Foreign relations of Eswatini

Eswatini is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Southern African Development Community. Currently, the Kingdom of Eswatini maintains 11 embassies and High Commissions along with 15 consulates and other representations around the world, while there are five embassies and High Commissions in Eswatini as well as 14 consulates and other representations.

Diplomatic relations

List of Countries which Eswatini maintains diplomatic relations with:

#	Country	Date [1]
1	United Kingdom	6 September 1968 [2]
2	United States	6 September 1968 [3]
3	Portugal	6 September 1968 [4]
—	Republic of China	16 September 1968 [5]
4	Israel	September 1968 [6]
5	South Korea	6 November 1968 [7]
6	Germany	15 November 1968 [8]
7	Netherlands	1968 [9]
8	Canada	10 February 1969 [10]
9	Italy	April 1969 [11]
10	Switzerland	6 August 1969 [12]
11	Belgium	14 November 1969 [13]
12	France	16 March 1970 [14]
13	Kenya	18 May 1970 [15]
14	Austria	1970 [16]
15	India	1970 [17]
16	Ethiopia	1 January 1971 [18]
17	Zambia	31 March 1971 [19]
18	Japan	21 May 1971 [20]
19	Australia	9 July 1973 [21]
20	Nigeria	13 October 1973 [22]
21	Egypt	20 November 1973 [23]
22	Sweden	1973 [24]
23	Uganda	23 January 1974 [25]
24	Tanzania	20 February 1974 [26]
25	Argentina	1 April 1974 [27]
26	Mozambique	11 September 1975 [28]
27	Mexico	23 December 1975 [29]
28	Lesotho	12 February 1976 [30]
29	Botswana	20 May 1976 [31]
30	Guinea	1977 [32]
31	Brazil	23 June 1978 [33]
32	Democratic Republic of the Congo	June 1978 [34]
33	Ghana	June 1978 [35]
34	Chile	25 September 1978 [36]
35	Spain	6 April 1979 [37]
36	Malta	19 April 1979 [38]
37	Turkey	20 January 1981
38	Zimbabwe	27 November 1981 [39]
39	Norway	11 December 1984 [40]
40	Malaysia	31 March 1987 [41]
41	Peru	8 June 1989
42	Angola	8 November 1989 [42]
43	Hungary	9 May 1990
44	Poland	10 May 1990
45	Serbia	1 June 1990
46	Finland	20 September 1990 [43]
47	Romania	12 December 1990 [44]
48	Czech Republic	4 January 1991
49	Jamaica	13 February 1991
50	Thailand	17 January 1991 [45]
51	Indonesia	12 April 1991 [46]
52	Cambodia	13 December 1991 [47]
53	Namibia	28 February 1992
—	Holy See	11 March 1992 [48]
54	Singapore	1 September 1992 [49]
55	Slovakia	1 January 1993 [50]
56	Brunei	26 January 1993 [51]
57	Philippines	19 February 1993
58	Guyana	26 February 1993
59	South Africa	1 October 1993 [52]
60	Iceland	3 December 1993
61	Algeria	1994 [53]
62	Bulgaria	30 January 1995 [54]
63	Cuba	22 September 1995 [55]
64	Kuwait	22 May 1996 [56]
65	Morocco	June 1996 [57]
66	Denmark	4 February 1997 [58]
67	Mauritius	7 October 1997 [59]
68	Ukraine	13 May 1998 [60]
69	Russia	19 October 1999 [61]
70	Sri Lanka	27 June 2000 [62]
71	New Zealand	2000 [63]
72	Fiji	14 March 2002 [64]
73	Seychelles	14 March 2002
74	Qatar	31 October 2002
75	Tonga	22 May 2003
76	Bahrain	9 September 2005
77	United Arab Emirates	2 November 2005 [65] [66]
78	Venezuela	21 September 2006
79	North Macedonia	6 July 2007
80	Paraguay	3 April 2007 [67]
81	North Korea	20 September 2007
82	Costa Rica	24 September 2007
83	Dominican Republic	10 October 2007 [68]
84	Bangladesh	2008 [69]
85	Yemen	21 October 2009 [70]
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25 November 2009
87	Azerbaijan	7 January 2010 [71]
—	State of Palestine	3 November 2010 [72]
88	Bhutan	21 August 2012
89	Montenegro	27 February 2013
90	Oman	18 March 2013 [73]
91	Moldova	21 March 2013
92	Armenia	3 May 2013
93	Vietnam	29 May 2013
94	Suriname	7 June 2013
95	Rwanda	30 August 2014 [74]
96	Equatorial Guinea	19 February 2015 [75]
97	Saudi Arabia	30 March 2015
98	Madagascar	21 October 2015 [76] [77]
99	Kazakhstan	16 May 2016
100	Georgia	20 May 2016
101	Eritrea	30 March 2017 [78]
102	Mauritania	22 March 2018 [79]
103	Sudan	27 March 2018 [80]
104	Saint Kitts and Nevis	7 June 2018 [81]
105	Tajikistan	12 November 2018
106	Latvia	16 November 2018
107	Estonia	21 November 2018
108	Mongolia	21 November 2018
109	Croatia	5 April 2019
110	Marshall Islands	11 April 2019 [82]
111	Nepal	9 May 2019
112	Ireland	8 August 2019 [83] [84]
113	Nicaragua	17 September 2019
114	Maldives	15 December 2020
115	Lithuania	1 April 2021
116	Burundi	4 August 2022 [85]
117	Belarus	4 June 2024 [86]
118	Ivory Coast	8 August 2024 [87]
119	Republic of the Congo	Unknown
120	Cyprus	Unknown
121	Greece	Unknown
122	Iran	Unknown
123	Liberia	Unknown
124	Libya	Unknown
125	Luxembourg	Unknown
126	Malawi	Unknown
127	Pakistan	Unknown
128	Trinidad and Tobago	Unknown
129	Tunisia	Unknown

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Canada	10 February 1969	Canada is represented in Eswatini via parallel accreditation of its embassy in Maputo, Mozambique. [88] Eswatini is represented in Canada through its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. [88] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Republic of China (Taiwan)	16 September 1968	See Eswatini–Taiwan relations Eswatini established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (ROC) commonly known as "Taiwan", on 16 September 1968. Eswatini has an embassy in Taipei and ROC has an embassy in Mbabane. As of 2018, it is last African country to recognize the ROC instead of the PRC as the sole representative of "China".
Cyprus		Cyprus is represented in Eswatini through its High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa [89] and by an honorary consulate in Mbabane. [90] Eswatini is represented in Cyprus through its High Commission in London. [91] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Greece		Greece is represented in Eswatini via parallel accreditation of its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. [92] Eswatini is represented in Greece through its embassy in London. [92]
Japan	21 May 1971	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1971. Japan is represented in Eswatini via parallel accreditation of its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. [93]
Serbia	1 June 1990	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 1 June 1990. A number of bilateral agreements have been concluded and are in force between both countries. [94]
Turkey	20 January 1981	The Embassy of the Eswatini in Brussels is accredited to Turkey. [95] Turkish ambassador in Pretoria to South Africa is also accredited to Eswatini. [95] Trade volume between the two countries was 309,000 USD in 2019. [95]
United Kingdom	6 September 1968	Eswatini established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 6 September 1968. [2] Eswatini maintains a high commission in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Eswatini through its high commission in Mbabane. [96] The UK governed Eswatini from 1903 to 1968, when it achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth and the World Trade Organization, as well as the SACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement. [97] Bilaterally the two countries have an Investment Agreement. [98]
United States	6 September 1968	See Eswatini–United States relations The Eswatini embassy in Washington, D.C., USA. The United States assists Eswatini with a number of HIV/AIDS initiatives and programs implemented through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Peace Corps, African Development Foundation, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Defense. In addition, the U.S. supports small enterprise development, education, military training, institutional and human resources development, agricultural development, and trade capacity building. The U.S. is also the largest bilateral donor to the Global Fund, Eswatini's principal HIV/AIDS funding source. The U.S. Government sends about 4 Swazi professionals to the United States each year, from both the public and private sectors, primarily for master's degrees, and about 5 others for three- to four-week International Visitor programs. Eswatini has an embassy in Washington, D.C. United States has an embassy in Mbabane.

Foreign embassies, High Commissions, and consulates in Eswatini

Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy in Eswatini

• Republic of China (Taiwan); in Mbabane, Eswatini
• Republic of Mozambique; in Mbabane, Eswatini
• Republic of India; in Mbabane, Eswatini
• Republic of South Africa; in Mbabane, Eswatini
• United States of America; in Mbabane, Eswatini

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Eswatini
• List of diplomatic missions of Eswatini

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External links

• UN list of Swaziland's Missions, Embassies, and High Commissions Overseas