Qatar-Portuguese relations

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Qatar-Portuguese relations
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The Qatari-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Qatar and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1982.

Today's bilateral relations are comparatively weak. The regional presence of Portuguese seafarers in the 16th and 17th centuries did not leave any notable traces here.

The Qatari Qatar Airways has been offering direct flights between the capitals Doha and Lisbon since 2015 , TAP Portugal has not yet operated direct flights to Qatar (as of April 2017).

In 2011, eleven Portuguese citizens were consularly registered in Qatar, while in 2015 there were no citizens of Qatar registered in Portugal.

history

Section of the Cantino Planisphere (1502) with the region between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

The Portuguese fleet under Tristão da Cunha and Afonso de Albuquerque established Portuguese supremacy in the Persian Gulf from 1507 . Thus the region of today's Qatar remained in the area of ​​influence of the Portuguese colonial empire , which however did not set up any major bases here.

The region was controlled by Portugal through its possession of Hormuz , from 1622 through Muscat . After Muscat fell to the Omanis in 1650, the Portuguese lost their supremacy in the region, but remained with ships and sporadic alliances until the 18th century, when the British finally ousted them completely.

Qatar remained under British influence and gained independence in 1971.

The Estado Novo regime in Portugal came to an end with the 1974 Carnation Revolution . After returning to democracy, Portugal reorganized its external relations from the ground up, gave its colonies independence and entered into direct relations with a large number of other countries.

Qatar and Portugal established diplomatic relations on May 1, 1982, and on December 4, 1989 , with the Portuguese ambassador to Saudi Arabia, José Manuel de Matos Parreira , a Portuguese representative was accredited for the first time in Qatar. Portugal set up its own embassy there in 2011.

Qatar opened its embassy in Portugal in 2012, and Adel Ali al-Khal became the first Qatari ambassador to Lisbon on January 10, 2012.

diplomacy

Portugal maintains its embassy in the Aamal Tower on West Bay in the Qatari capital Doha . There are no other consulates in Portugal.

The Qatar embassy resides at number 34 Avenida do Restelo in the Belém district of Lisbon . Qatar does not have any other consulates either.

economy

Quarry near Estremoz : marble is one of Portugal's most important exports to Qatar .

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP has a branch in the Qatari capital Doha.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth EUR 28.6 million to Qatar ( 2015 : 17.8 million; 2014 : 19.1 million; 2013 : 14.3 million; 2012 : 12.7 million) , of which 35.1% minerals and ores, 10.4% clothing, 7.2% machines and devices and 5.2% cork and wood.

In the same period, Qatar delivered goods worth EUR 13.9 million to Portugal ( 2015 : 19.1 million; 2014 : 16.9 million; 2013 : 132.7 million; 2012 : 64.4 million) , of which 93.9% plastics (especially polyethylene and polypropylene ), 3.5% chemical products and 1.5% clothing.

This put Qatar in 68th place as a buyer and 87th as a supplier for Portuguese foreign trade, while Portugal was in 48th place in Qatari foreign trade among both buyers and suppliers.

Sports

The Qatari national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have not yet played against each other (as of March 2017).

At the Junior World Cup in Qatar in 1995 , the Portuguese U-20 national team finished third. Qatar was not represented at the Junior World Cup in Portugal in 1991 .

Web links

Commons : Qatar-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with Qatar , diplomatic institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Qatar Airways Flies to Portugal in 2015 , message from July 17, 2017 at www.internationalmeetingsreview.com, accessed on April 29, 2017
  3. ^ List of TAP destinations on the TAP website, accessed April 29, 2017
  4. ↑ Overview of Qatar-Portuguese migration (Table A.3), accessed on April 29, 2017
  5. ↑ Sums of the number of Qataris in the official immigration statistics by district , Portuguese Immigration and Border Agency SEF, accessed on April 29, 2017
  6. ↑ Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 815f
  7. ↑ Overview of the history of the Qatar embassy in Portugal , website of the Qatari embassy in Lisbon, accessed on April 29, 2017
  8. ↑ List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad , website of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on April 29, 2017
  9. ↑ Contact page of the Qatar Embassy in Portugal , accessed on April 29, 2017
  10. ↑ Overview of activities in Qatar , AICEP website, accessed on April 29, 2017
  11. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Qatar , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on April 29, 2017
  12. ↑ see list of international matches of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets