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{{Infobox bilateral relations|Australian-Egyptian|Australia|Egypt}}
[[File:ABS-5368.0-InternationalTradeInGoodsServicesAustralia-MerchandiseExportsCountryCountryGroupsFobValue-Egypt-A1829054W.svg|thumb|right|Monthly value of Australian merchandise exports to Egypt ([[Australian dollar|A$]] millions) since 1988<ref>Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013, ‘Egypt - Merchandise Exports, Country and Country Groups, FOB Value’, table 14a, [http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/5368.0 International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia], cat. no. 5368.0, ABS, Canberra, December, column 69.</ref>]]
Foreign relations between [[Australia]] and [[Egypt]] have been formally established since 1950.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/egypt#:~:text=Australia%20and%20Egypt%20have%20warm,Australia%20were%20established%20in%201950. | title=Egypt | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade }}</ref>
Australia and Egypt have maintained a positive and friendly relationship. Australian soldiers were stationed in Egypt in both world wars. After almost a century, the main traffic between Australia and Europe has passed the the [[suez canal]], Cairo was the main air link from Australia and London for many years. Australia and Egypt work constructively on international security issues such as counter-terrorism, disarmament and the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Diplomatic relations between [[Australia]] and [[Egypt]] were established between both countries in [[1950]]. Australia has an embassy in [[Cairo]], while Egypt has an embassy in [[Canberra]] and 2 Consulates-General (in [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]]). ▼
== History ==
=See Also=▼
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*[[Foreign relations of Australia]]▼
== Today ==
Australia and Egypt work constructively on international security issues such as [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]], disarmament, and the prevention of the proliferation of [[Weapon of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]]. Australia has an embassy in [[Cairo]], while Egypt has an embassy in [[Canberra]] and two Consulates-General (in [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]]).
*[http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/egypt/index.html Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the relations with Egypt]▼
*[http://www.egypt.embassy.gov.au/ Australian embassy Cairo] ▼
Australia's current ambassador to Egypt is [[Axel Wabenhorst]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kotb |first=Ahmed |date=November 6, 2023 |title=INTERVIEW: Egypt and Australia's relations grow stronger, says Australian ambassador to Cairo |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/511718.aspx}}</ref>
*[http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/Australia/canberra/embassy/en-GB/default.htm Egyptian embassy in Canberra]▼
*[http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/Australia/Sydney/Consulate/en-GB/default.htm Egyptian Consulate-General in Sydney]▼
There is a 100,000 Egyptian diaspora in Australia and 40,000 residents in Australia who were born in Egypt as of 2023 per Wabenhorst in an interview on AhramOnline.<ref name=":0" />
There are some Australian forces that monitor the peace treaty between [[Israel]] and Egypt in the [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]].<ref name=":0" />
Trade between Australia and Egypt was about $1 billion in 2021/22, Fava beans are Australia's main export to Egypt, Australia also exports alumnia as well as paper and wool.<ref name=":0" />
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File:Egyptian Embassy in Canberra July 2014.jpg|Embassy of Egypt in [[Canberra]]
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* [[Egyptian Australian]]
==References==
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== External links ==
▲* [http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/egypt/index.html Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about
▲* [http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/Australia/canberra/embassy/en-GB/default.htm Egyptian embassy in Canberra]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090616113046/http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/Australia/Sydney/Consulate/en-GB/default.htm Egyptian Consulate-General in Sydney]
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