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Bilateral relations
Canadian-Egyptian relations are foreign relations between
Canada
and
Egypt
. Both countries established embassies in their respective capitals in 1954. Canada has an embassy in
Cairo
. Egypt has an embassy in
Ottawa
and a Consulate-General in
Montreal
. Though both had been part of the
British Empire
, only Canada is part of the
Commonwealth
, Egypt is not.
History
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Canada and Egypt first established diplomatic ties in 1954 after the
Egyptian Revolution of 1952
and the abdication of the Egyptian monarchy, thus creating the Republic of Egypt under
President
Jamal Abdel Nasser
.
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They both established embassies in their respective capitals, a Canadian one in
Cairo
and with the
Egyptian Embassy
located in
Ottawa
. The two countries enjoyed good relations, but did not take prominence to one another until Canada intervened in
The Suez Crisis of 1956
when Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal and in response
France
,
The United Kingdom
and
Israel
took military actions against Egypt.
[2]
Canada decried the actions taken by France, the UK and Israel against Egypt and after the end of hostilities the Canadian Minister of External Affairs
Lester B. Pearson
proposed that the
United Nations
create a
United Nations Emergency Force
(UNEF), whose mission was to enter Egyptian territory and act as a buffer between Egyptian forces and Israeli forces in occupied territory.
[3]
Canada pledged a substantial number of troops to the UNEF mission. On May 16, 1967 Egypt ordered all UNEF forces out of Egyptian territory, and most had retreated before the beginning of the
Six-Day War
.
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2010?2012
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Canada provided aid to Egypt. Official development assistance (ODA) from Canada to Egypt is estimated 17m US dollars in 2010-2011. Aid has been targeted at micro-finance, helping private sector growth in small enterprises, funding for apprenticeships, training, and literacy.
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Events in 2013
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The word "
coup
" appeared in the title of a 2013 article posted on the Canadian government's website reporting on a statement made by then-Foreign Minister
John Baird
regarding the removal from office of short-ruled Egyptian president
Mohamed Morsi
in July 2013 following
mass protests against his rule
.
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However, Baird himself did not use the term to describe Morsi's removal from office, and he neither condemned it nor called for Morsi's rule to be restored.
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