Foreign relations of Niue

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Niue maintains diplomatic relations with various other countries and multilateral organizations.

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Niue is an island country in the Pacific Ocean in a state of free association with New Zealand. The King in right of New Zealand is the head of state of Niue - as such Niue is part of the Realm of New Zealand.

The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs records that in 1988 "New Zealand stated ... that its future participation in international agreements would no longer extend to ... Niue". [1] Niue was granted membership of UNESCO in 1993 and the World Health Organization in 1994. Also in 1994, the United Nations Secretariat "recognized the full treaty-making capacity ... of Niue". [1]

New Zealand retains a constitutional link with Niue in relation to citizenship, with people from Niue being citizens of New Zealand. [2]

Niue conducts bilateral relations with other countries and interacts with the international community as an independent state. [3]

Despite self-rule, New Zealand manages its defence and foreign affairs on Niue's request. Like the Cook Islands, however, Niue has begun to establish formal diplomatic relations with sovereign states. As ofSeptember2016,20 other states maintain diplomatic relations with Niue. China's ambassador to New Zealand, Zhang Limin, is accredited to Niue, and became the first Chinese ambassador to present his credentials there in October 2008. [4]

Diplomatic relations

List of countries with which Niue maintains diplomatic relations:

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1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 August 1993 [5]
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 30 January 1996 [6]
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 12 December 2007 [7] [8]
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6 August 2012 [9]
5Flag of India.svg  India 30 August 2012 [10]
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 27 August 2013 [11]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2013 [12]
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 February 2014 [13]
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7 June 2014 [14]
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5 September 2014 [15]
10Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 9 December 2014 [16]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 23 June 2015 [17]
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4 August 2015 [18]
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12 September 2015 [19]
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2 September 2016 [20]
14Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 13 July 2019 [21]
15Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3 July 2020 [22]
16Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6 July 2021 [23]
17Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 11 July 2022 [24]
18Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 27 September 2022 [25]
19Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 29 May 2023 [26]
20Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1 August 2023 [27]
21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9 August 2023 [28]
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12 September 2023 [29]
23Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25 September 2023 [30]
24Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7 November 2023 [31]
25Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 26 August 2024 [32]

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Oceania

Europe

International organization participation

Participation in international treaties and conventions

See also

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