Portuguese-Tuvaluan Relations

Portuguese-Tuvaluan Relations

Portugal	Tuvalu

The Portuguese-Tuvaluan relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Portugal and Tuvalu . The countries have not yet entered into direct diplomatic relations.

Neither Portuguese citizens in Tuvalu (2000 figures) nor Tuvalu citizens in Portugal (2015 figures) are registered.

history

The Spaniard Alvaro de Mendaña de Neyra was the first European in the later island state of Tuvalu. It is possible that Portuguese seafarers also came to the Pacific area around Tuvalu in the 16th century , but no documents are known. In any case, the islands remained of no interest to the Portuguese, as they did not promise any important trading centers or commodities and, after the Treaty of Saragossa, fell mainly into the Spanish sphere, so that there was no Portuguese motivation to set up their own bases there.

Tuvalu went largely unnoticed until the arrival of the American captain Arent Schuyler de Peyster in British service in 1819. The islands were visited by whalers in the 19th century , including probably Portuguese who were involved in Pacific whaling.

Tuvalu remained British property until independence in 1978. It was not until 2000 that Tuvalu, with a population of around 9,000, became a member of the UN , to which Portugal has been a member since 1955. This was the first time that the two countries belonged to a joint organization.

So far, Portugal and Tuvalu have not yet established any direct diplomatic relations (as of April 2017).

diplomacy

Portugal neither has its own embassy in Tuvalu, nor does Tuvalu have a representation in Portugal, as the countries have not yet entered into direct diplomatic relations. There are therefore no reciprocal consulates.

economy

There is currently no countable trade between Tuvalu 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 does trade, without giving figures for Tuvalu. The AICEP branch in the Australian capital Canberra is responsible .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of all diplomatic relations in Portugal without mentioning Tuvalu, diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
2. ↑ Website on Micronesian-Portuguese migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on May 28, 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. ↑ List of Portuguese missions abroad without mentioning Tuvalus ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed May 28, 2017 
6. ↑ Overview of the AICEP statistics for all countries with active trade relations with Portugal without mentioning Tuvalu, website of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on May 28, 2017