Portuguese-Zambian relations

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The Portuguese-Zambian relations encompass the intergovernmental relationship between Portugal and Zambia . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1975.

In 2014, 49 citizens were registered with the Portuguese consulate in Zambia, while in 2016 five citizens of Zambia were registered in Portugal.

history

From 1600, Portuguese traders from their colony of Mozambique also advanced into what is now Zambia and, in addition to Zumbo , settled in Petauke in particular .

For a long time, most of Zambia's copper exports were handled via the Portuguese Benguela Railway

Zambia became a British colony during the 19th and early 20th centuries until it gained independence in 1964. From then on, the country stood in contrast to Portugal, as Zambia bordered on the Portuguese colonies Mozambique and Angola , which in turn fought for their independence in the Portuguese colonial war. However, as a result of Zambia's dependence on the Portuguese-Zambian railway connections, contacts were maintained, especially for its copper exports via Ndola and via the Portuguese Benguela Railway . At the same time, Zambia was always a retreat for Angolan and Mozambican independence fighters against the Portuguese colonial administration.

After the Carnation Revolution in 1974 and the subsequent end of the Portuguese colonial empire, the now democratic Portugal and Zambia entered into diplomatic relations on April 3, 1975. On January 16, 1976, António Taveira Valente took up his work as the first ambassador of Portugal to Zambia in the newly opened Portuguese embassy in the capital Lusaka .

The Lusaka Protocol was signed in Zambia in 1994 with the participation of the Troika states Portugal, Russia and the USA . It was supposed to usher in the end of the civil war in Angola .

In 1999, Portugal closed the embassy in Zambia, which has since been looked after by the Portuguese embassy in neighboring Zimbabwe.

diplomacy

The Zambian embassy in Paris is also responsible for Portugal

Portugal has not had its own embassy in Zambia since 1999 , which has since been part of the administrative district of the Portuguese embassy in Zimbabwe . An honorary consulate of Portugal has been set up in the Zambian capital Lusaka .

Zambia also does not have its own embassy in Portugal; its representation in Paris is responsible for Portugal. There are no Zambian consulates in Portugal.

Town twinning

So far, two city ​​friendships have been made between municipalities in Portugal and Zambia (as of 2017):

economy

Sugar, mainly obtained from sugar cane , is Zambia's most important export good to Portugal, far ahead of cotton

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in Zambia; the AICEP office in the Zimbabwean capital Harare is responsible.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth 2.181 million euros to Zambia ( 2015 : 4.149 million; 2014 : 3.069 million; 2013 : 12.697 million; 2012 : 0.857 million), of which 24.3% were machines and equipment ( especially lights, lamps and cables), 18.8% textiles, 13.4% plastics and rubber (especially tubes), 8.5% metal goods and 4.8% optical and precision devices.

In the same period, Zambia delivered goods worth 2.984 million euros to Portugal ( 2015 : 4.094 million; 2014 : 4.244 million; 2013 : 7.993 million; 2012 : 5.699 million), of which 84.4% was food, 10, 6% textiles and 4.9% machines and devices.

In terms of Portuguese foreign trade, Zambia was thus in 141st place as a buyer and 118th as a supplier, in Zambian foreign trade, Portugal was in 72nd place as a buyer and in 46th place as a supplier.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with Zambia at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Website on Portuguese-Zambian migration (Table A.3) at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on December 27, 2017
  3. ↑ Official Portuguese Aliens Statistics by District , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on December 27, 2017
  4. ↑ Diplomatic contact details of Portugal in Zambia (under Zâmbia ), website of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry for the foreign communities, accessed on January 1, 2018
  5. ↑ Overview of the Portuguese-Zambian town twinning , website of the umbrella association of Portuguese district administrations, accessed on January 1, 2018
  6. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Zambia , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on December 27, 2017