Foreign relations of Andorra

Template:Short description Since the establishment of sovereignty with the ratification of the constitution in 1993, Andorra has moved to become an active member of the international community. In July 1993, Andorra established its first diplomatic mission in the world to the United Nations.

Foreign affairs are supervised by the Ministry of External Affairs (Catalan: Ministeri d'Afers Exteriors).

Memberships

Andorra is a full member of the United Nations (UN), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Criminal Court (ICC), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Red Cross, Universal Copyright Convention, Council of Europe, World Tourism Organization, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Customs Cooperation Council (CCC), and Interpol. Since 1991, Andorra has had a special agreement with the European Union.

Disputes - international: none

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Andorra maintains diplomatic relations with:

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

Americas

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Argentina	26 April 1995	See Andorra–Argentina relations Andorra does not have an accreditation to Argentina. Argentina is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Canada	15 November 1995	Andorra is accredited to Canada from its embassy based in New York City and maintains an honorary consulate in Montreal. Canada is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Chile	15 July 1996	See Andorra–Chile relations Andorra does not have an accreditation to Chile. Chile is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain and maintains an honorary consulate in Andorra la Vella.
Mexico	5 May 1995	See Andorra–Mexico relations Andorra is accredited to Mexico from its embassy based in New York City. Mexico is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain and maintains an honorary consulate in Andorra la Vella.
Peru	3 June 1997	See Andorra–Peru relations Andorra does not have an accreditation to Peru. Peru is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain and maintains an honorary consulate in Andorra la Vella.
United States	21 February 1995	See Andorra–United States relations The United States established diplomatic relations with Andorra on 21 February 1995. The then-Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations, Carles Font-Rossell, was accredited as Andorra's first Ambassador to the United States as of 14 March 2008. Andorra has an embassy based in New York City. United States is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain.

Asia

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Armenia	18 November 2003	Andorra does not have an accreditation to Armenia. Armenia is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Paris, France and maintains an honorary consulate in Andorra la Vella. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

Europe

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
European Union		Andorra has had a customs union with the European Union (EU) since 1991, though it excludes agricultural produce. Andorra also maintains its border controls by staying outside of Schengen, though citizens holding a Schengen visa can usually enter. Andorra has a monetary agreement with the EU, allowing it to make the euro its official currency, and permitting it to issue euro coins.
France	3 June 1993	Andorra has an embassy in Paris. France has an embassy in Andorra la Vella.
Kosovo	14 September 2011	On 8 June 2011, Andorra became the 76th member state of the United Nations to recognise the independence of Kosovo.[a] The Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the two countries would form diplomatic relations very shortly. Previously, in 2008, Andorra was hesitant to recognise the Republic of Kosovo's independence due to a possible precedent in the region and due to pressure from Spain. Andorra and Kosovo established diplomatic relations on 14 September 2011. Andorra does not have an accreditation to Kosovo. Kosovo is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Paris, France.
Portugal	22 December 1994	See Andorra–Portugal relations Andorra has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain and maintains an honorary consulate in Andorra la Vella.
Spain	3 June 1993	See Andorra–Spain relations Andorra has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Andorra la Vella.
Ukraine		See Andorra–Ukraine relations Andorra does not have an accreditation to Ukraine. Ukraine is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain and maintains an honorary consulate in Andorra la Vella.
United Kingdom	4 March 1994	See Andorra–United Kingdom relations Andorra established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 March 1994. Andorra does not maintain an embassy in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is not accredited to Andorra through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its Consulate General in Barcelona, Spain. Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, OSCE, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention.

See also

• Andorra–European Union relations
• Andorra–France border
• Andorra–Spain border
• List of diplomatic missions in Andorra
• List of diplomatic missions of Andorra

References

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External links

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