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Since its independence in 1961, Kuwait has maintained strong international relations with most countries, especially nations within the Arab world. Its vast oil reserves give it a prominent voice at the global economic forums and organizations like the OPEC. Kuwait is also a major ally of ASEAN, a regional ally of China, and a major non-NATO ally of the United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]

International disputes

In November 1994, Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687 (1991), 773 (1992), and 883 (1993); this formally ends earlier claims to Kuwait and to Bubiyan and Warbah Island islands; ownership of Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islands are disputed by Saudi Arabia. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue to negatotiate a joint maritime boundary with Iran; no maritime boundary exists with Iraq in the Persian Gulf.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Kuwait maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#	Country	Date
1	Template:Country data Chile	Template:Date table sorting^[4]
2	Template:Country data United Kingdom	Template:Dts^[5]
3	Template:Country data United States	Template:Dts^[6]
4	Template:Country data Lebanon	Template:Dts^[7]
5	Template:Country data Saudi Arabia	Template:Dts^[8]
6	Template:Country data Egypt	Template:Dts^[9]
7	Template:Country data Jordan	Template:Dts^[9]
8	Template:Country data Japan	Template:Date table sorting^[10]
9	Template:Country data Iran	Template:Dts^[11]
10	Template:Country data Libya	Template:Dts^[12]
11	Template:Country data India	Template:Date table sorting^[13]
12	Template:Country data Tunisia	Template:Dts^[14]
13	Template:Country data Sudan	Template:Dts^[15]
14	Template:Country data Russia	Template:Dts^[16]
15	Template:Country data Serbia	Template:Dts^[17]
16	Template:Country data Poland	Template:Date table sorting^[18]
17	Template:Country data Czech Republic	Template:Dts^[19]
18	Template:Country data Romania	Template:Dts^[20]
19	Template:Country data Thailand	Template:Date table sorting^[21]
20	Template:Country data Bulgaria	Template:Dts^[22]
21	Template:Country data Mali	Template:Date table sorting^[23]
22	Template:Country data Pakistan	Template:Dts^[24]
23	Template:Country data Morocco	Template:Date table sorting^[25]
24	Template:Country data Syria	Template:Date table sorting^[26]
25	Template:Country data Iraq	Template:Date table sorting^[27]
26	Template:Country data Turkey	Template:Date table sorting^[28]
27	Template:Country data Afghanistan	Template:Dts^[29]
28	Template:Country data Guinea	Template:Dts^[30]
29	Template:Country data Belgium	Template:Dts^[31]
30	Template:Country data Spain	Template:Dts^[32]
31	Template:Country data Denmark	Template:Dts^[33]
32	Template:Country data Hungary	Template:Dts^[34]
33	Template:Country data France	Template:Dts^[35]
34	Template:Country data Germany	Template:Dts^[36]
35	Template:Country data Somalia	Template:Dts^[37]
36	Template:Country data Netherlands	Template:DTS^[38]
37	Template:Country data Italy	Template:Dts^[39]
38	Template:Country data Algeria	Template:Dts^[40]
39	Template:Country data Sweden	Template:Dts^[41]
40	Template:Country data Colombia	Template:DTS^[42]
41	Template:Country data Greece	Template:Dts^[43]
42	Template:Country data Malaysia	Template:Dts^[44]
43	Template:Country data Canada	Template:Dts^[45]
44	Template:Country data Austria	Template:Dts^[46]
45	Template:Country data Norway	Template:Dts^[47]
46	Template:Country data Venezuela	Template:Dts^[48]
47	Template:Country data Switzerland	Template:Dts^[49]
48	Template:Country data Ethiopia	Template:Dts^[50]
49	Template:Country data Niger	Template:Dts^[51]
50	Template:Country data Brazil	Template:Date table sorting^[52]
51	Template:Country data Indonesia	Template:Dts^[53]
52	Template:Country data Kenya	Template:Date table sorting^[54]
53	Template:Country data Albania	Template:Dts^[55]
54	Template:Country data Argentina	Template:DTS^[56]
—	Template:Country data Holy See	Template:Dts^[57]
55	Template:Country data Finland	Template:Dts^[58]
56	Template:Country data Senegal	Template:Dts^[59]
57	Template:Country data Nigeria	Template:Dts^[60]
58	Template:Country data Mauritania	Template:Dts^[61]
59	Template:Country data Yemen	Template:Dts^[62]
60	Template:Country data Chad	Template:Dts^[63]
61	Template:Country data Sri Lanka	Template:Dts^[64]
62	Template:Country data China	Template:Dts^[65]
63	Template:Country data Bahrain	Template:Dts^[66]
64	Template:Country data Qatar	Template:Dts^[67]
65	Template:Country data Liberia	Template:Dts^[68]
66	Template:Country data Oman	Template:DTS^[69]
67	Template:Country data Nepal	Template:DTS^[70]
68	Template:Country data United Arab Emirates	Template:DTS^[71]
69	Template:Country data Uganda	Template:DTS^[72]
70	Template:Country data Malta	Template:Dts^[73]
71	Template:Country data Tanzania	Template:Dts^[74]
72	Template:Country data Lesotho	Template:Dts^[75]
73	Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago	Template:Dts^[76]
74	Template:Country data Madagascar	Template:Dts^[77]
75	Template:Country data Bangladesh	Template:Dts^[78]
76	Template:Country data Cuba	Template:Dts^[79]
77	Template:Country data Australia	Template:Dts^[80]
78	Template:Country data Gambia	Template:Dts^[81]
79	Template:Country data Ireland	Template:Dts^[82]
80	Template:Country data Guinea-Bissau	Template:Dts^[83]
81	Template:Country data Jamaica	Template:Date table sorting^[84]
82	Template:Country data Ghana	Template:Date table sorting^[85]
83	Template:Country data Cameroon	Template:Date table sorting^[86]
84	Template:Country data Portugal	Template:Dts^[87]
85	Template:Country data Mongolia	Template:Date table sorting^[88]
86	Template:Country data Mexico	Template:Dts^[89]
87	Template:Country data Ecuador	Template:Dts^[90]
88	Template:Country data Burkina Faso	Template:Date table sorting^[91]
89	Template:Country data Gabon	Template:Date table sorting^[92]
90	Template:Country data Peru	Template:Dts^[93]
91	Template:Country data Zambia	Template:Dts^[94]
92	Template:Country data Vietnam	Template:Dts^[95]
93	Template:Country data Mauritius	Template:Dts^[96]
94	Template:Country data Panama	Template:Dts^[97]
95	Template:Country data Comoros	Template:Dts^[98]
96	Template:Country data Dominican Republic	Template:Dts^[99]
97	Template:Country data Maldives	Template:Dts^[100]
98	Template:Country data Philippines	Template:Dts^[99]
99	Template:Country data South Korea	Template:Date table sorting^[101]
100	Template:Country data São Tomé and Príncipe	Template:Dts^[99]
101	Template:Country data Luxembourg	Template:Dts^[102]
102	Template:Country data Sierra Leone	Template:Dts^[103]
103	Template:Country data Uruguay	Template:Dts^[104]
104	Template:Country data Burundi	Template:Dts^[105]
105	Template:Country data Djibouti	Template:Dts^[106]
106	Template:Country data Bhutan	Template:Dts^[107]
107	Template:Country data Singapore	Template:Dts^[108]
108	Template:Country data New Zealand	Template:Dts^[109]
109	Template:Country data Bolivia	Template:Dts^[99]
110	Template:Country data Cape Verde	Template:Dts^[110]
111	Template:Country data Benin	Template:Dts^[111]
112	Template:Country data Seychelles	Template:Dts^[112]
113	Template:Country data Equatorial Guinea	Template:Dts^[113]
—	Template:Country data State of Palestine	Template:Dts^[114]
114	Template:Country data Brunei	Template:Date table sorting^[115]
115	Template:Country data Namibia	Template:Date table sorting^[116]
116	Template:Country data Democratic Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts^[99]
117	Template:Country data Nicaragua	Template:Dts^[99]
118	Template:Country data Zimbabwe	Template:Dts^[117]
119	Template:Country data Belarus	Template:Dts^[118]
120	Template:Country data Honduras	Template:Dts^[119]
121	Template:Country data Ivory Coast	Template:Dts^[120]
122	Template:Country data Georgia	Template:Dts^[121]
123	Template:Country data Slovakia	Template:Dts^[122]
124	Template:Country data Bosnia and Herzegovina	Template:Date table sorting^[123]
125	Template:Country data Kazakhstan	Template:Date table sorting^[124]
126	Template:Country data Moldova	Template:Date table sorting^[125]
127	Template:Country data Paraguay	Template:Dts^[99]
128	Template:Country data Ukraine	Template:Dts^[126]
129	Template:Country data Eritrea	Template:Dts^[127]
130	Template:Country data Bahamas	Template:Dts^[99]
131	Template:Country data Lithuania	Template:Dts^[128]
132	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Dts^[129]
133	Template:Country data Armenia	Template:Date table sorting^[130]
134	Template:Country data Uzbekistan	Template:Date table sorting^[131]
135	Template:Country data Latvia	Template:Date table sorting^[132]
136	Template:Country data Cambodia	Template:Dts^[133]
137	Template:Country data Slovenia	Template:Dts^[134]
138	Template:Country data Croatia	Template:Dts^[135]
139	Template:Country data Azerbaijan	Template:Dts^[136]
140	Template:Country data Estonia	Template:Dts^[137]
141	Template:Country data Kyrgyzstan	Template:Date table sorting^[138]
142	Template:Country data Turkmenistan	Template:Dts^[139]
143	Template:Country data Tajikistan	Template:Dts^[140]
144	Template:Country data Papua New Guinea	Template:Dts^[141]
145	Template:Country data Malawi	Template:Dts^[142]
146	Template:Country data Guyana	Template:Dts^[99]
147	Template:Country data Barbados	Template:Date table sorting^[143]
148	Template:Country data Marshall Islands	Template:DTS^[144]
149	Template:Country data Solomon Islands	Template:Dts^[99]
150	Template:Country data Guatemala	Template:Dts^[145]
151	Template:Country data Iceland	Template:Dts^[146]
152	Template:Country data Mozambique	Template:Dts^[147]
153	Template:Country data Eswatini	Template:Dts^[148]
154	Template:Country data Botswana	Template:Dts^[149]
155	Template:Country data North Macedonia	Template:Date table sorting^[150]
156	Template:Country data Angola	Template:Dts^[99]
157	Template:Country data Antigua and Barbuda	Template:Dts^[151]
158	Template:Country data Myanmar	Template:Dts^[99]
159	Template:Country data El Salvador	Template:Dts^[99]
160	Template:Country data Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts^[152]
161	Template:Country data North Korea	Template:Dts^[153]
162	Template:Country data Timor-Leste	Template:Dts^[154]
163	Template:Country data Cyprus	Template:Dts^[99]
164	Template:Country data Fiji	Template:Dts^[99]
165	Template:Country data Belize	Template:Dts^[99]
166	Template:Country data Costa Rica	Template:DTS^[155]
167	Template:Country data Central African Republic	Template:DTS^[156]
168	Template:Country data Andorra	Template:Dts^[99]
169	Template:Country data Liechtenstein	Template:Dts^[157]
170	Template:Country data Laos	Template:Dts^[158]
171	Template:Country data Montenegro	Template:Dts^[99]
172	Template:Country data Togo	Template:Dts^[159]
173	Template:Country data Saint Lucia	Template:Dts^[99]
174	Template:Country data Haiti	Template:Dts^[99]
175	Template:Country data Vanuatu	Template:Dts^[160]
176	Template:Country data Saint Kitts and Nevis	Template:Date table sorting^[161]
177	Template:Country data Tuvalu	Template:Dts^[99]
178	Template:Country data Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Template:Dts^[99]
—	Template:Country data Kosovo	Template:Date table sorting^[162]
179	Template:Country data South Sudan	Template:Dts^[163]
180	Template:Country data Nauru	Template:Dts^[99]
181	Template:Country data Grenada	Template:Dts^[99]
182	Template:Country data Rwanda	Template:Dts^[164]
183	Template:Country data Kiribati	Template:Dts^[99]
184	Template:Country data San Marino	Template:Dts^[165]
185	Template:Country data Palau	Template:Dts^[99]
186	Template:Country data Federated States of Micronesia	Template:Dts^[99]
187	Template:Country data Monaco	Template:Dts^[166]
188	Template:Country data Tonga	Template:Dts^[99]
189	Template:Country data Dominica	Template:Dts^[99]
—	Template:Country data Cook Islands	Template:Dts^[167]
190	Template:Country data Suriname	Template:Dts^[168]

Bilateral relations

Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Country data Kenya	23 April 1968	See Kenya–Kuwait relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 April 1968 when has been accredited first Ambassador of Kuwait to Kenya with residence in Nairobi Mr. Mohammad A. Al-Mishari.^[54] Kenya has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Nairobi.

Americas

Country	Formal Relations started	Notes
Template:Country data Canada	27 April 1965	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1965.^[169] In 1965, official relations between Kuwait and Canada were launched when the US ambassador to Kuwait began to act as a non-resident ambassador to Canada.^[170] In 1978, Canada opened its embassy in Kuwait City.^[170] Kuwait opened its embassy in Ottawa in 1993.^[170]
Template:Country data Mexico	23 July 1975	See Kuwait–Mexico relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 July 1975^[171] Kuwait has an embassy in Mexico City.^[172] Mexico has an embassy in Kuwait City.^[173]
Template:Country data Peru	1 December 1975	Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 December 1975^[93] Peru has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait is accredited to Peru from Santiago, Chile.
Template:Country data United States	22 September 1961	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 September 1961^[174] See Kuwait–United States relations File:Defense.gov News Photo 111214-D-VO565-005 - Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey for a meeting in Kuwait.jpg United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah in 2011. The United States opened a consulate in Kuwait in October 1951, which was elevated to embassy status at the time of Kuwait's independence 10 years later. Kuwait has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and an consulates-general in Los Angeles and New York City. the United States has an embassy in Kuwait City.

Asia

Kuwait, is a member of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, which includes, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. These countries, have solid, and unbreakable bilateral relations. Citizens of these countries, may enter other GCC, country with their national ID. GCC citizens are allowed to reside at any other GCC, nation an unlimited period of time. They also follow the same economic plan, and give each other military, and Intelligence support. They also have similar, educational, social, plans. The GCC countries, discuss their foreign policies, as they try to maintain similar foreign policies. These six monarchies are also known as the oil-rich countries of the Middle East.

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Country data Armenia	8 July 1994	Armenia has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Yerevan.
Template:Country data Azerbaijan	10 October 1994	Azerbaijan has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Baku.
Template:Country data Bahrain	2 September 1971	See Bahrain–Kuwait relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 September 1971^[175] Bahrain has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Manama.
Template:Country data China	22 March 1971	See China–Kuwait relations China and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 22 March 1971.^[176] In 2007, Kuwait exported $2.3 billion worth of goods to China ($2.1 billion of which was oil) and Kuwait imported $1.3 billion of goods from China. In 2007, Kuwait supplied China with Template:Convert of oil per day, accounting for 2.6% of China's total crude oil imports. Saudi Arabia was China's top supplier with its shipments jumping 69.8 percent to 3.84 million tons (939,000 bbl/d), followed by Angola with 2.06 million tons (503,000 bbl/d), down 27.1 percent. Iran became third, with imports from the country shrinking 35.3 percent to 1.18 million tons (289,000 bbl/d). China is the world's second-biggest oil consumer after the US. Abdullatif Al-Houti, managing director of International Marketing at state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), told KUNA in October that Kuwait is on course for its China-bound crude oil export target of Template:Convert by 2015, but success will heavily depend on the Sino-Kuwaiti refinery project. The two countries have been in talks for the planned Template:Convert refinery in China's southern Guangdong Province. The complex is expected to be on-stream by 2020.^[177]^[178]^[179] In July 2018, the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence signed an agreement with the Government of Kuwait to increase cooperation in the defense industry.^[180] China also agreed to increase investment in the Kuwaiti energy sector.^[180] In July 2019, UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Kuwait, have signed a joint letter to the UNHRC defending China's treatment of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.^[181] In June 2020, Kuwait was one of 53 countries backed the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations.^[182]
Template:Country data Georgia	3 September 1992	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1992. Georgia has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Yerevan, Armenia.
Template:Country data India	26 March 1962	See India–Kuwait relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 March 1962 when India and Kuwait have decided to raise their diplomatic missions to Embassy level.^[13] File:India and Kuwait on Asian map.png India and Kuwait enjoy mutual relationship due to the strategic position of both nations in the important lane of trade and development of Asia. India and Kuwait enjoy traditionally friendly relations. These are based in history and have stood the test of time. Geographic proximity, historical trade links, cultural affinities and presence of a large number of Indian expatriates continue to sustain and nurture this long standing relationship. India has been a natural trading partner and a destination for higher learning. Until 1961, the Indian Rupee was the legal tender in Kuwait. High level visits from India to Kuwait have included those by Vice President of India Dr. Zakir Husain in 1965, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1981 and by Vice President of India Shri M Hamid Ansari in 2009. High level visits from Kuwait to India have included those by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah in November 1964, the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 1980 and again in 1983 (for the NAM Summit), and the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 2006. According to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, there are approximately 600,000 Indians, who constitute the largest expatriate community in Kuwait. The Indian community is regarded as the community of first preference among the expatriates in Kuwait. Kuwait views India as a fast-growing economy and a source of highly qualified professional and technical personnel. A large proportion of the Indian expatriates are unskilled and semi-skilled workers. Professionals like engineers, doctors, chartered accountants, scientists, software experts, management consultants, architects; skilled workers like technicians and nurses; semi-skilled workers; retail traders and businessmen are also present in the Indian community. Of late, there has been an increase in the number of highly qualified Indian experts in hi-tech areas, especially in the software and financial sector in Kuwait. In the field of health, India not only supplies top specialists but also para-medical staff who enjoy high reputation. The total remittance from Kuwait to India is estimated to be upwards of US$3 billion annually. Approximately 300 associations exist within the Indian community in Kuwait, representing a variety of regional, professional and cultural interests. Of these, 128 Associations are presently registered with the embassy. Cultural events are organised regularly by these associations through the year, to which leading Indian artistes are often invited. There are 18 Indian Schools in Kuwait affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
Template:Country data Iran	17 December 1961	See Iran–Kuwait relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 December 1961.^[11] Iran and Kuwait signed a demarcation agreement in 1965.^[183] On 13 July 2008, Kuwait's Speaker of the Parliament Jassem Al-Kharafi publicly accused the West of provoking Iran on the nuclear issue. In his interview with state-owned Kuwait TV, Al-Kharafi said, "What is happening is that there are provocative Western statements, and Iran responds in the same way... I believe that a matter this sensitive needs dialogue not escalation, and it shouldn't be dealt with as if Iran were one of America's states."^[184]
Template:Country data Iraq	10 January 1964	See Iraq–Kuwait relations, Kurdistan Region–Kuwait relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1964.^[27] Diplomatic relations severed on 2 August 1990 when then Iraqi president Saddam Hussein sent his forces to occupy the small Gulf emirate and restore diplomatic relations on 2 August 2004.^[185] On March 2, 2021, Iraqi official said that Iraq has so far paid $49.5 billion in war reparations to Kuwait. Mazhar Salih, an adviser to the Prime Minister, told Al-Sabaah newspaper that Iraq's dues now amount to only $2.5 billion.^[186]
Template:Country data Israel		See Israel–Kuwait relations Kuwait has no diplomatic ties with Israel, and boycotts Israeli products.^[187] In January 2014, Kuwait boycotted a renewable energy conference attended by Israel in Abu Dhabi, because Kuwait opposes normalization of ties with Israel.^[188] In December 2008, Kuwaiti lawmakers protested in front of the Kuwait National Assembly Building against Israel during the Gaza War. The Kuwaiti lawmakers burned Israeli flags, waved banners reading, "No to hunger, no to submission" and chanted "Allahu Akbar". Israel launched air strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip on December 26 after Hamas launched rockets into the Israeli town of Sderot following the expiration of a six-month ceasefire on December 18. On January 3, 2009, MPs protested in front of the National Assembly again.^[189] After Friday prayers on January 8, 2009, Jamaan Al-Harbash and several other MPs urged Arab leaders to take a stronger stand against the Israeli attacks and open Rafah Crossing to end an embargo imposed by Israel on the residents of Gaza.^[190] In November 2012, Kuwait and the World Bank concluded an agreement according to which Kuwait contributed a US$50 million grant to the World Bank's Palestinian Reform and Development Program (PRDP).^[191]
Template:Country data Japan	8 December 1961	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 December 1961.^[192] The two nations have agreed to work together on the security of the oil trade route that connects them.^[193] Japan has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Tokyo.
Template:Country data Lebanon	27 September 1961	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1961^[194] Kuwait has an embassy in Beirut. Lebanon has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Malaysia	28 March 1965	See Kuwait–Malaysia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 1965^[195] Kuwait has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has an embassy in Kuwait City.^[196] Relations are mainly in economic cooperation.
Template:Country data Northern Cyprus		Northern Cyprus has a Representative Office in Kuwait City.^[197]
Template:Country data Pakistan	21 July 1963	See Kuwait–Pakistan relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1963 when Kuwait opens embassy in Islamabad.^[198] The relationship between Kuwait and Pakistan are exemplary, brotherly, historical and deep based on shared history, traditions and common culture.^[199] Kuwait and Pakistan have always enjoyed deep economic and cultural ties.^[200] After the end of the first Gulf War in 1991 Pakistani army engineers were involved in a programme of mine clearance in the country.^[201] Kuwait was also the first country to send aid to isolated mountain villages in Kashmir after the quake of 2005,^[202] also offering the largest amount of aid in the aftermath of the quake ($100m).^[203]
Template:Country data Qatar	15 December 1971	See Kuwait–Qatar relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1971.^[67] Kuwait has an embassy in Doha. Qatar has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Saudi Arabia	5 October 1961	See Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 1961.^[8] Although Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have good relations and cooperate within OPEC and the GCC, Riyadh disputes Kuwait's ownership of the Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islands.^[204] Kuwait has an embassy in Riyadh and a consulate-general in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data South Korea	11 June 1979	The Republic of Korea and Kuwait have had diplomatic relations since 11 June 1979.^[205] On 2 March 2015, foreign minister Yun Byung-se and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah signed a bilateral Agreement on the mutual waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, official, and special passports in the presence of the heads of state of the Republic of Korea and Kuwait.^[206]
Template:Country data Syria	24 October 1963	See Kuwait–Syria relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 October 1963^[207] Kuwait–Syria relations became somewhat strained due to the Syrian Civil War after Kuwait closed its embassies along with the rest of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf. Bilaterial relations have since come to focus on humanitarian efforts for Syria instead. For example, Kuwait has hosted three international pledging conferences in 2013, 2014 and 2015, raising 1.5bn,^[208] 2.4bn^[209] and 3.8bn^[210] respectively. Relations between the two countries have since normalized. In 2016, Kuwait co-hosted the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London along with the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Germany and Norway.^[211] The conference resulted in a record $10 billion pledge.^[211]
Template:Country data Turkey	10 January 1964	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1964^[28] See Kuwait–Turkey relations The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Turkey describes the current relations at "outstanding levels".^[212] Bilateral trade between the two countries is worth around $275 million. The two countries have recently signed fifteen agreements for cooperation in tourism, health, environment, economy, commercial exchange and oil.^[213] Kuwait has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate-general in Istanbul. Turkey has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data United Arab Emirates	8 March 1972	See Kuwait–United Arab Emirates relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 March 1972^[71] Kuwait has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai. United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Vietnam	10 January 1976	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1976^[214] Kuwait was the first country in the GCC that Vietnam chose to establish its trade representative office in 1993, and embassy in 2003. The former Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2009 visited each other's countries.^[215]
Template:Country data Yemen		As a member of the UN Security Council in 1990 and 1991, Yemen abstained on a number of resolutions concerning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and voted against the "use of force resolution." Kuwait responded by cancelling aid programs, cutting diplomatic contact, and expelling thousands of Yemeni workers.^[216]

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Country data Albania	8 August 1968	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 August 1968^[55] File:Kuwait - Albania firendship monument of culture.jpg Kuwait – Albania friendship monument Albania and Kuwait are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The restoration of Skanderbeg Square in Albanian capital Tirana is funded by a grant from the State of Kuwait. Albania has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Tirana.
Script error: No such module "flag".		Austria has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Vienna.
Script error: No such module "flag".		Belgium has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Brussels.
Template:Country data Cyprus	3 May 2005	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 May 2005^[217] See Cyprus-Kuwait relations Cyprus and Kuwait can be described as excellent with various exchange visits between the two countries. Cyprus has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Nicosia.
Template:Country data Czech Republic		the Czech Republic has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Prague.
Template:Country data Denmark	25 April 1964	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 April 1964.^[218] On 6 November 2006, the Kuwaiti parliament voted 22–15 to approve severing diplomatic ties with Denmark over the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and spending about US$50 (€39.20) million to defend Muhammad's image in the West. Both votes were nonbinding, meaning the Cabinet does not have to abide by them. Kuwaiti lawmaker Abdulsamad voted in favor of cutting diplomatic ties, saying, "We have to cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Denmark...We don't have to eat Danish cheese."^[219] Al-Rashid voted against cutting diplomatic ties, arguing that Muslims have to be positive and remember that it were some individuals, not governments, who insulted Muhammad. Al-Rashid was quoted as saying, "We here in Kuwait curse Christians in many of our mosques, should those (Christian) countries boycott Kuwait?"^[219]
Script error: No such module "flag".		France has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Paris.
Template:GER	20 May 1964^[220]	See Germany–Kuwait relations Kuwait has an embassy in Berlin. Germany has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Greece	3 January 1965	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 January 1965^[221] Greece was one of the 34 member countries in the coalition which assisted in the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq in 1991 during the Gulf War. Greece also participated in the UNICOM mission to patrol the demilitarized zone along the Kuwait-Iraq border.^[222] Greece has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Athens.
Template:Country data Holy See	21 October 1968	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 October 1968^[223] Holy See has an apostolic nunciature in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Hungary		Hungary has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Budapest.
Script error: No such module "flag".		Italy has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Rome.
Template:Country data Kosovo	16 January 2013	Kuwait recognised the Republic of Kosovo on 11 October 2011.^[224] Kosovo and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 16 January 2013.^[225]
Script error: No such module "flag".		Kuwait has an embassy in The Hague. the Netherlands has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Poland	13 May 1963	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 May 1963^[226] Kuwait has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Romania		Kuwait has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Spain	17 April 1964	See Kuwait–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 April 1964^[227] Kuwait has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Kuwait City.
Template:Country data Sweden	22 December 1964	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 December 1964 when Sweden opens its embassy in Kuwait.^[41]
Template:Country data United Kingdom		See Kuwait–United Kingdom relations Kuwait established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 8 November 1961.^[228] Kuwait maintains an embassy in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Kuwait through its embassy in Kuwait City.^[229] The UK governed Kuwait from 1899 to 1961, when it achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have signed an Investment Agreement.^[230] The UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council, of which Kuwait is a member, are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement.

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Country data Australia		Australia has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Canberra.
Template:Country data New Zealand		Kuwait has an embassy in Wellington. New Zealand is accredited to Kuwait from its embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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 |{{flag|Israel}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Israel–Kuwait relations]]
-Kuwait has no diplomatic ties with Israel, and boycotts Israeli products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-launches-probe-into-allegations-over-israeli-potatoes-1.1279158|title=Kuwait launches probe into allegations over Israeli potatoes|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001212204/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-launches-probe-into-allegations-over-israeli-potatoes-1.1279158|archive-date=2015-10-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2014, Kuwait boycotted a renewable energy conference attended by Israel in Abu Dhabi, because Kuwait opposes normalization of ties with Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Kuwait-boycotts-Abu-Dhabi-energy-conference-attended-by-Zionist-regime-338624|title=Israel shrugs off Kuwaiti boycott, joins Arab states, Iran at Abu Dhabi conference|work=The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com|date=19 January 2014 |access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114131338/https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Kuwait-boycotts-Abu-Dhabi-energy-conference-attended-by-Zionist-regime-338624|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Kuwait has no diplomatic ties with Israel, and boycotts Israeli products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-launches-probe-into-allegations-over-israeli-potatoes-1.1279158|title=Kuwait launches probe into allegations over Israeli potatoes|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001212204/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-launches-probe-into-allegations-over-israeli-potatoes-1.1279158|archive-date=2015-10-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2014, Kuwait boycotted a renewable energy conference attended by Israel in Abu Dhabi, because Kuwait opposes normalization of ties with Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Kuwait-boycotts-Abu-Dhabi-energy-conference-attended-by-Zionist-regime-338624|title=Israel shrugs off Kuwaiti boycott, joins Arab states, Iran at Abu Dhabi conference|work=The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com|date=19 January 2014 |access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114131338/https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Kuwait-boycotts-Abu-Dhabi-energy-conference-attended-by-Zionist-regime-338624|url-status=live}}</ref>
 In December 2008, Kuwaiti lawmakers protested in front of the [[Kuwait National Assembly Building]] against Israel during the [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza War]]. The Kuwaiti lawmakers burned Israeli flags, waved banners reading, "No to hunger, no to submission" and chanted "Allahu Akbar". Israel launched air strikes against [[Hamas]] in the Gaza Strip on December 26 after Hamas launched rockets into the Israeli town of [[Sderot]] following the expiration of a six-month ceasefire on December 18. On January 3, 2009, MPs protested in front of the National Assembly again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=26748&ccid=9|title=Arab Times -Leading English Daily in Kuwait|website=www.arabtimesonline.com|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202324/http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=26748&ccid=9|url-status=live}}</ref> After Friday prayers on January 8, 2009, [[Jamaan Al-Harbash]] and several other MPs urged Arab leaders to take a stronger stand against the Israeli attacks and open Rafah Crossing to end an embargo imposed by Israel on the residents of Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213212741/http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIxMDY0NzU1NA%3D%3D|url-status=dead|title=Home|archive-date=February 13, 2012|website=Kuwait Times|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>
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 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 December 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2010 |title=Kuwait, Japan to cooperate in renewable energy, environment |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092020&language=en |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907195901/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092020&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
 The two nations have agreed to work together on the security of the oil trade route that connects them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/27/national/japan-kuwait-to-start-dialogue-for-maritime-security/|title=Japan, Kuwait to start dialogue for maritime security|work=The Japan Times|date=27 August 2013|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221172635/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/27/national/japan-kuwait-to-start-dialogue-for-maritime-security/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* Japan has an embassy in Kuwait City.
+* Kuwait has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
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 |{{flag|Lebanon}}||27 September 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1961<ref>{{Cite book |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, Volume 2 |publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center |year=1961 |pages=139}}</ref>
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 The relationship between Kuwait and Pakistan are exemplary, brotherly, historical and deep based on shared history, traditions and common culture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2010/May/PR_107.htm |title=NEW AMBASSADOR OF KUWAIT MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER |access-date=2011-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230435/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2010/May/PR_107.htm |archive-date=2012-03-03}}</ref> Kuwait and Pakistan have always enjoyed deep economic and cultural ties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69131&Itemid=1|title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Kuwait, Pakistan enjoy deep friendly ties: Consul General|author=uploader|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221171516/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69131&Itemid=1|archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
-After the end of the first Gulf War in 1991 Pakistani army engineers were involved in a programme of mine clearance in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803023037/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-main_page|archive-date=August 3, 2012|title=ISPR - Inter Services Public Relations - PAKISTAN|access-date=September 15, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuwait was also the first country to send aid to isolated mountain villages in Kashmir after the quake of 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|title=Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231075253/http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|url-status=live}}</ref> also offering the largest amount of aid in the aftermath of the quake ($100m).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - Race to save earthquake survivors|date=12 October 2005|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=20 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220133717/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
+After the end of the first Gulf War in 1991 Pakistani army engineers were involved in a programme of mine clearance in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803023037/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-main_page|archive-date=August 3, 2012|title=ISPR - Inter Services Public Relations - PAKISTAN|access-date=September 15, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuwait was also the first country to send aid to isolated mountain villages in Kashmir after the quake of 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|title=Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231075253/http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|url-status=live}}</ref> also offering the largest amount of aid in the aftermath of the quake ($100m).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - Race to save earthquake survivors|date=12 October 2005|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=20 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220133717/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 |{{flag|Qatar}}||15 December 1971||See [[Kuwait–Qatar relations]]

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