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In 1826, Brazil and the UK signed a treaty to abolish the slave trade in Brazil, the British-Brazilian Treaty of 1826. However, slave trafficking continued unabated to Brazil, and the British government's passage of the Aberdeen Act of 1845 authorized British warships to board Brazilian shipping and seize any found involved in the slave trade. [2]
Brazil is Ireland's second biggest trading partner in Latin America (after Mexico). Brazil's main exports to Ireland include: aeroplanes, machinery, minerals, soy, meat, fruit and wood. Ireland's main exports to Brazil include: pharmaceuticals, precision instruments, machinery and organic chemicals. [9]
The foreign relations of Ireland are substantially influenced by its membership of the European Union, although bilateral relations with the United States and United Kingdom are also important. It is one of the group of smaller nations in the EU and has traditionally followed a non-aligned foreign policy .
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Brazil and the European Union established diplomatic relations in 1960. [1] The European Union and Brazil have close historical, cultural, economic and political ties. [ 1 ] At the 1st EU-Brazil summit , in 2007, Brazil entered in a strategic partnership with the European Union, strengthening their ties. [ 2 ]
Countries with Irish diplomatic missions. Ireland has diplomatic relations with 161 other governments. Ireland has numerous embassies and consulates abroad. Honorary consulates and the overseas offices of Irish state agencies, namely Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, and Tourism Ireland, are omitted from this listing.
Three key motifs of Tony Blair's 10-year premiership were an activist philosophy of 'interventionism', maintaining a strong alliance with the US and a commitment to placing Britain at the heart of Europe. While the 'special relationship' and the question of Britain's role in Europe have been central to British foreign policy since the Second ...
The new foreign policy focused on a reapprochement with major governments especially the United States and Colombia in the Americas; Israel, Japan and South Korea in Asia; United Kingdom, Italy and Greece in Europe. The Brazil–Portugal relations were also strengthened, and despite disagreements over the crisis in Venezuela, Brazil remained ...