Relationship dossier
Egypt
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Egypt and Portugal have pursued cooperation through agreements in several sectors, including tourism, energy and maritime transport.
Egypt toward Portugal
+30During President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's November 2016 visit to Portugal, the Egyptian government signed cooperation memoranda with Portugal covering areas including tourism, renewable energy, maritime transport, diplomatic training and culture.
Portugal toward Egypt
+30The Portuguese government hosted President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in November 2016 and signed cooperation memoranda with Egypt covering areas including tourism, renewable energy, maritime transport, diplomatic training and culture.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes a concrete framework for cooperation across several sectors, established through memoranda signed during the Egyptian president's 2016 visit to Portugal. The extent to which these arrangements produced sustained cooperation is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited Portugal in November 2016, and the two governments signed cooperation memoranda covering areas including tourism, renewable energy, maritime transport, diplomatic training and culture. This provides evidence of practical bilateral cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
During President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's visit to Portugal, the two governments signed memoranda on cooperation in areas including tourism, renewable energy, maritime transport, diplomatic training and culture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the cooperation memoranda signed in 2016 are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent bilateral cooperation and political consultations is uncertain.