Relationship dossier
Mexico
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic engagement and dialogue coexist with disagreements over Venezuela’s elections.
Mexico toward Venezuela
+20Mexico has maintained engagement with Venezuela’s government and hosted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and opposition in Mexico City in 2021. Mexico has also stressed non-intervention in disputes over Venezuela’s political legitimacy.
Venezuela toward Mexico
+15Venezuela’s government participated in negotiations hosted by Mexico in 2021, engaging with the Mexican government in its role as host. The scope of other direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes continued diplomatic engagement and Mexico’s hosting of a major Venezuelan dialogue process, alongside disagreements over Venezuela’s electoral process and political legitimacy. These features indicate a working but not especially close bilateral relationship.
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
Mexico has maintained engagement with Venezuela’s government while emphasizing non-intervention, and it hosted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and opposition in 2021. Venezuela’s government took part in those talks, reflecting diplomatic engagement with Mexico. The relationship has also faced friction over the legitimacy and transparency of Venezuela’s elections.
Areas of tension
- Disagreements over the transparency and legitimacy of Venezuela’s elections
Key developments
Mexico City hosted negotiations between Venezuela’s government and opposition, with Venezuela’s government participating.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond diplomatic engagement are unclear.
- The extent to which electoral disagreements have affected routine government relations is unclear.