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Egypt–Philippines relations
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Egypt–Philippines relations refers to the bilateral relations between Egypt and the Philippines. Egypt has an embassy in Manila whilst the Philippines has an embassy in Cairo.

History

Diplomatic relations between Egypt and the Philippines was established on 3 March 1946. A Treaty of Friendship was signed between the two countries on 18 January 1955 formally establishing ties.[1] The Philippines opened an embassy in Cairo in the 1960s which was the sole diplomatic post of the country in the African and Arab region until the mid 1970s.[2][3]

The fifth round of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines were in Cairo on July 4, 2007 [4] The Egyptian delegation was headed by H.E. Ambassador Shwaky Ismail, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs while the Philippine Delegation was headed by H.E. Ambassador Erlinda F. Basilo, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy. [citation needed]

State visit

Then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo made a state visit to Egypt from 2–3 May 2009 where she met her counterpart, the then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Treaty of Friendship between the Philippines and the United Arab Republic of Egypt" (PDF). 61.28.185.135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Lee-Brago, Pia (18 May 2014). "Del Rosario off to Egypt to bolster bilateral relations". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Egypt-Philippines Relations". State Information Service. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Mfa.gov.eg. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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