Foreign Relations of Egypt - Rest of World

• Australia has an embassy in Cairo.
• Egypt has an embassy in Canberra and 2 Consulates-General (in Melbourne and Sydney).
• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Egypt

• Egypt has an embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Bangladesh has an embassy in Cairo, Egypt.

In December 1971, Egypt became one of the first countries in the world to recognize the Bangladesh's independence. Egyptian President Anwar Al Sadat and Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman enjoyed a close relationship. In 1973, Egypt gifted 30 tanks to the Bangladesh Army.

Present-day relations are characterized by a growing trade and economic relationship. The Cairo-based telecom giant Orascom owns Bangladesh's second largest mobile operator Banglalink. There are also 9000 Bangladeshis working in Egypt.

Modern Egypt-India relations go back to the contacts between Saad Zaghloul and Mohandas Gandhi on the common goals of their respective movements of independence. In 1955, Egypt under Gamal Abdul Nasser and India under Jawaharlal Nehru became the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. During the 1956 War, Nehru stood supporting Egypt to the point of threatening to withdraw his country from the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1967, following the Arab-Israeli war, India supported Egypt and the Arabs. In 1977, New Delhi described the visit of President Anwar al-Sadat to Jerusalem as a "brave" move and considered the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel a primary step on the path of a just settlement of the Middle East problem. Major Egyptian exports to India include raw cotton, raw and manufactured fertilizers, oil and oil products, organic and non-organic chemicals, leather and iron products. Major imports into Egypt from India are cotton yarn, sesame, coffee, herbs, tobacco and lentils. The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum is also currently negotiating the establishment of a natural gas-operated fertilizer plant with another Indian company. In 2004 the Gas Authority of India Limited, bought 15% of Egypt Nat Gas distribution and marketing company.

In 2008 Egyptian investment in India was worth some 750 million dollars, according to the Egyptian ambassador.

President Mubarak of Egypt visited India in 2008. During the visit he met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Egypt-Japan relations are described by the Egyptian ambassador to Japan as a "very strong friendship", with embassies mutually established. At present, the two nations maintain a cordial relationship with strong economic and trade relations.

• Egypt has an embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Kazakhstan has an embassy in Cairo, Egypt.

In 2006, President Mubarak of Egypt visited Kazakhstan on the third leg of a three-country tour. During the visit he met with Kazakh President Nazarbayev. Mubarak stated that 30 trade and economic cooperation agreements had been concluded between the two countries.

Cairo currently hosts Mongolia's only embassy on the African continent.

Pakistan and Egypt have diplomatic and trade relations. Both countries are members of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), "the next eleven" and the "D8". Relations between the two countries were established after Pakistan was established. Pakistan President General Muhammad Ayub Khan, visited Egypt in 1959 and Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser visited Pakistan in 1960.

• The first South African mission in Egypt was established in 1942 as a Consulate-General.
• Egypt has an embassy in Pretoria and South Africa has an embassy in Cairo.
• Both countries are full members of the African Union, G-24, Group of 77 and Non-Aligned Movement.
• South African Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Egypt

• Egypt has an embassy in Seoul.
• South Korea has an embassy in Cairo.
• South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Egypt

• Egypt was the first Arab state to establish bilateral relations with Vietnam.
• Vietnam first opened its commercial representative office in Egypt in 1958, and opened an embassy in Cairo in 1963.
• Egypt's Embassy in Hanoi was opened in 1964.