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The diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Portugal established in 1992 after Portugal recognized the independence of Azerbaijan.
Portugal recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on January 7, 1992. On August 4, 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 December 21, 2012. Mr. Aliyev presented his credentials to the President of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva on January 14, 2013.[2]On the other hand, 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]
The former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev paid a visit to Portugal to attend the Lisbon Summit of OSCE on December 2-3, 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]The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited Portugal to participate Lisbon Summit of NATO on November 20-21, 2010.[1]During the trip of Azerbaijani representations, agreement between Portugal and Azerbaijan was signed on visa exemptions for those who hold diplomatic passports. Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal Paulo Portas had an official trip to Azerbaijan in June 2012.[2]
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.[7] 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.[8]
Bilateral merchandise trade between Azerbaijan and Portugal totaled 352,62 million USD, while import volume of Azerbaijan was 7,33 million USD, and export was 345,29 million USD 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.[9] 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 thousand USD) | |||
| Year | Import[10] | Export[11] | Trade Turnover[12] |
| 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 | |||
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