Egypt–Uruguay relations explained

Egypt has an embassy in Montevideo.^[1] Uruguay has an embassy in Cairo^[2] and a consulate in Alexandria.^[3]

Both countries are members of the Group of 77.

Trade

In trading relationships, Egypt is an important trading partner for Uruguay, with over US$26m in soybean sales;^[4] Egypt is also an important buyer of Uruguayan lambs.^[5] Since 2004, there is a Framework Agreement between Egypt and the Mercosur countries.^[6]

Culture

Montevideo has a small Ancient Egyptian Museum,^[7] held by the Uruguayan Society of Egyptology (established 1980);^[8] a notable Uruguayan Egyptologist is Juan José Castillos.^[9]

There is an Egyptian Center for Islamic Culture in Montevideo.^[10]

See also

• Foreign relations of Egypt
• Foreign relations of Uruguay

Notes and References

1. http://embassy-finder.com/egypt_in_montevideo_uruguay Embassy of Egypt in Montevideo
2. http://embassy-finder.com/uruguay_in_cairo_egypt Embassy of Uruguay in Cairo
3. http://embassy-finder.com/uruguay_in_alexandria_egypt Uruguayan Consulate in Alexandria
4. Web site: Notable growth of Uruguay's exports to new destination countries. 11 January 2013. La República. 14 September 2013.
5. http://www.planagropecuario.org.uy/publicaciones/revista/R130/R_130_60.pdf Uruguay's exports of live cattle
6. Web site: Mercosur-Egypt Framework Agreement . 7 July 2004 . Parliament of Uruguay . 14 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070914151406/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/htmlstat/pl/acuerdos/acue460-A.htm . 14 September 2007 .
7. http://www.museos.gub.uy/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=153:museo-egipcio-de-la-sociedad-uruguaya-de-egitolog%C3%ACa&Itemid=43 Egyptian Museum in Montevideo
8. http://www.egyptologyforum.org/bbs/uruguay/Uruguay.htm Uruguayan Society of Egyptology
9. http://www.reocities.com/duarts/index2.html Publications of the Uruguayan Society of Egyptology
10. News: Interview to Amed Awad Abdallah, religious principal of the Egyptian Center for Islamic Culture . . es . 4 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081004055617/http://www.espectador.com/perspectiva/entrevistas/ent0110013.htm . dead .