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Japan-Egypt Relations
(as of July 2005) General
Japan and Egypt have traditionally enjoyed cordial relations.
Considering Egypt to be a very important country for the stability
of the Middle East, Japan regards Japan-Egypt relation as the axis
of its diplomacy in the region.
Diplomatic Relations
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2004 |
The consulate office in Alexandria closes. |
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1982 |
A
consulate office in Alexandria opens. |
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1954 |
Egypt upgrades its legation to the embassy. |
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1954 |
Japan upgrades its legation to the embassy in April. |
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1953 |
Egypt opens a legation in Tokyo. |
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1936 |
Japan opens a legation in Egypt. ( The legation and the
consulate-general close during World War II and reopen in
December 1952. ) |
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1926 |
Japan opens a consulate-general in Alexandria. |
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1922 |
Japan recognizes Egyptian independence ( 7 April ). |
Treaties and Agreements
|
1999 |
Joint Statement ( Japan-Egypt Partnership Program ) |
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1995 |
Joint Communique ( A Partnership Toward a Better Future ) |
|
1995 |
General Agreement for the Dispatch of Japan Overseas
Cooperation Volunteers |
|
1984 |
Agreement on Technical Cooperation between Japan and the Arab
Republic of Egypt |
|
1978 |
Agreement between Japan and the Arab Republic of Egypt
concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of
Investment |
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1969 |
Convention between Japan and the Arab Republic of Egypt for
the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
Evasion with Respect to Income Tax |
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1963 |
Agreement between Japan and the United Arab Republic on Air
Services |
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1958 |
Trade Agreement on Payment |
|
1957 |
Cultural Agreement between Japan and Egypt |
Visits by Eminent Persons
Visits to Egypt ( from 1988 )
|
2005 July |
Former Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto |
|
2005 May |
Parliamentary
Secretary for Foreign Affaires, Keishiro Fukushima |
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2005 March |
Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, Tatsuo
Arima |
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2005 January |
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura |
|
2005 January |
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yohei Kono |
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2004 December |
Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, Tatsuo
Arima |
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2004 November |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobutaka Machimura |
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2004 June |
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ichiro Aizawa |
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2004 March |
Former Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto |
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2004 January |
Special Envoy, Tatsuo Arima |
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2003 December |
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura |
|
2003 October |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yoriko Kawaguchi |
|
2003 August |
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy, Tatsuo Arima |
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2003 May |
Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi |
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2003 March |
Special Envoy, Tatsuo Arima |
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2003 March |
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura |
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2002 December |
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura |
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2002 August |
Special Envoy, Tatsuo Arima |
|
2002 May |
Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Kenshiro
Matsunami |
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2001 October |
Former Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto |
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2001 March |
Former Prime Minister, Toshiki Kaifu |
|
2000 October |
Governor of Saitama Prefecture and President of the
Japan-Egypt Friendship Association, Toshihiko Tsuchiya |
|
2000 May |
Prince and Princess Takamado |
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2000 February |
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura |
|
1999 January |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Shoichi
Nakagawa |
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1999 January |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura |
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1998 December |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Muneo Suzuki |
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1997 August |
State Minister, Director General of the Environmental Agency,
Michiko Ishii |
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1996 November |
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy, Nobuo Matsunaga |
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1996 August |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yukihiko Ikeda |
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1996 July |
House of Councillors' Vice-President, Kanpei Matsuo |
|
1996 |
March Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yukihiko Ikeda |
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1995 September |
Prime Minister, Tomiichi Murayama |
|
1995 April |
Minister of Justice, Isao Maeda |
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1994 September |
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yohei
Kono |
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1994 July |
State Minister, Director General of the Environmental Agency,
Shin Sakurai |
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1994 May |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koji Kakizawa |
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1991 May |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro Nakayama |
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1990 October |
Prime Minister, Toshiki Kaifu |
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1990 August |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro Nakayama |
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1988 June |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sousuke Uno |
Visits to Japan ( from 1989 )
|
2005 July |
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Rachid Mohamed Rachid |
|
2005 March |
Minister of International Cooperation, Fayza Aboulnaga |
|
2004 March |
Minister of State for Environment Affairs, Mamdouh Riad Tadros |
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2003 February |
Minister of Foreign Trade, Youssef Boutros-Ghali |
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2002 December |
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Fayza Mohamed Abou Al
Naga |
|
2001 November |
Minister of Communications and Information Industry, Ahmed
Mahmoud Mohamed Nazif |
|
1999 April |
President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amr Mahmoud Moussa |
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1997 July |
Minister of Social Affairs and Insurance, Mervat Tallawi |
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1996 February |
Minister of Education, Hussein Kamel Bahaa Eddin |
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1995 March |
President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak |
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1995 February |
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amr Mahmoud Moussa
Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade,Youssef Boutros-Ghali |
|
1994 October |
Speaker of the People's Assembly, Ahmed Fathi Sorour |
|
1994 March |
Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade, Youssef Boutros-Ghali |
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1994 January |
Minister of Culture, Farouk Abdel-Aziz Hosni |
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1993 January |
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amr Mahmoud Moussa |
|
1991 June |
Political Advisor to the President, Osama Al-Baz |
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1991 June |
Deputy Prime Minister, Kamal Ahmed Al-Ganzoury |
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1990 November |
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
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1990 June |
Minister of Culture, Farouk Abdel-Aziz Hosni |
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1990 June |
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
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1989 February |
President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
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