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Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. Its ties with CARICOM and its proximity to South and North America have allowed strong diplomatic ties with several nations.

Diplomatic relations

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List of countries which Saint Kitts and Nevis maintains diplomatic relations with (No dates are found for Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti and Nigeria):

# Country Date[1]
1 Antigua and Barbuda 19 September 1983
2 Barbados 19 September 1983
3 Grenada 19 September 1983
4 Jamaica 19 September 1983
5 Saint Lucia 19 September 1983
6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19 September 1983
7 South Korea 19 September 1983
8 Trinidad and Tobago 19 September 1983[2]
9 United Kingdom 19 September 1983
10 United States 20 September 1983[3]
11 Belize 21 September 1983[4]
Republic of China 23 September 1983
12 Canada 11 October 1983
13 Venezuela 31 October 1983
14 India 22 December 1983[5]
15 Dominica 1983[6]
16 Colombia 1 January 1984
17 Israel January 1984
18 France 17 July 1984[7]
19 Netherlands 16 August 1984[8]
20 Germany 27 August 1984
21 Japan 14 January 1985
22 Brazil 12 March 1985[9]
23 Australia 6 February 1986[10]
24 Thailand 16 January 1987
25 Spain 19 March 1987
26 Uruguay 15 July 1987[11]
27 Argentina 7 December 1988[12]
28 Denmark 23 March 1989[13]
29 Chile 1989[14]
30 Mexico 31 July 1990
31 Seychelles 12 December 1991
32 North Korea 13 December 1991
33 Sweden 3 April 1992[15]
34 Nicaragua May 1992
35 Costa Rica 11 June 1992
36 Singapore 1 July 1992
37 Malaysia 30 July 1992[16]
38 El Salvador 15 October 1992
39 Norway 15 October 1992[17]
40  Switzerland 17 November 1992
41 Panama 19 November 1992
42 Bahamas 1992[18]
43 Guatemala 1992[19]
44 Ghana June 1993
45 Portugal 1 March 1995
46 Azerbaijan 22 March 1995
47 Cuba 10 May 1995
48 Italy 7 January 1996[20]
49 South Africa 25 February 1998
Holy See 19 July 1999
50 Austria 1999[21][22]
51 Philippines 11 August 2000
52 Russia 22 September 2003
53 Iceland 5 May 2004
54 Belgium 7 July 2004[23]
55 Greece 9 July 2004
56 Malta 25 November 2005
57 Algeria 1 October 2007
58 Morocco 2 October 2007
59 Slovakia 26 September 2008
60 Slovenia 5 June 2009
61 Latvia 8 June 2009
62 Luxembourg 18 June 2009
63 Poland 23 June 2009
64 Botswana 25 June 2009
65 Romania 25 June 2009
66 Finland 22 September 2009
67 Estonia 23 September 2009
68 Czech Republic 18 February 2010
69 Monaco 21 April 2010
70 Turkey 3 June 2010[24]
71 United Arab Emirates 16 June 2010
72 Liechtenstein 2010[25]
73 Hungary 11 May 2011
74 Suriname 11 October 2011
75 Georgia 26 October 2011
76 Lithuania 26 September 2012
77 Montenegro 19 October 2012
78 Kuwait 16 November 2012
79 Paraguay 22 March 2013
80 Kazakhstan 8 May 2013
81 New Zealand 20 September 2013
82 Vietnam 1 November 2013
83 Indonesia 30 January 2014
84 Fiji 16 May 2014[26]
85 Ukraine 8 June 2015
Kosovo 4 March 2016
86 Cyprus 8 March 2016
87 Mongolia 12 April 2016
88 Senegal 27 April 2016
89 Croatia 27 May 2016
90 Belarus 4 June 2016
91 Gambia 6 June 2016
92 Dominican Republic 21 September 2016
93 Maldives 21 September 2016
94 Kenya 22 September 2016
95 Saudi Arabia 29 September 2016
96 Mauritius 25 November 2016
97 Bolivia 25 January 2017
98 Brunei 21 February 2017
99 Ethiopia 1 March 2017
100 Turkmenistan 31 May 2017[27]
101 Qatar 16 August 2017
102 Moldova 8 September 2017
103 Armenia 21 September 2017
104 Laos 23 September 2017
105 Mozambique 9 November 2017
106 Gabon 5 January 2018
107   Nepal 30 May 2018
108 Eswatini 7 June 2018
109 Tajikistan 7 June 2018
110 Kyrgyzstan 8 June 2018
111 San Marino 25 September 2018
112 Togo 25 September 2018
113 Bahrain 27 September 2018
114 Sao Tome and Principe 28 September 2018
115 Albania 31 October 2018
116 Serbia 6 November 2018
117 Cambodia 16 November 2018
118 Marshall Islands 18 December 2018
119 Rwanda 15 February 2019
120 Honduras 26 June 2019
State of Palestine 29 July 2019
121 North Macedonia 12 September 2019
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 December 2019
123 Djibouti 20 February 2020
124 Bangladesh 31 August 2020
125 Jordan 9 December 2020
126 Sri Lanka 22 March 2021
127 Cameroon 9 June 2021
128 Egypt 21 September 2021
129 Burkina Faso 10 October 2021
130 Zimbabwe 30 November 2021
131 Sudan 24 February 2022
132 Uzbekistan 9 March 2022
133 Uganda 1 April 2022[28]
134 Tuvalu 4 April 2022
135 Benin 2 June 2022
136 Andorra 21 September 2022[29]
137 Peru 24 April 2023[30]
138 Ireland 16 June 2023[31][32]
139 Equatorial Guinea 22 September 2023[33]
140 Pakistan 25 January 2024[28]
141 Cape Verde 10 May 2024[28]
142 Palau 21 May 2024[34]
143 Lebanon 24 July 2024[28]
144 Comoros 28 September 2024[35]
145 Ecuador Unknown
146 Guyana Unknown
147 Haiti Unknown
148 Nigeria Unknown

Table

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
India 1983 See India–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations
Mexico 31 July 1990 See Mexico–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations
South Korea 19 September 1983 The two countries have good relations.[37]
Turkey
United Kingdom 19 September 1983 See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United Kingdom relations

Saint Kitts and Nevis established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983.[1] Both countries are Commonwealth Realms.

The UK governed Saint Kitts and Nevis from the 17th century to 1983, when Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.[40]

United States 1983 See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations
  • United States maintains a diplomatic presence through its embassy in Barbados and consulate in Antigua.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Latin America Report, 2745. [Executive Office of the President], Federal Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service. 1983. p. 205.
  3. ^ "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Saint Kitts and Nevis". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Diplomatic relations - Belize" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ Gazette of India, 1984, No. 20. Directorate of Printing, Government of India. 28 January 1984. p. 30.
  6. ^ "PRESIDENT SAVARIN CONGRATULATES ST. KITTS AND NEVIS IN ATTAINING 37 YEARS AS A SOVEREIGN NATION". 24 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "LISTE CHRONOLOGIQUE DES AMBASSADEURS, ENVOYÉS EXTRAORDINAIRES, MINISTRES PLÉNIPOTENTIAIRES ET CHARGÉS D'AFFAIRES DE FRANCE À L'ÉTRANGER DEPUIS 1945" (PDF) (in French): 93. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Daily Report Latin America. Index · Volume 6. United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1985. p. 362. Netherlands / St . Christopher - Nevis diplomatic relations Aug 16 84 S2 Netherlands Ambassador Credentials
  9. ^ Resenha de política exterior do Brasil Issues 44-47 (in Portuguese). Brazil. Ministério das Relações Exteriores. 1985. p. 25. O Palácio do Itamaraty , em Brasília , divulgou , em 12 de março de 1985 , o seguinte comunicado à imprensa : Os Governos da República Federativa do Brasil e de São Cristóvão e Nevis ... concordaram em estabelecer , nesta data , relações diplo- máticas a nível de Embaixada
  10. ^ "Diplomatic and consular post appointments". 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Hoy cumplimos 38 años de relaciones diplomáticas con la Federación de San Cristóbal y Nieves" (in Spanish). 15 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Comunicado Conjunto sobre el Establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre el gobierno de la republica argentina y el gobierno de san cristóbal y nieves". Biblioteca Digital de Tratados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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  15. ^ Register över Sveriges internationella överenskommelser (in Swedish). Utrikesdepartementet. p. 51. ISBN 9789138313893.
  16. ^ Summary of World Broadcasts Far East · Part 3. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. 1992. pp. A-14. Malaysia and the eastern Caribbean state of St Kitts and Nevis established formal diplomatic relations at non- resident ambassador level on 30th July , Bernama News Agency
  17. ^ "Norges opprettelse av diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater" (PDF). Government of Norway (in Norwegian). p. 22. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  18. ^ "GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF BAHAMAS EXTENDS SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS TO ST. KITTS & NEVIS ON 38 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE". SKNIS. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  19. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala. "Cuadro de Relaciones Diplomáticas" (in Spanish). WayBack Machine. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  20. ^ "Stati di servizio del personale della carriera diplomatica e della dirigenza del ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale che ha cessato di far parte dell'amministrazione dal 1° Gennaio 2000 al 5 Luglio 2016" (PDF) (in Italian). p. 94. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  21. ^ Außenpolitischer Bericht 1998 (PDF) (in German). Vienna: bmeia.gv.at. 1998. p. 364.
  22. ^ Außenpolitischer Bericht 1999 (PDF) (in German). Vienna: bmeia.gv.at. 1999. p. 333.
  23. ^ "Corps diplomatique à Bruxelles juin 2005" (PDF) (in French). June 2005. p. 242. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2005.
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  34. ^ "Honored to witness the signing of joint communiqués on establishment of diplomatic relations between #Palau and #StKitts & #Nevis, as well as Palau and St. Vincent & the Grenadines #SVG. We celebrate stronger ties among our valued allies as we pursue greater prosperity for all". 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  35. ^ "Assemblée Générale des Nations-Unies : Signature d'établissement de relations diplomatiques entre l'Union des Comores et Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis" (in French). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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  37. ^ "Search | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea".
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