Brazil–Kenya relations are
bilateral relations
Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When ...
between the
Federative Republic of Brazil and the
Republic of Kenya. Both nations are members of the
Group of 77
The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...
and the
United Nations.
History
Brazil established diplomatic relations with Kenya in 1963 shortly after its independence from the
United Kingdom. In 1967, Brazil opened a resident embassy in
Nairobi.
[Brasil e Quênia (in Portuguese)]
/ref> In 2005, the first Brazil-Kenya Joint Commission was held in Brasília. In September 2006, Kenya opened a resident embassy in Brazil. A second Brazil-Kenya Joint Commission was held in Nairobi in October 2008.Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
. In June 2012, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki paid a visit to Brazil to attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. While in Brazil, President Kibaki met with President Dilma Rousseff.
High-level visits
High-level visits from Brazil to Kenya
* Foreign Minister Mário Gibson Barbosa (1972)
* Foreign Minister Celso Amorim (2005)
* President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2010)
High-level visits from Kenya to Brazil
* Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula (2010)
* President Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
(2012)
Bilateral agreements
Both nations have signed several agreements such as an Agreement for Technical Cooperation at Sea (1972); Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations (2005); Agreement on Export Cooperation (2005); Agreement to establish the Brazil-Kenya Joint Commission (2005); Agreement for the Exemption of Visa in Diplomatic, Official and Service Passports (2008); Agreement for Technical Cooperation to combat HIV/AIDS and Malaria (2008); Agreements in Energy Cooperation; (2010) Agreement of Cooperation in Education (2010); Agreement for the exercise of paid activities by dependents of diplomatic personnel (2010); Agreement for the Promotion of Trade and Investments (2010); Air Service Agreement (2010); Agreement for Cultural Cooperation (2010); and a Memorandum of Understanding in cooperation between diplomatic academies of both nations (2010).
Resident diplomatic missions
* Brazil has an embassy in Nairobi.
* Kenya has an embassy in Brasília.Embassy of Kenya in Brasília
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References
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