Foreign relations of the Cook Islands

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The Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with various countries and is a member of multilateral organisations. While the country is in free association with New Zealand, which can act on the Cook Islands' "delegated authority [...] to assist the Cooks Islands" in foreign affairs, [1] the Cook Islands nevertheless enters into treaty obligations and otherwise "interacts with the international community as a sovereign and independent state." [1]

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History

In the 1980s the Cook Islands became a member of several United Nations specialized agencies: the World Health Organization in 1984, the Food and Agriculture Organization and UNESCO in 1985, and the International Civil Aviation Organization in 1986. The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs records that in 1988 New Zealand declared "that its future participation in international agreements would no longer extend to the Cook Islands..." [2] In 1991 the Cook Islands became a full member of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) Preparatory Committee and the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (INC), which the Repertory of Practice describes as "further evidence that the international community had accepted the Cook Islands as a “State” under international law." [2] The United Nations Secretariat therefore "recognized the full treaty-making capacity of the Cook Islands" in 1992 [2] and the Secretary-General, in his capacity as the depository of multilateral treaties, decided that the Cook Islands could participate in treaties that were open to "all states". [3]

Diplomatic relations

List of countries with which the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations:

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#CountryDate
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 18 July 1991 [4]
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2 May 1992 [5]
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1993 [6]
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1994 [6]
5Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 1994 [6]
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 12 August 1995 [7]
7Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1995 [6]
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 February 1996 [8]
9Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1996 [6]
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25 July 1997 [9]
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4 December 1997 [10]
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 29 January 1998 [11]
13Flag of India.svg  India May 1998 [12] [13]
14Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14 July 1998 [14]
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg  Holy See 29 April 1999 [15]
15Flag of France.svg  France 19 October 1999 [16]
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11 September 2001 [17]
17Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2 September 2002 [18]
18Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 2002 [6]
19Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 14 May 2003 [19]
20Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9 October 2003 [20]
21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6 April 2005 [21]
22Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 24 May 2005 [22]
23Flag of Israel.svg  Israel April 2008 [23]
24Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12 May 2008 [24]
25Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20 October 2008 [25]
26Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7 March 2011 [26]
27Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 16 June 2011 [27]
28Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16 August 2011 [28]
29Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 12 December 2011 [29]
30Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6 August 2012 [30]
31Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 12 February 2013 [31]
32Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 30 August 2013 [32]
33Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu August 2013 [33]
34Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1 September 2013 [34]
35Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 3 September 2013 [35]
36Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 3 September 2013 [35]
37Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 3 September 2013 [35]
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 2013 [6]
38Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2013 [6]
39Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 24 September 2014 [36]
40Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 18 November 2014 [37]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 28 May 2015 [38]
41Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 21 August 2015 [39]
42Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3 August 2016 [40]
43Flag of Peru.svg  Peru September 2017 [41]
44Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6 October 2017 [42]
45Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 13 October 2017 [43]
46Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 9 November 2017 [44]
47Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5 August 2018 [45]
48Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 25 August 2018 [46]
49Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20 September 2018 [47]
50Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20 October 2018 [48]
51Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 12 July 2019 [49]
52Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 8 December 2021 [50]
53Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 26 April 2022 [51]
54Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21 November 2022 [52]
55Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 11 April 2023 [53]
56Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20 May 2023 [54]
57Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25 September 2023 [55]
58Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 8 November 2023 [56]
59Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 21 November 2023 [57]
60Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8 March 2024 [58]
61Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 11 April 2024 [59]
62Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 21 May 2024 [60]
63Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 31 May 2024 [61]

Bilateral relations

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1993 [6]
  • The Cook Islands maintains a High Commission in Wellington and a Consul-General in Auckland. [62]
  • New Zealand maintains a High Commission in Rarotonga. [63]
  • In April 2024, the New Zealand Government confirmed it was tracking the Cook Islands's proposed Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill and discussing the issue with Cook Islands officials. The controversial legislation proposed allowing recovery agents to use various means to investigate and find cryptocurrency that may have been used for illegal purposes. University of Otago political scientist Professor Robert Patman said the proposed legislation could have implications for New Zealand's constitutional arrangements with the Cook Islands. [64]

Consular relations

The following countries have established consular relations with the Cook Islands only.

International organisation participation

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43rd Pacific Islands Forum, in the Cook Islands, 28.8.-1.9.2012

Participation in international treaties and conventions

See also

Notes

  1. Cook Islands Honorary Consul is appointed to and acknowledged in Monaco since 2007 or before. [65] [66]
  2. including the Facility Agreement with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. [72]

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