In September 1991 , Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad paid an official visit to Mexico becoming the first Malaysian head-of-state to visit Mexico . During his visit to Mexico , several agreements were signed between both nations , in particular Malaysia 's support for Mexico to join the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation . In November 1998 , Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo paid a visit to Malaysia to attend the 10th APEC summit being held in Kuala Lumpur . In October 2002 , Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi paid a visit to Los Cabos , Mexico to participate in the 14th APEC Summit
14th APEC Summit
APEC Mexico 2002
Malaysia–Mexico relations