilateral investment treaty, but the scope of practical cooperation is unclear. Relations were seriously strained in 2015 after Egyptian security forces mistakenly killed Mexican tourists. Egypt apologized and offered compensation, while Mexico pressed for an investigation and accountability.
Areas of tension
- The 2015 killing of Mexican tourists by Egyptian security forces and questions of investigation and accountability.
Key developments
Egypt and Mexico concluded a bilateral investment treaty.
Egyptian security forces mistakenly killed Mexican tourists; Mexico demanded an investigation, and Egypt apologized and offered compensation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of bilateral investment protections are unclear.
- The outcome of Egyptian investigations into the 2015 deaths and any subsequent accountability measures is unclear.