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Foreign relations betweenAustralia andEgypt have been formally established since 1950.[2]
Australian soldiers were stationed in Egypt in both world wars. After almost a century, the main traffic between Australia andEurope has passed theSuez Canal, Cairo was the main air link from Australia and London for many years. Diplomatic relations betweenAustralia andEgypt were established between both countries on 23 July 1950[3] with the opening of an Australian legation inCairo.
Following PresidentGamal Abdel Nasser'snationalisation of the Suez Canal in July 1956, Australian Prime MinisterRobert Menzies lead a five-nation delegation to Cairo in August 1956 to negotiate with Nasser about the return of the Canal to international control. The Suez Canal was the preeminent economic trade route for Australia at that time.[4] Diplomatic relations were broken by Egypt on 6 November 1956 in protest over subsequent Australian support for the Anglo-French invasion during theSuez Crisis.[5] Relations were restored on 19 October 1959 and raised to embassy-level in 1961.
Australia and Egypt work constructively on international security issues such ascounter-terrorism, disarmament, and the prevention of the proliferation ofweapons of mass destruction. Australia has an embassy inCairo, while Egypt has an embassy inCanberra and two Consulates-General (inMelbourne andSydney).
Australia's current ambassador to Egypt isAxel Wabenhorst.[6]
There is a 100,000 Egyptian diaspora in Australia and 40,000 residents in Australia who were born in Egypt as of 2023 per Wabenhorst in an interview on AhramOnline.[6]
There are some Australian forces that monitor the peace treaty betweenIsrael and Egypt in theSinai.[6]
Trade between Australia and Egypt was about $1 billion in 2021/22,Fava beans are Australia's main export to Egypt, Australia also exports alumni as well as paper and wool.[6]
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