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The diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Portugal were established in 1992 after Portugal recognized the independence of Azerbaijan.

Übersicht

Portugal recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 7 January 1992. On 4 August 1992 diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Portugal were established.^[1]

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Morocco Tarik Aliyev was appointed as the Ambassador to Portugal by the Presidential Decree issued on 21 December 2012. Mr. Aliyev presented his credentials to the president of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva on 14 January 2013.^[2] On the other hand, the Ambassador of Portugal to Turkey serves as the Ambassador to Azerbaijan at the same time. Paula Leal da Silva is the Ambassador of Portugal to Azerbaijan since her credentials were accepted by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 26 March 2017.^[3]

In 2015 Diplomatic Mission of Portugal in Azerbaijan started to operate.^[4] The chargé d'affaires is Mr. Jorge Gabriel Silva da Fonseca.^[5]

Murad Rahimov was appointed as Honorary Consul of Portugal in Azerbaijan in September 2011.^[2]^[6]

High-level visits

In 1994, during the OSCE summit in Budapest, The former president of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev met with the head of the Portuguese government. In October 1995, H. Aliyev met with President of Portugal Mario Soares in New York.^[7]

Heydar Aliyev paid a visit to Portugal to attend the Lisbon Summit of OSCE on 2–3 December 1996.^[1] During this trip H. Aliyev met with the Prime Minister of Portugal António Guterres.^[2] Former Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Portugal Jaime Gama visited Azerbaijan in July 2001 and in March 2002; and Luís Amado paid a visit to Azerbaijan in July 2010.^[1]

On 26–30 November 2001, Deputy Minister of Culture S. Mammadaliyeva took part in the international conference "Regional projects: ecology and protection of cultural heritage in Europe”, organized by the Council of Europe and the Ministry of ecology of Portugal in Lisbon.^[7]

On 27–28 April 2008, the Ambassador of Portugal to Azerbaijan, Jose Manuel de Carvalo Lameiras, paid a visit to Baku.

The president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited Portugal to participate Lisbon Summit of NATO on 20–21 November 2010.^[1] During the trip of Azerbaijani representations, agreement between Portugal and Azerbaijan was signed on visa exemptions for those who hold diplomatic passports.

On 5–7 September 2011, to gain the support of Portugal regarding Azerbaijan's candidacy for non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for 2012–2013, Ambassador S. Agabekov made a trip to Lisbon.

Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal Paulo Portas had an official trip to Azerbaijan in June 2012.^[2]

On 24–29 October 2013, Rafael Huseynov, a member of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, was on a visit to Lisbon to participate in a meeting of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education, and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

On 3–6 March 2014, a delegation headed by the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Sh. Movsumov visited Lisbon.^[7]

Inter-parliamentary relations

The inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries is carried out by the Working Group on Azerbaijan-Portugal inter-parliamentary relations from Azerbaijan. Milli Majlis established the Working Group on Azerbaijan-Portugal inter-parliamentary relations on 5 December 2000.^[8] According to the decision of Milli Majlis dated 4 March 2016, the head of the Working Group on Azerbaijan-Portugal inter-parliamentary relations is Agiya Nakhchivanli.^[9]

Economic relations

Bilateral merchandise trade between Azerbaijan and Portugal totaled 352,62 million USD, while import volume of Azerbaijan was US$7,33 million, and export was S345,29 million for January–September 2017. For the same period (January–September 2017), the share of Portugal was 2.46% in the foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan, including 0.12% in imports and 4.24% in exports.^[10] Azerbaijan-Portugal business forum was conducted in Baku in June 2012 organized by Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan.^[2]

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Portugal (in thousands of US$)
Year	Import^[11]	Export^[12]	Trade Turnover^[13]
2002	1,928.3	2,983.8	4,912.1
2003	266.3	30.7	297.0
2004	1,901.3	2,932.9	4,834.2
2005	6,229.4	8,545.7	14,775.1
2006	3,153.2	19,215.1	22,368.3
2007	5 093,8	-	5,093.8
2008	4 566,3	260,991.8	265,558.1
2009	1 183,1	28,456.7	29,639.8
2010	753,8	224,613.5	225,367.3
2011	2,594.8	324,860.0	327,454.9
2012	2,913.6	243,085.1	245,998.7
2013	2,443.1	525,759.4	528,202.5
2014	6,489.3	552,149.5	558,638.8
2015	26,204.5	368,874.4	395,078.9
2016	10,989.9	257,147.3	268,137.2
Extracted from stat.gov.az

Resident diplomatic missions

Azerbaijan is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Rabat, Morocco.
Portugal is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

References

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[:0-1] "Azerbaijan – Portugal relations" (PDF). www.mfa.gov.az. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[:1-2] "Bilateral relations". rabat.mfa.gov.az. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[3] "Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of incoming Portuguese Ambassador". en.president.az – Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[4] "Portugal`s diplomatic mission opens in Azerbaijan". AZERBAIJAN STATE NEWS AGENCY. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[5] "Azerbeijão". idi.mne.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[6] "Azerbaijão". Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[:2-7] "İKİTƏRƏFLİ MÜNASİBƏTLƏR". rabat.mfa.gov.az. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[8] ""Law on the establishment of working groups on inter-parliamentary relations of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan"". e-qanun.az. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[9] ""Law on the appointment of heads of working groups on inter-parliamentary relations of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan"". e-qanun.az. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[10] ""Trade relations of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the Republic of Portugal for 2017"". www.economy.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[11] "Foreign trade of Azerbaijan – Foreign trade by countries – Imports by countries". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[12] "Foreign trade of Azerbaijan – Foreign trade by countries – Exports by countries". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[13] "Foreign trade of Azerbaijan – Foreign trade by countries – Trade turnover by countries". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

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 [[Portugal]] recognized the independence of [[Azerbaijan]] on 7 January 1992. On 4 August 1992 diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Portugal were established.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.az/files/file/Azerbaijan_-_Portugal_relations_17.09.2014.pdf|title=Azerbaijan – Portugal relations|website=www.mfa.gov.az|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
-Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Morocco Tarik Aliyev was appointed as the Ambassador to Portugal by the Presidential Decree issued on 21 December 2012. Mr. Aliyev presented his credentials to the [[president of Portugal]] [[Aníbal Cavaco Silva]] on 14 January 2013.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://rabat.mfa.gov.az/content/3|title=Bilateral relations|website=rabat.mfa.gov.az|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> On the other hand, the Ambassador of Portugal to Turkey serves as the Ambassador to Azerbaijan at the same time. Paula Leal da Silva is the Ambassador of Portugal to Azerbaijan since her credentials were accepted by the [[President of Azerbaijan]] [[Ilham Aliyev]] on 26 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.president.az/articles/23202|title=Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of incoming Portuguese Ambassador|website=en.president.az – Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic|language=en|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
+Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Morocco Tarik Aliyev was appointed as the Ambassador to Portugal by the Presidential Decree issued on 21 December 2012. Mr. Aliyev presented his credentials to the [[president of Portugal]] [[Aníbal Cavaco Silva]] on 14 January 2013.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://rabat.mfa.gov.az/content/3|title=Bilateral relations|website=rabat.mfa.gov.az|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319003939/http://rabat.mfa.gov.az/content/3|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the other hand, the Ambassador of Portugal to Turkey serves as the Ambassador to Azerbaijan at the same time. Paula Leal da Silva is the Ambassador of Portugal to Azerbaijan since her credentials were accepted by the [[President of Azerbaijan]] [[Ilham Aliyev]] on 26 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.president.az/articles/23202|title=Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of incoming Portuguese Ambassador|website=en.president.az – Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic|language=en|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
 In 2015 Diplomatic Mission of Portugal in Azerbaijan started to operate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Portugals_diplomatic_mission_opens_in_Azerbaijan-852073|title=Portugal`s diplomatic mission opens in Azerbaijan|work=AZERBAIJAN STATE NEWS AGENCY|access-date=27 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> The [[chargé d'affaires]] is Mr. Jorge Gabriel Silva da Fonseca.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idi.mne.pt/pt/relacoesdiplomaticas/306-azerbeijao.html|title=Azerbeijão|website=idi.mne.pt|language=pt-pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411054739/https://idi.mne.pt/pt/relacoesdiplomaticas/306-azerbeijao.html|archive-date=11 April 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
-Murad Rahimov was appointed as Honorary Consul of Portugal in Azerbaijan in September 2011.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/rede-consular/asia/azerbaijao#consulado-honorario-de-portugal-em-baku|title=Azerbaijão|work=Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas|access-date=27 March 2018|language=pt-PT}}</ref>
+Murad Rahimov was appointed as Honorary Consul of Portugal in Azerbaijan in September 2011.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/rede-consular/asia/azerbaijao#consulado-honorario-de-portugal-em-baku|title=Azerbaijão|work=Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas|access-date=27 March 2018|language=pt-PT|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009114703/https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/rede-consular/asia/azerbaijao#consulado-honorario-de-portugal-em-baku|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 [[File:Ilham Aliyev accepts credentials of Paula Leal da Silva.jpg|thumb|President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials of newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal Paula Leal da Silva]]
 == High-level visits ==
-In 1994, during the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] summit in Budapest, The former [[president of Azerbaijan]] [[Heydar Aliyev]] met with the head of the Portuguese government. In October 1995, H. Aliyev met with President of Portugal Mario Soares in New York.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=İKİTƏRƏFLİ MÜNASİBƏTLƏR|url=https://rabat.mfa.gov.az/content/3|access-date=19 September 2020|website=rabat.mfa.gov.az}}</ref>
+In 1994, during the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] summit in Budapest, The former [[president of Azerbaijan]] [[Heydar Aliyev]] met with the head of the Portuguese government. In October 1995, H. Aliyev met with President of Portugal Mario Soares in New York.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=İKİTƏRƏFLİ MÜNASİBƏTLƏR|url=https://rabat.mfa.gov.az/content/3|access-date=19 September 2020|website=rabat.mfa.gov.az|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319003939/http://rabat.mfa.gov.az/content/3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 Heydar Aliyev paid a visit to Portugal to attend the Lisbon Summit of OSCE on 2–3 December 1996.<ref name=":0" /> During this trip [[Heydar Aliyev|H. Aliyev]] met with the [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] [[António Guterres]].<ref name=":1" /> Former [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Portugal)|Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Portugal]] [[Jaime Gama]] visited Azerbaijan in July 2001 and in March 2002; and [[Luís Amado]] paid a visit to Azerbaijan in July 2010.<ref name=":0" />
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 == Economic relations ==
-Bilateral merchandise trade between Azerbaijan and Portugal totaled 352,62&nbsp;million [[United States dollar|USD]], while import volume of [[Azerbaijan]] was US$7,33&nbsp;million, and export was S345,29&nbsp;million for January–September 2017. For the same period (January–September 2017), the share of Portugal was 2.46% in the foreign trade turnover of [[Azerbaijan]], including 0.12% in imports and 4.24% in exports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.economy.gov.az/article/portuqaliya-xt-2017/28265|title="Trade relations of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the Republic of Portugal for 2017"|date=20 May 2017|website=www.economy.gov.az|language=az|access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> Azerbaijan-Portugal business forum was conducted in [[Baku]] in June 2012 organized by Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) with the support of the [[Ministry of Economic Development (Azerbaijan)|Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan]].<ref name=":1" />
+Bilateral merchandise trade between Azerbaijan and Portugal totaled 352,62&nbsp;million [[United States dollar|USD]], while import volume of Azerbaijan was US$7,33&nbsp;million, and export was S345,29&nbsp;million for January–September 2017. For the same period (January–September 2017), the share of Portugal was 2.46% in the foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan, including 0.12% in imports and 4.24% in exports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.economy.gov.az/article/portuqaliya-xt-2017/28265|title="Trade relations of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the Republic of Portugal for 2017"|date=20 May 2017|website=www.economy.gov.az|language=az|access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> Azerbaijan-Portugal business forum was conducted in [[Baku]] in June 2012 organized by Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) with the support of the [[Ministry of Economic Development (Azerbaijan)|Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan]].<ref name=":1" />
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 | colspan="4" |'''Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Portugal'''
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 | colspan="4" |Extracted from [https://www.stat.gov.az/source/trade/?lang=en stat.gov.az]
 |}
+==Resident diplomatic missions==
+* Azerbaijan is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in [[Rabat]], Morocco.
+* Portugal is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in [[Ankara]], Turkey.
 == See also ==
 * [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan]]
 * [[Foreign relations of Portugal]]
-* [[Azerbaijan–European Union relations|Azerbaijan–EU relations]]
 * [[Azerbaijani diaspora]]
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Azerbaijan-Portugal relations}}
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+[[Category:Bilateral relations of Azerbaijan|Portugal]]
 [[Category:Bilateral relations of Portugal]]
-[[Category:Bilateral relations of Azerbaijan|Portugal]]

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