Denmark–Portugal relations refers to the
current and historical relations between
Denmark and
Portugal. Denmark has an embassy in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
. Portugal has an embassy in
Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...
, the
European Union and
NATO.
History
Diplomatic relations between Denmark and Portugal were established on 18 March 1641
when Portuguese diplomats Francisco de Sousa Coutinho and António Moniz de Carvalho were sent to Copenhagen. The diplomatic relations were established as Portugal was at war with
Spain as part of the
Restoration War. King
Christian IV chose not to offer the diplomats a formal audience as he did not wish to compromise the neutrality of Denmark in the conflict.
First Portuguese
legation
A legation was a diplomatic representative office of lower rank than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, minister. Ambassadors diplomatic rank, out ...
in Copenhagen opened officially in January 1769.
Resident diplomatic missions
* Denmark has an embassy in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
.
* Portugal has an embassy in
Copenhagen.
File:Embassies of Portugal and Venezuela in Copenhague.jpg, Embassy of Portugal in Copenhagen
See also
*
Foreign relations of Denmark
*
Foreign relations of Portugal
References
Further reading
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Portugal
Bilateral relations of Portugal