Kosovar-Portuguese relations

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The Kosovar-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Kosovo and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 2009. Since the start of the UN mission in Kosovo in 1999, Portugal has been involved in the KFOR peacekeeping forces. In addition, Portugal is one of the countries that have already recognized Kosovo's independence .

history

Portuguese KFOR forces deployed at Pristina Airport

After the end of the Kosovo war , NATO founding member Portugal participated in the multinational KFOR forces to secure the UN Kosovo resolution in 1999. Portuguese armed forces have been serving in Kosovo since then , in particular parachute infantry and artillery units.

Portugal recognized Kosovar's unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on October 7, 2008. Since 2009 the Portuguese ambassador in Budapest has been accredited as Portugal's chief diplomat in the Kosovar capital Pristina .

Defense Minister Azeredo Lopes announced in October 2016 that Portugal would cease military operations in Kosovo after 18 years, as the security situation had steadily improved. After between 300 and 400 Portuguese soldiers were stationed in Kosovo from 1999 to 2001, their number had decreased to 189 by autumn 2016, corresponding to the reduced KFOR overall strength. Since 1999 a Portuguese soldier has been killed, Primeiro Cabo José Luís Madeira Bernardino from 1º BIMec ( Mechanized Infantry Battalion ) died there on March 16, 2010.

diplomacy

On April 23, 2009, the Kosovar government reached the first diplomatic agreement with the Portuguese side and accepted the double accreditation of the Portuguese ambassador to Bulgaria , Rui Félix Alves , as Portugal's first chief diplomat in Kosovo. Then Kosovo moved to the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador to Hungary .

The Kosovar ambassador to France has since been accredited as the diplomatic representative of his country in Portugal.

The federal states have not yet had any consular representations among each other (as of the end of 2016).

economy

The bilateral trade relations are still at a comparatively low level. In 2015 they had a volume of 625,000 euros. In Portuguese foreign trade, Kosovo ranks 166th among the buyer countries and 169th among the supplier countries.

In 2015, Portugal exported goods and services worth 589,000 euros to Kosovo (2014: 358,000 euros, 2013: 282,000 euros, 2012: 323,000 euros, 2011: 304,000 euros), of which 65.4% were chemical-pharmaceutical products, 12, 7% machines and devices, 9.4% food and 5.8% shoes.

During the same period, goods and services worth 36,000 euros went to Portugal from Kosovo (2014: 32,000 euros, 2013: 9,000 euros, 2012: 3,000 euros, 2011: 37,000 euros), of which 62.5% were vehicles and vehicle parts, 37, 0% machines and devices and 0.5% optical and precision instruments.

Culture

The Kosovar painter Gani Llalloshi exhibited in Portugal for the first time in January 2016, as part of the annual Sete Sois Sete Luas cultural festival in Ponte de Sor .

The short film “The Eaters” by the Kosovar director Besim Ugzmajli was shown outside of the competition at the renowned Portuguese film festival Caminhos do Cinema Português in Coimbra in autumn 2015 .

The documentary Ama-San by the Portuguese director Cláudia Varejão about three Japanese divers of the Ama-San tradition was also awarded in 2017 in the Green Dox competition at the Kosovar documentary film festival Dokufest .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c page on diplomatic relations with Kosovo of the Diplomatic Institute at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Portugal termina missão militar no Kosovo ao fim de 18 anos - "Portugal ends its military mission in Kosovo after 18 years" , article from October 8, 2016 in the Portuguese daily Público , accessed on January 28, 2017
  3. ^ List of soldiers who died in Portuguese missions abroad , accessed on January 28, 2017
  4. ↑ Muhamedin Kullashi, Non-Resident Ambassador to Portugal , message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo dated September 20, 2012 on the accreditation of the Kosovar ambassador to Portugal, accessed on January 28, 2017
  5. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Kosovo and Portugal , Excel file retrieved from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP , accessed on January 28, 2017
  6. ↑ Kosovar painter Gani Llalloshi presents his first exhibition in Portugal , notification of January 8, 2016 on the website of the Kosovar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on January 28, 2017
  7. ↑ Kosovar movie "The Eaters" that depicts human greed continues the journey in Portugal , communication of November 24, 2015 on the website of the Kosovar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on January 28, 2017
  8. ↑ Ama-San's list of awards in the Internet Movie Database , accessed October 13, 2019