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Main article: Foreign relations of Mexico
President Felipe Calderón with other national leaders at the meeting of G5 leaders in Berlin, Germany. From left to right: Manmohan Singh of India, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Hu Jintao of China and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa.
Since the 1930s, the Estrada Doctrine has served as a crucial complement to these principles.[89] The foreign relations of Mexico have been focused primarily on the United States and its historically tied neighbors in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the 20th century, Mexico developed a foreign policy based on hemispheric prestige. However, in the 2000s, former President Vicente Fox adopted a new foreign policy that called for an openness and an acceptance of criticism from the international community and the increase of Mexican involvement in foreign affairs, as well as a further integration towards its northern neighbors.[90] A greater priority to Latin America and the Caribbean has been given in the administration of President Felipe Calderón.[91]
In addition, since the 1990s Mexico has sought a reform of the United Nations Security Council and its working methods[92] with the support of Canada, Italy, Pakistan and other nine countries, which form a group informally called the Coffee Club.[93] As an regional and emerging power, Mexico has a significant global presence and is a member of several international organizations and forums such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the G8+5, the G-20 major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
