Egypt–Uruguay_relations

Egypt–Uruguay relations

Egypt–Uruguay relations

Bilateral relations

Egypt has an embassy in Montevideo.[1] Uruguay has an embassy in Cairo[2] and a consulate in Alexandria.[3]

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Both countries are members of the Group of 77.

Trade

In trading relationships, Egypt is an important trading partner for Uruguay, with over US$26m in soybean sales;[4] Egypt is also an important buyer of Uruguayan lambs.[5] Since 2004 there is a Framework Agreement between Egypt and the Mercosur countries.[6]

Culture

Montevideo has a small Ancient Egyptian Museum,[7] held by the Uruguayan Society of Egyptology (established 1980);[8] a notable Uruguayan Egyptologist is Juan José Castillos.[9]

There is an Egyptian Center for Islamic Culture in Montevideo.[10]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Embassy of Egypt in Montevideo Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. [2]
    Embassy of Uruguay in Cairo Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. [3]
    Uruguayan Consulate in Alexandria Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Notable growth of Uruguay's exports to new destination countries". La República. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    Uruguay's exports of live cattle (PDF) (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    "Mercosur-Egypt Framework Agreement". Parliament of Uruguay. 7 July 2004. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2013. (in Spanish)
  7. [7]
    Egyptian Museum in Montevideo Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  8. [8]
    Uruguayan Society of Egyptology Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  9. [9]
    Publications of the Uruguayan Society of Egyptology Retrieved 15 September 2013. Archived March 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. [10]
    "Interview to Amed Awad Abdallah, religious principal of the Egyptian Center for Islamic Culture" (in Spanish). CX 14 El Espectador. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008.


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