Australian-Cape Verdean relations

Australian-Cape Verdean relations

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The Australian-Cape Verdean relations encompass the interstate relationship between Australia and Cape Verde . The countries have direct diplomatic relations.

The bilateral relations are good, but comparatively weak. The most important point of reference recently were the Australian-Cape Verdean development projects , especially in the field of education.

The bilateral economic relations are very weak because of the great distance and the small Cape Verdean market. Australia is therefore not one of Cape Verde's major economic partners.

history

After the uninhabited Cape Verde Islands were discovered by Portugal in the 15th century , they remained a Portuguese colony until their independence in 1975. Until then, the Australian-Cape Verdean relationship was determined by the Australian-Portuguese relations .

Australia's oldest college, the University of Sydney : Australia awards scholarships to Cape Verdean students

Due to the continued development of the country, especially since the 1990s, which finally led to the upgrading of Cape Verdes from a poorly developed country to a middle-income country in 2008, it did not become a focus of Australian development cooperation, which mainly focused on education issues.

In 2012 an Australian commission led by Ambassador Neil Mules, accredited in Cape Verde, met the host minister António Correia e Silva in the Cape Verde Ministry of Education . In addition to an evaluation of the Australian scholarship program for Cape Verdean university students in Australia, the main focus was on expanding technical cooperation between the two countries in other areas. At the time, Australia was Cape Verde's newest partner in its efforts to establish international partnerships for specialized training.

diplomacy

The Australian embassy in the Portuguese capital Lisbon is also responsible for Cape Verde

Australia does not have its own embassy in Cape Verde ; the Australian embassy in the Portuguese capital Lisbon is responsible .

Cape Verde also does not have its own embassy in Australia, which in turn is looked after by the Cape Verde embassy in Lisbon.

Mutual consulates are also not set up.

Web links

Commons : Australian-Cape Verdean Relations  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Overview of Australian-Cape Verdean relations at the Australian Department of Commerce and Foreign Affairs

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} António Correia e Silva recebe missão australiana - "Education Minister António Correia e Silva receives the Australian Commission" , message of February 24, 2012 from the Cape Verdean government portal, accessed on May 13, 2019
2. ↑ Overview of Cape Verdean foreign trade at the Observatory of Economic Complexity at MIT , accessed on May 13, 2019
3. ↑ Julia Raabe: "The borders of the EU are here in Cape Verde". The African island nation is considered a success story. , Article from June 21, 2010 in the Austrian daily Der Standard , accessed on May 11, 2019
4. ↑ Overview of the Cape Verdean embassies and consulates in the world on www.caboverde.com, accessed on May 13, 2019