Marshallese-Portuguese relations

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Marshallese-Portuguese relations
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The Marshallese-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between the Marshall Islands and Portugal . The countries have direct diplomatic relations.

Relations between the two countries are weak due to the lack of common interests.

There are no Portuguese citizens registered in the Marshall Islands (2005 figures) or Marshall Islands citizens in Portugal (2015 figures).

history

The Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandes de Queirós , who was in Spanish service, was the first European to travel to some regions of the Pacific in 1606 . He may also have passed the present-day Marshall Islands, which, however, had already been discovered by Spanish sailors on their way to the Philippines .

The Marshall Islands then remained uninteresting for both Portuguese and Spaniards, as they did not promise any important trading centers or goods. In addition, after the Treaty of Saragossa , the area fell into the Spanish sphere, so that in particular there was no Portuguese motivation to set up their own bases here.

Beach in the nuclear weapons test area of Bikini Atoll , also an important topic for Portuguese nuclear opponents

The Marshall Islands became a German colony in the 19th century until they were conquered by Japan in 1914. With the Second World War they came to the USA . In 1979 the Marshall Islands became a republic, but remained under US trusteeship until 1986, finally achieving full independence in 1990. The Marshall Islands have been a member of the UN since 1991, and Portugal has been a member since 1955. This was the first time that the two countries belonged to a joint organization.

The Marshall Islands and Portugal entered into diplomatic relations at an unknown time after 1986, but no Portuguese diplomat has yet been accredited there (as of March 2017). The Marshall Islands belonged to the administrative district of the Portuguese Embassy in the Philippines . Since its closure in 2007, the Portuguese Ambassador in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has been responsible for the Marshall Islands.

The Marshall Islands are known to Portuguese and Brazilian peace activists primarily in connection with the fight against nuclear weapons. You are among the supporters of the ongoing lawsuits against the nuclear powers , particularly in relation to the nuclear weapons tests on Bikini Atoll .

diplomacy

Portugal does not have its own embassy in the Marshall Islands, the country belongs to the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador to Indonesia .

There is a Portuguese honorary consulate in the Marshallic capital Majuro .

The Marshall Islands also do not have their own representation in Portugal. The country has no embassy or consulate in Europe at all; its representative is in the US capital Washington.

economy

There is currently no countable trade between the Marshall Islands and Portugal (as of the end of 2016). The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP shows in its statistics figures for all countries around the world with which Portugal trades without giving figures for the Marshall Islands. The AICEP branch in the Indonesian capital Jakarta is responsible.

Web links

Commons : Marshallese-Portuguese Relations  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Website on Marshallese-Portuguese migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on May 24, 2017
  3. ↑ Official Portuguese aliens statistics by district , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on May 24, 2017
  4. ↑ Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 841
  5. ↑ Ilhas Marshall: Um Passo Ousado Em Prol do Desarmamento Nuclear [“Marshall Islands: A Courageous Step Towards Nuclear Disarmament”], article from January 16, 2017 at www.transcend.org, accessed on May 24, 2017
  6. ↑ List of Portuguese missions abroad , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on May 24, 2017
  7. ↑ Overview of the AICEP statistics for all countries with active trade relations with Portugal without mentioning the Marshall Islands, website of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on May 24, 2017