Lao-Portuguese relations

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Lao-Portuguese relations
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The Lao-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Laos and Portugal . The Länder have had direct diplomatic relations since June 1, 1995.

The bilateral relations are weak, as there have so far only been few points of contact between the two countries.

history

Fernão Mendes Pinto was probably the first Portuguese in what is now Laos

There are no visible historical traces of the Portuguese presence in Laos. Fernão Mendes Pinto probably visited Luang Prabang in the middle of the 16th century during one of his stays in Thailand.

The country name Laos goes back to Portuguese traders serving the kings of Thailand . They used the plural of the name for the Lao peoples to name the area of ​​today's Laos, in which a large number of Lao empires and tribes lived.

On March 13, 1957, Portugal recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Laos.

The Portuguese travel journalist Gonçalo Cadilhe toured Laos several times and wrote about it, both in his books and in magazines.

diplomacy

On November 29, 1995 , Gabriel Mesquita de Brito , Ambassador of Portugal in Bangkok , accredited himself as the first ambassador of Portugal in the Lao capital Vientiane . Portugal is still not present with an embassy of its own in Laos, but is double-accredited there via its representation in Thailand (as of January 2017).

Laos does not have its own diplomatic representation in Portugal either, but is accredited there through its embassy in the French capital, Paris .

Mutual consulates have not yet been set up (as of 2016).

economy

In 2016, Portugal exported goods and services worth 309,000 euros to Laos (2015: 6,000; 2014: 3,000; 2013: 0; 2012: 146,000; 2011: 1,000), of which 91.4% textiles, 8.6% machines and Devices and 0.1% optical and precision instruments.

In the same period, Laos delivered goods and services worth 2.14 million euros to Portugal (2015: 2.44 million; 2014: 10.64 million; 2013: 1.95 million; 2012: 2.30 million .; 2011: 2.04 million), of which 49.8% agricultural products, 48.3% clothing and 1.7% shoes.

For Portuguese foreign trade, Laos ranks 182nd as a buyer and 121st as a supplier. In Laotian foreign trade, Portugal ranks 29th among buyers and 58th among suppliers.

Web links

Commons : Lao-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Overview of diplomatic relations with Laos at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ a b Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 792
  3. ↑ Article about a trip through the Mekong Delta 2011 , article for the December 2011 issue of Visão magazine , PDF access on Cadilhe's website, accessed on February 11, 2017
  4. ↑ Gonçalo Cadilhe: To Lugar Dentro de Nós. Clube do Autor, Lisbon 2012 ( ISBN 978-989-724-016-4 ), appendix
  5. ^ Area of responsibility of the Lao embassy in Paris , named in the profile of the ambassador on the website of the Lao embassy in Paris, accessed on February 11, 2017
  6. ↑ Overview of the diplomatic and consular missions of Portugal in Laos , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on February 11, 2017
  7. ↑ Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Laos , Excel file retrieved from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP , accessed on February 11, 2017