Foreign relations of Belize: Difference between revisions
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|{{Flag|Guyana}} | |||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2024 |title=High Commission here underscores importance of Guyana – Belize envoy |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2024/07/30/news/guyana/high-commission-here-underscores-importance-of-guyana-belize-envoy |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref> | |||
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|{{Flag|Mexico}} | |{{Flag|Mexico}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Nicaragua}} | |||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 February 2022 |title=Embajador de Belice presenta copias de estilo al Canciller Denis Moncada |url=https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:124977-embajador-de-belice-presenta-copias-de-estilo-al-canciller-denis-moncada |access-date=6 November 2025 |language=es}}</ref> | |||
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|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | |{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}} | |{{Flag|Saint Lucia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | |{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} | |{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} | |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|United States}} | |{{Flag|United States}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Costa Rica}} | |{{Flag|Costa Rica}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Ghana}} | |{{Flag|Ghana}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|September 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|September 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Fiji}} | |{{Flag|Fiji}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|20 October 1981}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Formal diplomatic relations list |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827171052/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2019 |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|20 October 1981}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Formal diplomatic relations list |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827171052/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2019 |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Canada}} | |{{Flag|Canada}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|24 November 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|24 November 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|France}} | |{{Flag|France}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|November 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|November 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Panama}} | |{{Flag|Panama}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1 December 1981}} | |{{Date table sorting|1 December 1981}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Australia}} | |{{Flag|Australia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|17 January 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|17 January 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Colombia}} | |{{Flag|Colombia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|15 February 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|15 February 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Nigeria}} | |{{Flag|Nigeria}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|19 April 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|19 April 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Germany}} | |{{Flag|Germany}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|31 May 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|31 May 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Honduras}} | |{{Flag|Honduras}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Italy}} | |{{Flag|Italy}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1 October 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|1 October 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Jamaica}} | |{{Flag|Jamaica}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|3 November 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|3 November 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Japan}} | |{{Flag|Japan}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|3 November 1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|3 November 1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Sweden}} | |{{Flag|Sweden}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|17 November 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Latin America |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1982 |volume=82 |pages=56 |issue=211–230}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|17 November 1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Latin America |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1982 |volume=82 |pages=56 |issue=211–230}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Belgium}} | |{{Flag|Belgium}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|El Salvador}} | |{{Flag|El Salvador}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1982}} | |{{Date table sorting|1982}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Haiti}} | |{{Flag|Haiti}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Latin America Report |publisher=Executive Office of the President], Federal Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service |year=1985 |volume=59/85 |pages=69}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Latin America Report |publisher=Executive Office of the President], Federal Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service |year=1985 |volume=59/85 |pages=69}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Iraq}} | |{{Flag|Iraq}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|25 January 1983}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ufiche-test-document_jprs-83020/page/23/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Latin America Report, No. 2 |date=7 March 1983 |pages=24 |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|25 January 1983}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ufiche-test-document_jprs-83020/page/23/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Latin America Report, No. 2 |date=7 March 1983 |pages=24 |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} | |{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|4 February 1983}} | |{{Date table sorting|4 February 1983}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Brazil}} | |{{Flag|Brazil}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1 March 1983}} | |{{Date table sorting|1 March 1983}} | ||
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|{{Date table sorting|9 March 1983}} | |{{Date table sorting|9 March 1983}} | ||
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|{{Flag|India}} | |{{Flag|India}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|28 March 1983}} | |{{Date table sorting|28 March 1983}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}} | |{{Flag|Bangladesh}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|29 August 1983}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jprs-report_jprs-84588/page/137/mode/1up?q=Belize |title=Near East/South Asia Report No. 2840 |date=24 October 1983 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |pages=137 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|29 August 1983}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jprs-report_jprs-84588/page/137/mode/1up?q=Belize |title=Near East/South Asia Report No. 2840 |date=24 October 1983 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |pages=137 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Norway}} | |{{Flag|Norway}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|12 July 1984}} | |{{Date table sorting|12 July 1984}} | ||
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|{{Date table sorting|11 March 1985}} | |{{Date table sorting|11 March 1985}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Greece}} | |{{Flag|Greece}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|4 September 1986}} | |{{Date table sorting|4 September 1986}} | ||
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|{{flag|China}} (suspended) | |{{flag|China}} (suspended) | ||
|{{dts|6 February 1987}}<ref>{{Cite | |{{dts|6 February 1987}}<ref>{{Cite journal |date=15 July 2014 |title=History of Relations between China and Latin American and Caribbean Countries |url=https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/9789811252525_bmatter?download=true&srsltid=AfmBOorMb5J8FItav7pwTIP_3pJbb6ejQhzQSArCAEd3NByE9o_YOfk5 |website=[[World Scientific Publishing]] |access-date=25 May 2025 |page=28 |doi=10.1142/9789811252525_bmatter |url-access=subscription }}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Netherlands}} | |{{Flag|Netherlands}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|13 April 1987}} | |{{Date table sorting|13 April 1987}} | ||
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|{{Flag|South Korea}} | |{{Flag|South Korea}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|14 April 1987}} | |{{Date table sorting|14 April 1987}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Uruguay}} | |{{Flag|Uruguay}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|28 September 1987}} | |{{Date table sorting|28 September 1987}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Bolivia}} | |{{Flag|Bolivia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1 October 1987}} | |{{Date table sorting|1 October 1987}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Turkey}} | |{{Flag|Turkey}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|November 1987}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2018 |title=Suleyman Gokce is Turkey's new Ambassador to Belize |url=https://lovefm.com/suleyman-gokce-turkeys-new-ambassador-belize/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130060913/https://lovefm.com/suleyman-gokce-turkeys-new-ambassador-belize/ |archive-date=30 November 2021 |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|November 1987}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2018 |title=Suleyman Gokce is Turkey's new Ambassador to Belize |url=https://lovefm.com/suleyman-gokce-turkeys-new-ambassador-belize/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130060913/https://lovefm.com/suleyman-gokce-turkeys-new-ambassador-belize/ |archive-date=30 November 2021 |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Spain}} | |{{Flag|Spain}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|13 January 1989}} | |{{Date table sorting|13 January 1989}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Venezuela}} | |{{Flag|Venezuela}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|25 April 1989}} | |{{Date table sorting|25 April 1989}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} | |{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|6 June 1989}} | |{{Date table sorting|6 June 1989}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Switzerland}} | |{{Flag|Switzerland}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|July 1989}} | |{{Date table sorting|July 1989}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Austria}} | |{{Flag|Austria}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|14 September 1989}} | |{{Date table sorting|14 September 1989}} | ||
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|{{Date table sorting|11 October 1989}} | |{{Date table sorting|11 October 1989}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Chile}} | |{{Flag|Chile}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|11 October 1990}} | |{{Date table sorting|11 October 1990}} | ||
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|{{Flag|North Korea}} | |{{Flag|North Korea}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|20 June 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|20 June 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Russia}} | |{{Flag|Russia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|25 June 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|25 June 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Guatemala}} | |{{Flag|Guatemala}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|11 September 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|11 September 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Seychelles}} | |{{Flag|Seychelles}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|11 September 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|11 September 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Denmark}} | |{{Flag|Denmark}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|15 November 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|15 November 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Peru}} | |{{Flag|Peru}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|27 November 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|27 November 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} | |{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|10 December 1991}} | |{{Date table sorting|10 December 1991}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Argentina}} | |{{Flag|Argentina}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|8 January 1992}} | |{{Date table sorting|8 January 1992}} | ||
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|{{Date table sorting|14 December 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922112431/https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US |archive-date=22 September 2018 |access-date=4 September 2025 |website=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain)|Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 December 2005 |title=Establishment of Diplomatic Relations - Belize and Bahrain |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/news/press_release_detail.php?release_id=456 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113230759/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/news/press_release_detail.php?release_id=456 |archive-date=13 January 2006 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> | |||
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|{{Flag|Oman}} | |{{Flag|Oman}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|3 March 2006}} | |{{Date table sorting|3 March 2006}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Kuwait}} | |{{Flag|Kuwait}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|8 May 2006}} | |{{Date table sorting|8 May 2006}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Jordan}} | |{{Flag|Jordan}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|28 June 2006}} | |{{Date table sorting|28 June 2006}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Botswana}} | |{{Flag|Botswana}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|28 February 2008}} | |{{Date table sorting|28 February 2008}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Luxembourg}} | |{{Flag|Luxembourg}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|15 May 2008}} | |{{Date table sorting|15 May 2008}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} | |{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|7 November 2013}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2013 |title=Kazakhstan establishes diplomatic relations with Belize |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-belize_a2604471 |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|7 November 2013}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2013 |title=Kazakhstan establishes diplomatic relations with Belize |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-belize_a2604471 |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Indonesia}} | |{{Flag|Indonesia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|9 July 2014}}<ref name="IndoPal">{{Cite web |date=11 July 2014 |title=Belize establishes diplomatic relations with Indonesia and Palestine |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2014/07/11/belize-establishes-diplomatic-relations-indonesia-palestine/ |access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|9 July 2014}}<ref name="IndoPal">{{Cite web |date=11 July 2014 |title=Belize establishes diplomatic relations with Indonesia and Palestine |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2014/07/11/belize-establishes-diplomatic-relations-indonesia-palestine/ |access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Date table sorting|9 July 2014}}<ref name="IndoPal" /> | |{{Date table sorting|9 July 2014}}<ref name="IndoPal" /> | ||
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|{{Flag|Hungary}} | |{{Flag|Hungary}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|10 June 2015}} | |{{Date table sorting|10 June 2015}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Pakistan}} | |{{Flag|Pakistan}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 October 2015}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2015 |title=Belize and Pakistan establish diplomatic relations |url=https://www.sanpedrosun.com/government/2015/10/23/belize-and-pakistan-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|21 October 2015}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2015 |title=Belize and Pakistan establish diplomatic relations |url=https://www.sanpedrosun.com/government/2015/10/23/belize-and-pakistan-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Date table sorting|29 April 2016}}<ref name="Visoka">{{cite book |author1=Gëzim Visoka |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781138285330 |location=Abingdon |pages=219–221}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|29 April 2016}}<ref name="Visoka">{{cite book |author1=Gëzim Visoka |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781138285330 |location=Abingdon |pages=219–221}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Mongolia}} | |{{Flag|Mongolia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|20 June 2017}} | |{{Date table sorting|20 June 2017}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Montenegro}} | |{{Flag|Montenegro}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|6 September 2017}}<ref name="Belize">{{cite web |date= |title=Belize*: Diplomatic Missions to Montenegro and visa regimes for citizens of Montenegro |url=https://www.gov.me/en/diplomatic-missions/diplomatic-missions-to-montenegro/belize |access-date=1 March 2022 |website=gov.me |publisher=[[Government of Montenegro]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|6 September 2017}}<ref name="Belize">{{cite web |date= |title=Belize*: Diplomatic Missions to Montenegro and visa regimes for citizens of Montenegro |url=https://www.gov.me/en/diplomatic-missions/diplomatic-missions-to-montenegro/belize |access-date=1 March 2022 |website=gov.me |publisher=[[Government of Montenegro]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Georgia}} | |{{Flag|Georgia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1 October 2017}} | |{{Date table sorting|1 October 2017}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}} | |{{Flag|Tajikistan}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|21 December 2017}} | |{{Date table sorting|21 December 2017}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Andorra}} | |{{Flag|Andorra}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|26 February 2018}} | |{{Date table sorting|26 February 2018}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Mauritius}} | |{{Flag|Mauritius}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|4 April 2018}} | |{{Date table sorting|4 April 2018}} | ||
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|{{Flag|New Zealand}} | |{{Flag|New Zealand}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|18 March 2019}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2019 |title=Presentation of Credentials |url=https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/presentation-of-credentials-2/ |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|18 March 2019}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2019 |title=Presentation of Credentials |url=https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/presentation-of-credentials-2/ |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Serbia}} | |{{Flag|Serbia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|24 September 2019}} | |{{Date table sorting|24 September 2019}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Rwanda}} | |{{Flag|Rwanda}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|22 January 2020}} | |{{Date table sorting|22 January 2020}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}} | |{{Flag|Sierra Leone}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|23 September 2021}} | |{{Date table sorting|23 September 2021}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Nepal}} | |{{Flag|Nepal}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|1 April 2022}} | |{{Date table sorting|1 April 2022}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Kenya}} | |{{Flag|Kenya}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|22 June 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=At CHOGM2022, FM Eamon Courtenay and Amb. Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, established diplomatic relations between Belize and Kenya. Belize seeks to expand its engagement with Africa and UN agencies and multilateral organisations in Nairobi. |url=https://twitter.com/MFABelize/status/1539614387643842561 |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> | |{{Date table sorting|22 June 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=At CHOGM2022, FM Eamon Courtenay and Amb. Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Kenya, established diplomatic relations between Belize and Kenya. Belize seeks to expand its engagement with Africa and UN agencies and multilateral organisations in Nairobi. |url=https://twitter.com/MFABelize/status/1539614387643842561 |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|{{Flag|Moldova}} | |{{Flag|Moldova}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|3 August 2022}} | |{{Date table sorting|3 August 2022}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} | |{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} | ||
|{{Date table sorting|24 September 2022}} | |{{Date table sorting|24 September 2022}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Benin}} | |{{Flag|Benin}} | ||
|{{dts|14 September 2023}} | |{{dts|14 September 2023}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}} | |{{Flag|Solomon Islands}} | ||
|{{dts|22 September 2023}} | |{{dts|22 September 2023}} | ||
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|{{Flag|Gambia}} | |{{Flag|Gambia}} | ||
|{{dts|22 September 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2023 |title=Strengthening relations with Africa Belize establishes diplomatic relations with The Gambia |url=https://twitter.com/MFABelize/status/1705308271387533324 |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> | |{{dts|22 September 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2023 |title=Strengthening relations with Africa Belize establishes diplomatic relations with The Gambia |url=https://twitter.com/MFABelize/status/1705308271387533324 |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> | ||
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|{{flag|Canada}}||<!--Date started-->|| | |{{flag|Canada}}||<!--Date started-->1981|| | ||
* Canada is accredited to Belize from its embassy in Guatemala City.<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/guatemala/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_belize.aspx?lang=eng|title = Canada - Belize Relations|date = 20 November 2008}}</ref> | * Canada is accredited to Belize from its embassy in Guatemala City.<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/guatemala/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_belize.aspx?lang=eng|title = Canada - Belize Relations|date = 20 November 2008}}</ref> | ||
* Belize is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Calgary]].<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations"/> | * Belize is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Calgary]].<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations"/> | ||
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|{{flag|Guatemala}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Belize–Guatemala relations]] | |{{flag|Guatemala}}||<!--Date started-->1991||See [[Belize–Guatemala relations]] | ||
Belize's principal external concern has been the dispute involving the [[Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory]]. Initially a dispute between formerly Spanish [[Guatemala]] and the United Kingdom's colony of [[British Honduras]], Guatemala continued its claim after Belizean independence in 1981; it recognized its neighbour's independence one decade later, in 1991. The dispute remains unresolved. | Belize's principal external concern has been the dispute involving the [[Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory]]. Initially a dispute between formerly Spanish [[Guatemala]] and the United Kingdom's colony of [[British Honduras]], Guatemala continued its claim after Belizean independence in 1981; it recognized its neighbour's independence one decade later, in 1991. The dispute remains unresolved. | ||
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* Guatemala has an embassy in Belize City and a consulate-general in [[Benque Viejo del Carmen]]. | * Guatemala has an embassy in Belize City and a consulate-general in [[Benque Viejo del Carmen]]. | ||
*Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Central American Integration System, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations. | *Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Central American Integration System, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations. | ||
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|{{flag|Guyana}}||<!--Date started-->1981||See [[Belize–Guyana relations]] | |||
* Belize has a high commission in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]].<ref>[https://mfa.gov.bz/overseas/guyana/ High Commission of Belize in Georgetown]</ref> | |||
* Guyana is accredited to Belize from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Belize City]].<ref>[https://www.minfor.gov.gy/consulates/belize Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Belize]</ref><ref>[https://mfa.gov.bz/in_belize/guyana-republic-of/ Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Guyana]</ref> | |||
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|{{flag|United States}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Belize–United States relations]] | |{{flag|United States}}||<!--Date started-->1981||See [[Belize–United States relations]] | ||
Belize-United States relations have traditionally been close and cordial. The United States is Belize's principal [[international trade|trading partner]] and major source of [[Foreign direct investment|investment funds]]. It is also home to the largest Belizean community outside Belize, estimated to be 70,000 strong. Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives, Belize benefits from the U.S. [[Caribbean Basin Initiative]]. | Belize-United States relations have traditionally been close and cordial. The United States is Belize's principal [[international trade|trading partner]] and major source of [[Foreign direct investment|investment funds]]. It is also home to the largest Belizean community outside Belize, estimated to be 70,000 strong. Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives, Belize benefits from the U.S. [[Caribbean Basin Initiative]]. | ||
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||21 September 1981||See [[Belize–United Kingdom relations]] | |{{flag|United Kingdom}}||21 September 1981||See [[Belize–United Kingdom relations]] | ||
Belize established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 21 September 1981. Both countries are [[Commonwealth Realms]]. | Belize established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 21 September 1981. Both countries are [[Commonwealth Realms]]. | ||
* Belize maintains a [[High Commission of Belize, London|high commission]] in London. | [[File:Foreign Secretary William Hague with Belizean Prime Minister, Dean Barrow in London, 27 June 2013.jpg|thumb|right|[[Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)|British Foreign Secretary]] [[William Hague]] with [[Prime Minister of Belize|Belizean Prime Minister]] [[Dean Barrow]] in London, June 2013.]] | ||
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Belize from its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in [[Belmopan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-belmopan|title=British High Commission Belmopan|website=GOV.UK|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513153717/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-belmopan|archive-date=13 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> | * Belize maintains a [[High Commission of Belize, London|high commission]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|date=1 February 2016|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/north-america/belize/|title=Belize|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=7 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513004045/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/north-america/belize/|archive-date=13 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Belize from its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in [[Belmopan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-belmopan|title=British High Commission Belmopan|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513153717/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-belmopan|archive-date=13 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The UK governed [[British Honduras|Belize]] from 1783 to 1981, when Belize achieved full [[Belize Act 1981|independence]]. | The UK governed [[British Honduras|Belize]] from 1783 to 1981, when Belize achieved full [[Belize Act 1981|independence]]. | ||
Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic | Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,<ref>{{Cite x|name=U.S. Department of State | Science Diplomacy USA|user=SciDiplomacyUSA|number=1758160423080140926|date=15 February 2024|title=In 🇧🇿, Ambassador Lapenn welcomed the newest member of the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation, meeting with govt officials & NGOs to discuss sustainable economic development, scientific collaboration, & environmental conservation opportunities among the Atlantic community.|url=https://twitter.com/SciDiplomacyUSA/status/1758160423080140926|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412134513/https://twitter.com/SciDiplomacyUSA/status/1758160423080140926|archive-date=12 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Caribbean Development Bank]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], and the [[World Trade Organization]], as well as the [[CARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Partington|first=Richard|url= https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/uk-secures-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-group-of-caribbean-countries|website=[[The Guardian]]|title=UK secures post-Brexit trade deal with group of Caribbean countries|date=22 March 2019|access-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829163029/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/uk-secures-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-group-of-caribbean-countries|archive-date=29 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Bilaterally the two countries have a Defence Cooperation Agreement,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Phil|last2=Kennard|first2=Matt|date=4 February 2020|url=https://www.declassifieduk.org/exclusive-britain-uses-vast-swathes-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-biodiverse-countries-for-military-training-and-pays-nothing/|title=Exclusive: Britain uses vast swashes of one the world's most biodiverse countries for military training — and pays nothing|website=[[Declassified UK]]|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224062656/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bit/561/belize---united-kingdom-bit-1982-|url-status=live}}</ref> and an Investment Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bit/561/belize---united-kingdom-bit-1982-|title=Belize - United Kingdom BIT (1982)|website=[[UN Trade and Development]]|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224062656/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bit/561/belize---united-kingdom-bit-1982-|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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== Multilateral membership == | == Multilateral membership == | ||
Belize is a member of the following multilateral bodies. | Belize is a member of the following multilateral bodies. | ||
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*[[OPANAL|The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean]] (OPANAL) | *[[OPANAL|The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean]] (OPANAL) | ||
*[[Association of Caribbean States]] (ACS) | |||
*[[Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America]] (ALBA) | |||
*[[Caribbean Community]] (Caricom) | *[[Caribbean Community]] (Caricom) | ||
*[[Caribbean Development Bank]] (CDB) | *[[Caribbean Development Bank]] (CDB) | ||
*[[Caribbean Postal Union]] (CPU) | |||
*[[Caribbean Telecommunications Union]] (CTU) | |||
*[[Caribbean Tourism Organization]] (CTO) | |||
*[[CARIFORUM]] | |||
*[[Commonwealth of Nations]] | *[[Commonwealth of Nations]] | ||
*[[Community of Latin American and Caribbean States]] (CELAC) | |||
*[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO) | *[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO) | ||
*[[Group of 77]] (G-77) | *[[Group of 77]] (G-77) | ||
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*[[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) | *[[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) | ||
*[[Non-Aligned Movement]] (NAM) | *[[Non-Aligned Movement]] (NAM) | ||
*[[Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States]] (OACPS) | |||
*[[Organization of American States]] (OAS) | *[[Organization of American States]] (OAS) | ||
*[[Latin American Economic System]] (LAES) | *[[Latin American Economic System]] (LAES) | ||
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*[[World Health Organization]] (WHO) | *[[World Health Organization]] (WHO) | ||
*[[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) | *[[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) | ||
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==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Government of Belize]] | |||
*[[List of diplomatic missions in Belize]] | *[[List of diplomatic missions in Belize]] | ||
*[[List of diplomatic missions of Belize]] | *[[List of diplomatic missions of Belize]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Visa requirements for Belizean citizens]] | ||
*[[Caribbean Basin Initiative]] (CBI) | *[[Caribbean Basin Initiative]] (CBI) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[ | * [https://www.mfa.gov.bz/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade] | ||
;Guatemala Border | |||
*[http://www.globalarbitrationreview.com/_files/legal-opinion_-_Guatemala_Belize_2001.pdf GAR] | *[http://www.globalarbitrationreview.com/_files/legal-opinion_-_Guatemala_Belize_2001.pdf GAR] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002070819/http://www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz/ Other Documents] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002070819/http://www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz/ Other Documents] | ||
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*[http://www.oas.org/Photos/2008/12Dec/07/index.htm Photographs] | *[http://www.oas.org/Photos/2008/12Dec/07/index.htm Photographs] | ||
*[http://www.globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/15010/belize-chooses-counsel/ Belize Leading Counsel of 19 December 2008] | *[http://www.globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/15010/belize-chooses-counsel/ Belize Leading Counsel of 19 December 2008] | ||
;Dominican Republic | ;Dominican Republic | ||
*[http://belize.visahq.com/embassy/Dominican-Republic/ Address of the Belizean embassy in Santo Domingo] | *[http://belize.visahq.com/embassy/Dominican-Republic/ Address of the Belizean embassy in Santo Domingo] | ||
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060109234635/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/library/bze_treaties/bilateral/Europe/Russia.pdf Bilateral treaties of Belize] [pdf] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060109234635/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/library/bze_treaties/bilateral/Europe/Russia.pdf Bilateral treaties of Belize] [pdf] | ||
;Belize | ;Belize | ||
{{CIA World Factbook | {{CIA World Factbook}} | ||
{{Belize topics}} | {{Belize topics}} | ||
{{Foreign relations of Belize}} | |||
{{Foreign relations of the Commonwealth of Nations}} | {{Foreign relations of the Commonwealth of Nations}} | ||
{{Foreign relations in the Caribbean}} | {{Foreign relations in the Caribbean}} | ||
{{Americas topic|Foreign relations of|title=Foreign relations in the Americas}} | {{Americas topic|Foreign relations of|title=Foreign relations in the Americas}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:39, 6 November 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Sidebar with collapsible listsBelize maintains 14 embassies to foreign countries, one consulate, and three missions to international organizations.[1] In 1990, Belize became a member of the Organization of American States, and the Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
To strengthen its potential for economic and political development, Belize has sought to build closer ties with the Spanish-speaking countries of Central America to complement its historical ties to the English-speaking Caribbean states. Recent foreign policy initiatives include joining with the other Central American countries in signing the CONCAUSA Agreement on regional sustainable development and becoming a full member of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Belize is a member of CARICOM which was founded in 1973.
Diplomatic relations
List of countries with which Belize maintains diplomatic relations with:
Africa
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| Template:Country data South Africa | 14 May 1997 |
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| Template:Country data Tunisia |
Both countries have passed a number of bilateral agreements.[35] |
Americas
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| Template:Country data Argentina | 8 January 1992 |
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| Template:Country data Canada | 1981 |
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| Template:Country data Colombia | 15 February 1982 |
On 15 February 1982, formal relations were established. Colombia's embassy in Belize closed in 2002 in order to cut down on costs though the embassy of Colombia in El Salvador is also concurrent to Belize. On 17 April 2013, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister met with the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia in order to strengthen relations.[40]
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| Template:Country data Dominican Republic |
Both countries are members of the Association of Caribbean States, CARIFORUM, the Organization of American States (OAS), and Group of 77, and the United Nations. | |
| Template:Country data Guatemala | 1991 | See Belize–Guatemala relations
Belize's principal external concern has been the dispute involving the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. Initially a dispute between formerly Spanish Guatemala and the United Kingdom's colony of British Honduras, Guatemala continued its claim after Belizean independence in 1981; it recognized its neighbour's independence one decade later, in 1991. The dispute remains unresolved.
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| Template:Country data Guyana | 1981 | See Belize–Guyana relations
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| Template:Country data Mexico | 1981 | See Belize–Mexico relations
Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Belize were established in 1981.
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| Template:Country data United States | 1981 | See Belize–United States relations
Belize-United States relations have traditionally been close and cordial. The United States is Belize's principal trading partner and major source of investment funds. It is also home to the largest Belizean community outside Belize, estimated to be 70,000 strong. Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives, Belize benefits from the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative. As a member of CARICOM Belize strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 940 designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power. The country agreed to contribute military personnel to the Multinational Task Force which restored the democratically elected Government of Haiti in October 1994 and to the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). Belize is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the American military (as covered under Article 98). International crime issues dominate the agenda of bilateral relations between the United States and Belize. The United States is working closely with the Government of Belize to fight illicit narcotics trafficking, and both governments seek to control the flow of illegal migrants to the United States through Belize. Belize and the United States brought into force a stolen vehicle treaty, an extradition treaty, and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between 2001 and 2003. The United States is the largest provider of economic assistance to Belize, contributing $2.5 million in various bilateral economic and military aid programs to Belize in FY 2006. Of this amount, nearly $500,000 was provided by the U.S. Military Liaison Office. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its Belize office in August 1996 after a 13-year program during which USAID provided $110 million worth of development assistance to Belize. Belize still benefits from USAID regional programs. In addition, during the past 42 years, almost 2,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Belize. As of April 2007, the Peace Corps had 58 volunteers working in Belize. Until the end of 2002, Voice of America operated a medium-wave radio relay station in Punta Gorda that broadcast to the neighboring countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The U.S. military has a diverse and growing assistance program in Belize that included the construction and renovation of several schools and youth hostels, medical assistance programs, and drug reduction programs. Private North American investors continue to play a key role in Belize's economy, particularly in the tourism sector.
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Asia
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| Template:Country data China | Belize does not have Diplomatic recognition of China. See Foreign relations of China. |
In June 2020, Belize openly opposed the Hong Kong national security law[45] |
| Template:Country data India | See Belize–India relations | |
| Template:Country data Israel | 11 March 1985 (Diplomatic relations severed 15 November 2023) |
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| Template:Country data Palestine |
Under the previous premiership of Said Musa, Belize remained a staunch supporter of Palestinian rights and shunned relations with Israel due to the latter's military and intelligence support for Guatemala.[51] | |
| Template:Country data South Korea | 14 April 1987 |
Belize and South Korea established diplomatic relation on April 14, 1987. The two nations have good relations.[52] |
| Template:Country data Taiwan | 1989 | See Belize–Taiwan relations
Belize recognizes the Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan)[53] as the sole legitimate government of China. Relations were established between Belize and the ROC in 1989.
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| Template:Country data Turkey | Oct. 29, 1981[54] | See Belize–Turkey relations
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Europe
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| Template:Country data Bulgaria | 15 February 1994 | |
| Template:Country data Cyprus | 21 July 2000 |
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| Template:Country data Czech Republic | 15 February 1994 | |
| Template:Country data Denmark | 15 November 1991[62] |
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| Template:Country data Estonia | 5 May 1999 | |
| Template:Country data Finland | 19 June 1997 | |
| Template:Country data France |
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| Template:Country data Germany | 1982 | |
| Template:Country data Greece | 4 September 1986 |
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| Template:Country data Hungary |
Hungary is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City.[73] | |
| Template:Country data Holy See | 9 March 1983 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 March 1983.[2]
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| Template:Country data Italy | 1 October 1982 | |
| Template:Country data Norway |
Since 2011, Belize and Norway have an Agreement concerning the exchange of information relating to tax matters they had signed in 2010.[76] | |
| Template:Country data Russia | 25 June 1991 |
Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1991. Belize immediately recognized Russia as the USSR's successor after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Russia is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Belize City. |
| Template:Country data Slovakia |
Slovakia is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City.[77] | |
| Template:Country data Slovenia |
Belize is represented in Slovenia through its embassy in Vienna.[78] | |
| Template:Country data Spain | 13 January 1989 | See Belize–Spain relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 January 1989.[2] |
| Template:Country data Sweden |
Sweden is represented in Belize through its embassy in Stockholm and an honorary consulate in Belmopan.[79] | |
| Template:Country data Switzerland |
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| Template:Country data United Kingdom | 21 September 1981 | See Belize–United Kingdom relations
Belize established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. Both countries are Commonwealth Realms.
The UK governed Belize from 1783 to 1981, when Belize achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,[83] Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement.[84] Bilaterally the two countries have a Defence Cooperation Agreement,[85] and an Investment Agreement.[86] |
Oceania
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| Template:Country data Australia |
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| Template:Country data New Zealand |
New Zealand is accredited to Belize from its embassy in Mexico City.[88] |
Belize and the Commonwealth of Nations
Belize has been a member state of the Commonwealth since 1981, when it became an independent Commonwealth realm.
King Charles III as King of Belize is viceregally represented by the Governor-General of Belize.
Multilateral membership
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- The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
- Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
- Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
- Caribbean Community (Caricom)
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- Caribbean Postal Union (CPU)
- Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
- Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
- CARIFORUM
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G-77)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Intelsat (nonsignatory user)
- Interpol
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Latin American Economic System (LAES)
- The United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
See also
- Government of Belize
- List of diplomatic missions in Belize
- List of diplomatic missions of Belize
- Visa requirements for Belizean citizens
- Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
References
External links
- Guatemala Border
- GAR
- Other Documents
- Submission of Belize/Guatemala Case to ICJ in 2009
- Summary of Legal Opinion of 25 November 2008
- Belize/Guatemala ICJ Compromis Signed at OAS in Washington, D.C. on 8 December 2008
- Compromis
- Videos
- Photographs
- Belize Leading Counsel of 19 December 2008
- Dominican Republic
- Russia
- Belize
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- ↑ http://www.diplomatie.gov.tn/index.php?id=399&no_cache=1&L=0&tx_wdtreaties_pi1%5Baction& Template:Webarchive#93;=listView&tx_wdtreaties_pi1[country]=BLZ&tx_wdtreaties_pi1[pointer]=0&tx_wdtreaties_pi1[mode]=1 Template:Bare URL inline
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- ↑ High Commission of Belize in Georgetown
- ↑ Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Belize
- ↑ Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Guyana
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- ↑ In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a provisional capital in Taipei. The CPC established the People's Republic. As such, the political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the China seat to the PRC instead of the ROC: most states recognize the PRC to be the sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates Taiwan independence. The Republic of China participates in the World Health Organization and a number of non-UN international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, International Olympic Committee and others under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei.
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