Denmark–Mozambique relations refers to the current and historical relations between

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and

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

. Denmark has an embassy in

Maputo Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...

, and Mozambique is represented in Denmark, through its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden with an honorary consulate in

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. Diplomatic relations were established on 26 June 1975, but relations date back to before Mozambique achieved independence. The

Danish Institute for Human Rights The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is a national human rights institution (NHRI) operating in accordance with the UN Paris Principles. The DIHR was originally established as the Danish Centre for Human Rights by a parliamentary decision ...

has worked with Mozambique since 1997. In 2000, Denmark signed an agreement with Finance Minister

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about implementation of mechanisms.

Development assistance

Danish bilateral development cooperation with Mozambique started in the 1970s, with an aid programme to the Mozambican People's Republic. The programme supported agriculture and water supply.

Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and v ...

was also a part of the aid programme. From 1989 to 1991, Denmark and Mozambique was discussing the cooperation in industry, energy, fisheries and transport. Denmark assisted Mozambique with fisheries, education and health in the city

Tete Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Zambezi River, and is the site of two of the four bridges crossing the river in Mozambique. A Swahili trade center before the Portuguese colonial era, Tete continue ...

. During the period from 1992 to 2006, assistance amounted about $700 million. In a five-year period starting from 2006, Denmark assisted Mozambique with 315 million DKK to the agricultural sector and 57,5 million to the justice sector. Environmental cooperation started in 1992 and ended in 2006.

High level visits

Danish Prime Minister

Anders Fogh Rasmussen Anders Fogh Rasmussen (; born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician who was the 24th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014. He became CEO of polit ...

visited Mozambique in September 2005. President of Mozambique Armando Emilio Guebuza visited Denmark in October 2008. During the visit he met Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen,

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Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent fema ...

and Development Minister

Ulla Tørnæs Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 4 September 1962 in Esbjerg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Party. She previously sat in parliament from 1994 to 2014, and served as member of the European Parliament from 2014 ...

References

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Development assistance

High level visits

See also

References