International agreement signed between the Portuguese Republic and the Ismaili Imamat

8 May 2009 — An historic international agreement was signed between the Portuguese Republic and the Ismaili Imamat on matters relating to religion, cooperation, culture and education. The agreement was signed by Foreign Minister Luis Amado and Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Portuguese Ministry of State and Foreign Affairs.

During his one-day visit to Lisbon, Mawlana Hazar Imam held meetings with the Foreign Minister, as well as the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, His Eminence D José Policarpo, the leader of the Democratic and Social Center – People's Party, Paulo Portas, and High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former Portuguese President, Jorge Sampaio.

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His Highness the Aga Khan visit to Portugal - Images

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AKDN: Press Release: Agakhan In Lisbon

Aga Khan in Lisbon for Talks with Cardinal Patriarch and Foreign Minister

Lisbon, Portugal, 8 May 2009 - His Highness the Aga Khan made a one-day visit to Portugal to meet with the His Eminence D. Jose Policarpo, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon and Chancellor of the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), and Portugal's Foreign Minister Luis Amado. The meeting follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) in 2008. The agreement of academic collaboration was signed at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, by Professor Manuel Braga da Cruz, Rector of the UCP and Firoz Rasul, President AKU as part of efforts to foster international understanding and scholarly cooperation between diverse cultures and faiths. In 2005, the Patriarchate of Lisbon and Aga Khan Foundation Portugal signed a Partnership Agreement that provided the framework for cooperation in support of an innovative urban community support programme designed to address problems of social exclusion and poverty alleviation.

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Portugal visit 2008

Friday, 11 July 2008
Mawlana Hazar Imam and Foreign Minister Luís Amado shake hands upon signing of an Agreement of International Cooperation between the Ismaili Imamat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic. Photo: Gary Otte
Mawlana Hazar Imam spent Imamat Day, his second day in Portugal, meeting with various government officials. He began by meeting with the Minister of Justice, Alberto Costa, at the Ministry of Justice. He then met with the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Jaime Gama, who also hosted a lunch in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Assembly building.
In the afternoon, Hazar Imam visited the Foreign Office to meet with the Foreign Minister, Luís Amado, which was followed by an evening meeting with Prime Minister José Sócrates at the Prime Minister’s official residence. There, Mawlana Hazar Imam and the Foreign Minister signed an Agreement of International Cooperation between the Ismaili Imamat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic. The Prime Minister also hosted a dinner in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam, which was attended by Prince Amyn, Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya.
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Additional photos are available in the photo gallery. Further updates on Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee visit to Portugal will continue to be posted at TheIsmaili.org.

Thursday, 10 July
Mawlana Hazar Imam with the President of the Portuguese Republic, Cavaco Silva. Photo: Gary Otte
This afternoon, Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Lisbon, commencing his Golden Jubilee visit to Portugal.
Leaders of the Jamat gathered at the airport to welcome Mawlana Hazar Imam, who was formally received by Alberto Costa, Minister of Justice, on behalf of the Government of Portugal. Thousands of members of the Jamat from Portugal and abroad lined the route of Hazar Imam’s motorcade to welcome him.
From the airport, Mawlana Hazar Imam went to the Presidential Palace for a meeting with President Cavaco Silva. Following their meeting, the Portuguese President and First Lady hosted a lunch in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam.
Later in the afternoon, the United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Jorge Sampaio, met with Mawlana Hazar Imam at his hotel. Mr Sampaio, a former President of the Portuguese Republic, opened the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon exactly ten years ago, on 11 July 1998.
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Goldenjubilee portugal Website

Official Golden Jubilee Commemorative Postage Stamp portraying an image of the Lisbon Ismaili Center Welcome to the Portuguese Golden Jubilee celebrations’ official website. On the most auspicious occasion of our beloved Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee, the Jamati and Imamat Institutions convey their heartiest Mubarak, and express their felicitations to the Jamat in Portugal, Spain, Mozambique and Angola. The Institutions equally extend their warm felicitations to the worldwide Jamat. Whilst waiting for the official announcement of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Portugal, the Jamats of Portugal, Spain, Mozambique and Angola are invited to initiate their online registration. In order to initiate this process, please enter the username and password provided by the Registration team. The registration for the International Jamat will begin in a later stage, to be duly announced. In order to obtain all the latest updates, the Jamat is invited to visit this website on a regular basis.

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