Country
|
Formal Relations Began
|
Notes
|
Angola
|
30 October 1977
[31]
|
See
Angola?Cape Verde relations
Cape Verde signed a friendship accord with Angola in December 1975, shortly after Angola gained its independence. Cape Verde and
Guinea-Bissau
served as stop-over points for
Cuban troops
on their way to Angola to fight
UNITA
rebels and
South African
troops.
Prime Minister
Pedro Pires
sent
FARP
soldiers to Angola where they served as the personal bodyguards of
Angolan President
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
.
[108]
- Angola has an embassy in
Praia
.
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Luanda
and a consulate in
Benguela
.
|
Brazil
|
5 December 1975
[4]
|
See
Brazil?Cape Verde relations
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Brasilia
.
- Brazil has an embassy in Praia.
|
China
|
25 April 1976
[22]
|
See
Cape Verde?China relations
In January 2007,
Manuel Inocencio Sousa
, Minister of Infrastructure, Transports and Sea, acknowledged the
People's Republic of China
's importance to Cape Verde stating:
"
China has been a friend of Cape Verde even before it gained independence from Portugal 30 years ago. Bilateral relations have been very good: in 2002, for example, the trade value between our two countries reached US $1.8 million, in Chinese exports of light industry products and miscellaneous goods.
"
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Beijing
.
- China has an embassy in Praia.
|
Czech Republic
|
28 October 1975 and 1 January 1993
|
- Cape Verde is accredited to the Czech Republic from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
- Czech Republic is accredited to Cape Verde by its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal
[109]
[110]
and an honorary consulate in
Praia
.
[111]
|
France
|
31 December 1975
[18]
|
See
Cape Verde?France relations
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Paris
and a consulate-general in
Nice
.
- France has an embassy in Praia.
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
5 July 1975
|
See
Cape Verde?Guinea-Bissau relations
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is about 900 km south-east of Cape Verde in coastal West Africa. Both were colonies of the
Portuguese Empire
and they campaigned together for independence with a plan for unification, but the countries separated after 1980.
[112]
[113]
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Bissau
.
- Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Praia.
|
Hungary
|
16 July 1975
[7]
|
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 July 1975
[114]
Hungary is represented in Cape-Verde by its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal
[115]
[116]
and an honorary consulate in Praia.
[115]
|
India
|
6 June 1977
[4]
|
See Cape Verde?India relations
After Cape Verde became a Portuguese colony in the 15th century, it became an important transit point for trade routes from Europe to India and Australia.
[117]
The Embassy of India in Dakar, Senegal is concurrently accredited to Cape Verde. Cape Verde maintains an Honorary Consulate General in New Delhi.
[118]
Foreign Minister Jose Brito was the first Cape Verdean minister to visit India in November 2009.
[119]
Minister of State for Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat visited Cape Verde in September 2015 as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy. Bhagat invited Cape Verde to send a delegation to attend the third India Africa Forum Summit. Foreign Minister Tolentini Araujo Jorge led the Cape Verdean delegation to participate in the Summit in New Delhi in October 2015.
[120]
Bilateral trade between Cape Verde and India totaled US$4.20 million in 2014 to 2015, declining by 40.72% from the previous fiscal. India exported $1.43 million worth of goods to Cape Verde, and imported $2.77 million. The main commodities exported from India to Cape Verde are drugs, pharmaceuticals, plastic and linoleum products, and man-made fibers.
[120]
IBSA provided a grant to refurbish a healthcare Centre in Cape Verde. India provided a line of credit worth $5 million to establish a Technology Park in the country. India donated $50,000 in 2010 to help the Government of Cape Verde to fight dengue fever, and supplied computers for the Government's "A New World" programme in October 2012. Citizens of Cape Verde are eligible for scholarships under the
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme
and the
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
.
[120]
A small Indian community resides in Cape Verde.
[120]
|
Indonesia
|
|
Indonesia is represented in Cape Verde by its embassy in
Dakar
.
[121]
|
Mexico
|
19 February 1976
|
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 February 1976
[20]
- Cape Verde is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
[122]
- Mexico is accredited to Cape Verde from its Permanent Mission to the
United Nations
in
New York City
.
[123]
|
Mozambique
|
15 March 1976
|
- Cape Verde is accredited to Mozambique from its embassy in Luanda, Angola and maintains an honorary consulate in
Maputo
.
- Mozambique is accredited to Cape Verde from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Maputo.
- Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the
CPLP
in Lisbon, Portugal.
|
Portugal
|
18 July 1975
[8]
|
See
Cape Verde?Portugal relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 July 1975 when Charge d'Affaires of Portugal Embassy in Praia Manuel Antonio Pacheco Jorge Barreiros presented letters of credentials
[124]
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Lisbon
.
- Portugal has an embassy in Praia.
|
Russia
|
19 September 1975
[14]
|
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 July 1975
[125]
- Cape Verde has an honorary consulate in
Moscow
.
- Russia has an embassy in Praia.
|
South Africa
|
4 April 1994
[68]
|
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 April 1994
[126]
- Cape Verde is accredited to South Africa from its embassy in Luanda, Angola.
- South Africa is accredited to Cape Verde from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
|
South Korea
|
3 October 1988
[57]
|
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 October 1988
[127]
In 2011 Bilateral Trade were Exports $1,140,792 (Machineries, Automobile, Optical Instruments) Imports: $65,166.
[128]
|
Spain
|
21 December 1977
[32]
|
See
Cape Verde?Spain relations
- Cape Verde has an embassy in
Madrid
.
- Spain has an embassy in Praia.
|
Turkey
|
24 June 1979
[38]
|
See
Cape Verde?Turkey relations
- The Turkish embassy in Dakar, Senegal is accredited to Cape Verde.
[129]
- Trade volume between the two countries was $9.5 million in 2019.
[129]
|
Ukraine
|
25 March 1992
[61]
|
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 March 1992
[130]
Ukraine is represented in Cape-Verde by its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
[131]
|
United States
|
19 July 1975
[9]
|
See
Cape Verde?United States relations
The United States provided emergency humanitarian aid and economic assistance to Cape Verde in the period immediately following Cape Verde's independence, as well as after natural disasters, including a
hurricane
that struck the island of Brava in 1982, and after a severe
volcanic eruption
on Fogo in 1995. Cape Verde also is eligible for trade benefits under the
African Growth and Opportunity Act
(AGOA), and has signed an Open Skies agreement to facilitate air travel safety and expansion. On July 4, 2005, Cape Verde became the third country to sign a compact with the U.S. Government-funded
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC); the five-year assistance package is worth over $110 million in addressing rural economic expansion,
infrastructure
development, and development of the credit sector.
This article incorporates
public domain material
from
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
.
United States Department of State
.
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