Foreign relations of Angola

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates

Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists The foreign relations of Angola are based on Angola's strong support of U.S. foreign policy as the Angolan economy is dependent on U.S. foreign aid. From 1975 to 1989, Angola was aligned with the Eastern bloc, in particular the Soviet Union,[1] Libya,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and Cuba.[1] Since then, it has focused on improving relationships with Western countries, cultivating links with other Portuguese-speaking countries, and asserting its own national interests in Central Africa through military and diplomatic intervention.[1] In 1993, it established formal diplomatic relations with the United States.[1] It has entered the Southern African Development Community as a vehicle for improving ties with its largely Anglophone neighbors to the south.[1] Zimbabwe and Namibia joined Angola in its military intervention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Angolan troops remain in support of the Joseph Kabila government.[1] It also has intervened in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) in support of Denis Sassou-Nguesso in the civil war.[1]

Since 1998, Angola has successfully worked with the United Nations Security Council to impose and carry out sanctions on UNITA.[2] More recently, it has extended those efforts to controls on conflict diamonds, the primary source of revenue for UNITA during the Civil War that ended in 2002.[2] At the same time, Angola has promoted the revival of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) as a forum for cultural exchange and expanding ties with Portugal (its former ruler) and Brazil (which shares many cultural affinities with Angola) in particular.[1][2] Angola is a member of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA).

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Angola maintains diplomatic relations with:[3][4]

File:Diplomatic relations of Angola.svg
# Country Date
1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Template:Dts[5]
2 File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Template:Dts[6]
3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
4 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[7]
5 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
6 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
7 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[8]
8 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[9]
9 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
10 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[10]
11 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Template:Dts[11]
12 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[12]
13 File:Flag of France.svg France Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
14 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
15 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
16 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[13]
17 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
18 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
19 File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[14]
20 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
21 File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
22 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Template:Dts[15]
23 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
24 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[16]
25 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[17]
26 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[18]
27 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[19]
28 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
29 File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[20]
30 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
31 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[21]
32 File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[22]
33 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[23]
34 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
35 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[24]
36 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
37 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[25]
38 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
39 File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
40 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
41 File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
42 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
43 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
44 File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
45 File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Template:Dts[26][27]
46 File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
47 File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[28]
48 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
49 File:Flag of India.svg India Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
50 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[29]
51 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[30]
52 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
53 File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Template:Dts[31]
54 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
55 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
56 File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[32]
57 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[33]
— File:Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Template:Dts[34]
58 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
59 File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[35]
60 File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
61 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
62 File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
63 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
64 File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[36]
65 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[37]
66 File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[38]
67 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[39]
68 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
69 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[40]
70 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Template:Dts[41][42]
71 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
72 File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
73 File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
74 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
75 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
76 File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[43]
77 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[44]
78 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
79 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[45]
80 File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[46]
81 File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[47]
82 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[47]
83 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Template:Dts[48]
84 File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Template:Dts[49]
85 File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Template:Dts[50]
86 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
87 File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[51]
88 File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Template:Dts[52]
89 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
90 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
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91 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
92 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
93 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
94 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
95 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
96 Template:Country data North Macedonia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
97 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
98 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[54]
99 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
100 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[55]
101 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
102 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[56]
103 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
104 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
105 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[57]
106 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[58]
107 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
108 File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Template:Dts[59]
109 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
110 Template:Country data Georgia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
111 File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
112 File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
— File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Holy See Template:Dts[60]
113 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
114 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
115 File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
116 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
117 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
118 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
119 File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
120 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
121 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
122 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[61]
123 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
124 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
125 File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
126 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
127 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
128 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
129 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[62]
130 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[63]
131 File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[64]
132 File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Template:DTS[65]
133 File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[66]
134 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
135 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
136 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
137 File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[67]
138 File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[68]
139 File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[69]
140 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[70]
— File:Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Sovereign Military Order of Malta Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[71]
141 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
142 File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
143 File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Template:Dts[72]
144 File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
145 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
146 File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
147 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[73]
148 File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[74]
149 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
150 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
151 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
152 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
153 File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[75]
154 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
155 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
156 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[76]
157 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[77]
158 File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Template:Dts[78]
159 File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[79]
160 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Template:DTS[80]
161 File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
162 File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
163 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Template:Dts[81][82]
164 File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[83]
165 File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[84]
166 File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[85]
167 File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[86]
168 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
169 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".
170 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Template:Dts[87]
171 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Template:Dts
172 File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Script error: No such module "Date table sorting".[88]
173 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Template:Dts
174 File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Template:Dts[89]

Bilateral relations

Africa

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 30 October 1977[4] See Angola–Cape Verde relations

Cape Verde signed a friendship accord with Angola in December 1975, shortly after Angola gained its independence. Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau served as stop-over points for Cuban troops on their way to Angola to fight UNITA rebels and South African troops. Prime Minister Pedro Pires sent FARP soldiers to Angola where they served as the personal bodyguards of Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos.[90]

  • Angola has an embassy in Praia.
  • Cape Verde has an embassy in Luanda and a consulate in Benguela.
Template:Country data Democratic Republic of Congo 17 October 1978[4]

Many thousands of Angolans fled the country after the civil war. More than 20,000 people were forced to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2009, an action the DR Congo said was in retaliation for regular expulsion of Congolese diamond miners who were in Angola illegally. Angola sent a delegation to DR Congo's capital Kinshasa and succeeded in stopping government-forced expulsions which had become a "tit-for-tat"[91] immigration dispute. "Congo and Angola have agreed to suspend expulsions from both sides of the border," said Lambert Mende, DR Congo information minister, in October 2009.[92] "We never challenged the expulsions themselves; we challenged the way they were being conducted – all the beating of people and looting their goods, even sometimes their clothes," Mende said.[91]

  • Angola has an embassy in Kinshasa.
  • DR Congo has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya See Angola–Kenya relations
  • Angola has an embassy in Nairobi.
  • Kenya has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 5 July 1975[4] See Angola–Mozambique relations
  • Angola has an embassy in Maputo.
  • Mozambique has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 18 September 1990[4] See Angola–Namibia relations

Namibia borders Angola to the south. In 1999, Namibia signed a mutual defense pact with its northern neighbor Angola.[93] This affected the Angolan Civil War that had been ongoing since Angola's independence in 1975. Namibia's ruling party SWAPO sought to support the ruling party MPLA in Angola against the rebel movement UNITA, whose stronghold is in southern Angola, bordering to Namibia. The defence pact allowed Angolan troops to use Namibian territory when attacking Jonas Savimbi's UNITA.

File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 15 March 1976[4] See Angola–Nigeria relations

Angolan-Nigerian relations are primarily based on their roles as oil exporting nations. Both are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the African Union and other multilateral organizations.

  • Angola has an embassy in Abuja.
  • Nigeria has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 17 May 1994[4] See Angola–South Africa relations

Angola-South Africa relations are quite strong as the ruling parties in both nations, the African National Congress in South Africa and the MPLA in Angola, fought together during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War. They fought against UNITA rebels, based in Angola, and the apartheid-era government in South Africa who supported them. Nelson Mandela mediated between the MPLA and UNITA factions during the last years of Angola's civil war.

File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 15 October 1982[4] See Angola–Zimbabwe relations

Americas

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2 June 1979 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 June 1979[94]

See Angola–Argentina relations

  • Angola has an embassy in Buenos Aires.
  • Argentina has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 12 November 1975[4] See Angola–Brazil relations

Commercial and economic ties dominate the relations of each country. Parts of both countries were part of the Portuguese Empire from the early 16th century until Brazil's independence in 1822. As of November 2007, "trade between the two countries is booming as never before"[95]

File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 February 1978

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 February 1978[96]

Canada-Angola relations were established in 1978, and Canada is accredited to Angola from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe. Ties have grown since the end of the civil war in 2002, with increased engagement in areas of mutual interest. As Chair of the United Nations Security Council's Angola Sanctions Committee, Canada limited the ability of UNITA to continue its military campaign, sanctions helped to bring a ceasefire agreement to end Angola's conflict.

  • Angola is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
  • Canada is accredited to Angola from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe and maintains an honorary consulate in Luanda.
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 15 November 1975[4] See Angola–Cuba relations

During Angola's civil war Cuban forces fought to install a Marxist–Leninist MPLA-PT government, against Western-backed UNITA and FLNA guerrillas and the South-African army.[97]

  • Angola has an embassy in Havana.
  • Cuba has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 20 February 1976 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 February 1976[98]

See Angola–Mexico relations

  • Angola is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
  • Mexico is accredited to Angola from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa and maintains an honorary consulate in Luanda.
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 14 July 1994 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 July 1994[99]

See Angola–United States relations

File:Embassy of Angola 3.jpg
Embassy of Angola in Washington, D.C.

From the mid-1980s through at least 1992, the United States was the primary source of military and other support for the UNITA rebel movement, which was led from its creation through 2002 by Jonas Savimbi. The U.S. refused to recognize Angola diplomatically during this period.

Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Angola (formerly the People's Republic of Angola) have warmed since Angola's ideological renunciation of Communism before the 1992 elections.

  • Angola has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates-general in Houston and New York City.
  • United States has an embassy in Luanda.[100]
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 6 March 1987 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 March 1987[101]

See Angola–Uruguay relations

  • Angola has a consulate-general in Montevideo.
  • Uruguay is accredited to Angola from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

Asia

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 12 January 1983 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 January 1983[102]

See Angola–China relations

Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao visited Angola in June 2006, offering a US$9 billion loan for infrastructure improvements in return for petroleum. The PRC has invested heavily in Angola since the end of the civil war in 2002.[103] João Manuel Bernardo, the current ambassador of Angola to China, visited the PRC in November 2007.[104]

  • Angola has an embassy in Beijing and a consulate-general in Macau.
  • China has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of India.svg India 2 June 1979 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 June 1979[105]

See Angola–India relations

  • Angola has an embassy in New Delhi.
  • India has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 16 April 1992[4] See Angola–Israel relations

Angola-Israel relations, primarily based on trade and pro-United States foreign policies, are excellent. In March 2006, the trade volume between the two countries amounted to $400 million. In 2005, President José Eduardo dos Santos visited Israel.

File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan September 1976 See Angola–Japan relations

Diplomatic relations between Japan and Angola were established in September 1976. Japan has donated towards demining following the civil war.[106]

  • Angola has an embassy in Tokyo.
  • Japan has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 20 October 1977

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 October 1977[25]

The Government of Angola called for the support of Pakistan for the candidature of Angola to the seat of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, whose election is set for September this year, during the 69th session of the General Assembly of United Nations. On the fringes of the ceremony, the Angolan diplomat also met with officials in charge of the economic and commercial policy of Pakistan, to assess the business opportunities between the two states. It asked to discuss aspects related to the cooperation on several domains of common interest.

File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 14 September 2001 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 September 2001.
  • Angola has an embassy in Manila.
  • Philippines is accredited to Angola from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 9 July 1980 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 July 1980[107]

See Angola–Turkey relations

File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 12 November 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 November 1975[109]

See Angola–Vietnam relations

Angola-Vietnam relations were established on 12 November 1975 after Angola gained its independence, when future president of Angola Agostinho Neto visited Vietnam.[110] Angola and Vietnam have steadfast partners as both transitioned from Cold War-era foreign policies of international communism to pro-Western pragmatism following the fall of the Soviet Union.

  • Angola has an embassy in Hanoi.
  • Vietnam has an embassy in Luanda.

Europe

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
File:Flag of France.svg France 17 February 1976[4] See Angola–France relations

Relations between the two countries have not always been cordial due to the former French government's policy of supporting militant separatists in Angola's Cabinda province and the international Angolagate scandal embarrassed both governments by exposing corruption and illicit arms deals. Following French president Nicolas Sarkozy's visit in 2008, relations have improved.

  • Angola has an embassy in Paris.
  • France has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 16 August 1979 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 August 1979[111]

See Angola–Germany relations

  • Angola has an embassy in Berlin.
  • Germany has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Holy See 14 April 1975
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4 June 1976[113]

See Angola–Italy relations

  • Angola has an embassy in Rome.
  • Italy has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 18 February 1976[4]
  • Angola has an embassy in The Hague and a consulate-general in Rotterdam.
  • Netherlands has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 9 March 1976[4] See Angola–Portugal relations

Angola-Portugal relations have significantly improved since the Angolan government abandoned communism and nominally embraced democracy in 1991, embracing a pro-U.S. and to a lesser degree pro-Europe foreign policy. Portugal ruled Angola for 400 years,[114] colonizing the territory from 1483 until independence in 1975. Angola's war for independence did not end in a military victory for either side, but was suspended as a result of a coup in Portugal that replaced the Caetano regime.

  • Angola has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in Porto.
  • Portugal has an embassy in Luanda and a consulate-general in Benguela.
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 11 November 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 November 1975[115]

See Angola–Russia relations

  • Angola has an embassy in Moscow.
  • Russia has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 12 November 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 November 1975[116]

See Angola–Serbia relations

The defence minister of Serbia, Dragan Šutanovac, stated in a 2011 meeting in Luanda that Serbia would negotiate with the Angolan military authorities for the construction of a new military hospital in Angola.[117]

Angola supports Serbia's stance on Kosovo, and recognizes Serbia's territorial integrity.[118]

  • Angola has an embassy in Belgrade.
  • Serbia has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 19 October 1977 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 October 1977[119]

See Angola–Spain relations

  • Angola has an embassy in Madrid.
  • Spain has an embassy in Luanda.
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 14 October 1977 See Angola–United Kingdom relations
File:Dr George Chikoti, Angolan Foreign Minister (6908759855).jpg
British Foreign Secretary William Hague with Foreign Minister Georges Rebelo Chikoti and Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham in London, February 2012.

Angola established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 14 October 1977.[120]

  • Angola maintains an embassy in London.[121]
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Angola through its embassy in Luanda.[122]

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,[123] the World Health Organization, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a High Level Prosperity Partnership.[124]

See also

References

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