Croatia–Egypt relations

Croatian-Egyptian relations

Croatia	Egypt

Croatian-Egyptian relations are foreign relations between Croatia and Egypt. Egypt recognized newly independent Croatia on April 16, 1992, and the two countries established diplomatic relations on October 1, 1992.^[1] Croatia has an embassy in Cairo and an honorary consulate in Alexandria.^[1] The Cairo Embassy also officially handles the countries of Bahrein, Ethiopia, Yemen, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan and UAE; as well as the following in some matters: Djibouti, Eritrea and Iraq.^[2] Egypt has an embassy in Zagreb.^[3] Both countries are members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

SFR Yugoslavia maintained good relations with Egypt, especially through the Non-Aligned Movement. In the 1970s and 1980s numerous Croatian companies had Egypt and other Arab countries as a capital export market,^[4] including INGRA,^[5] and the Croatian authorities have been trying to re-create these opportunities with various investment-related activities.^[4][6] Numerous Croatian officials made official visits to Egypt,^[1] and most recently Hosni Mubarak was in Zagreb in October 2009^[7] while Jadranka Kosor returned the visit in December 2010.^[8] Croatian companies made some inroads in the Egyptian market, notably including an oil exploration concession for INA in 2002 that became significant in 2007.^[9] In early 2011, many Croatian workers were evacuated from Egypt, including those by INA, as the 2011 Egyptian revolution started.^[10] In July 2011, the Croatian Government complied with the decision of the Council of the European Union to freeze Egyptian assets in connection to Mubarak and 18 connected persons.^[11]

See also

• Foreign relations of Croatia
• Foreign relations of Egypt

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Bilateralni odnosi [Bilateral relations]" (in Croatian). Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Arabic Republic of Egypt. http://eg.mvp.hr/?mh=286&mv=1633&id=1744. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
2. ^ "Diplomatske misije i konzularni uredi RH - Arapska Republika Egipat" (in Croatian). Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Arabic Republic of Egypt. http://eg.mvp.hr/?mh=287&mv=1635. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
3. ^ "Veleposlanstvo Arapske Republike Egipat u Republici Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Diplomatska predstavništva stranih zemalja i međunarodnih organizacija u RH. Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. 2011-08-19. http://hidra.srce.hr/webpac-hidra-dps/?rm=results&show_full=1&f=IDadr&v=005277&filter=hidra-dps. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Egipat" (in Croatian). Hrvatska gospodarska diplomacija. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Croatia). http://hgd.mvpei.hr/gospodarski_prikaz/egipat/. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
5. ^ Danijel Režek (2003-09-11). "Pola stoljeća Ingre [Half century of Ingra]" (in Croatian). Građevinar (Croatian association of civil engineers) 55 (11): 631–639. ISSN 0350-2465. http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=16640. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
6. ^ "Gospodarski i politički odnosi RH i Egipta" (in Croatian). http://www.poslovni.hr/tag/gospodarski-i-politicki-odnosi-rh-i-egipta-14426.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
7. ^ "Hosni Mubarak u službenom posjetu Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 2009-10-16. http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/hosni-mubarak-u-sluzbenom-posjetu-hrvatskoj/455555.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
8. ^ "Predsjednica Vlade Kosor s predsjednikom Arapske Republike Egipat Hosnijem Mubarakom" (in Croatian). Croatian Government. 2010-12-02. http://vlada.hr/hr/naslovnica/novosti_i_najave/2010/prosinac/predsjednica_vlade_kosor_s_predsjednikom_arapske_republike_egipat_hosnijem_mubarakom. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
9. ^ Stanko Borić (2007-01-09). "Inino rekordno nalazište nafte u Egiptu" (in Croatian). Nacional #582. http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/30411/inino-rekordno-nalaziste-nafte-u-egiptu. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
10. ^ "Počela evakuacija - Hrvati napuštaju Egipat, radnike povlači i Ina" (in Croatian). Novi list. HINA. 2011-01-31. http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Hrvatska/Hrvati-napustaju-Egipat-radnike-povlaci-i-Ina. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
11. ^ "Odluka o provođenju međunarodnih mjera ograničavanja utvrđenih Odlukom Vijeća Europske unije 2011/172/ZVSP u odnosu na Arapsku Republiku Egipat" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 2011-07-13. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2011_07_80_1712.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 

External links

• Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration: list of bilateral treaties with Egypt