Panama's foreign relations are conventional in outlook, with Panama being especially aligned with United States since the 1989 US invasion to topple the regime of General Manuel Noriega. The United States cooperates with the Panamanian government in promoting economic, political, security, and social development through U.S. and international agencies.
List of countries which Panama maintains diplomatic relations with: [1] [2]
# | Country | Date |
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1 | United States | 13 November 1903 |
2 | France | 18 November 1903 |
3 | Russia | 21 November 1903 |
4 | Costa Rica | 29 December 1903 |
5 | Italy | 15 January 1904 |
6 | Venezuela | 3 February 1904 |
7 | Cuba | 7 April 1904 |
8 | Netherlands | 10 April 1904 |
9 | Switzerland | 6 May 1904 |
10 | Spain | 10 May 1904 |
11 | Portugal | 21 May 1904 |
12 | Japan | 7 January 1904 [3] |
13 | Uruguay | 28 October 1904 |
14 | Honduras | 18 September 1907 |
15 | Belgium | 15 February 1908 |
16 | Chile | 1 March 1908 |
17 | Peru | 2 March 1908 |
18 | Brazil | 3 March 1908 |
19 | United Kingdom | 9 April 1908 |
20 | Ecuador | 1 September 1908 [4] |
21 | El Salvador | 9 March 1909 |
22 | Argentina | 5 November 1920 |
23 | Mexico | 29 May 1923 |
– | Holy See | 21 September 1923 |
24 | Colombia | 9 July 1924 |
25 | Czech Republic | 25 March 1929 [5] |
26 | Guatemala | 25 January 1937 |
27 | Dominican Republic | 17 March 1937 |
28 | Sweden | 3 July 1937 |
29 | Denmark | 30 July 1937 |
30 | Norway | 31 July 1937 |
31 | Nicaragua | 13 December 1938 |
32 | Bolivia | 28 August 1942 |
33 | Paraguay | 31 October 1942 |
34 | Haiti | 11 October 1945 |
35 | Lebanon | 30 April 1946 |
– | Sovereign Order of Malta | 2 August 1948 |
36 | Turkey | 14 April 1950 |
37 | Germany | 17 December 1951 |
38 | Serbia | 26 March 1953 |
39 | Austria | 18 October 1955 |
40 | Greece | 17 May 1956 |
41 | Egypt | 21 February 1958 |
42 | Madagascar | 20 September 1960 [6] |
43 | Canada | 11 August 1961 |
44 | India | 1 July 1962 |
45 | South Korea | 30 September 1962 |
46 | Jamaica | 18 August 1966 |
47 | Ethiopia | 17 August 1967 |
48 | Pakistan | 7 November 1967 |
49 | Cyprus | 1 April 1971 |
50 | Romania | 5 October 1971 |
51 | Bangladesh | 5 June 1972 |
52 | Algeria | 9 February 1973 |
53 | Guyana | 16 March 1973 |
54 | Bulgaria | 29 March 1973 |
55 | Libya | 29 March 1973 |
56 | Guinea | 29 March 1973 |
57 | Poland | 15 August 1973 |
58 | Philippines | 28 September 1973 |
59 | Guinea-Bissau | 16 October 1973 |
60 | Australia | 20 February 1974 |
61 | Grenada | 18 November 1974 |
62 | Iran | 7 January 1975 |
63 | Bahrain | 27 February 1975 |
64 | Hungary | 5 August 1975 |
65 | Vietnam | 28 August 1975 |
66 | Syria | 17 February 1976 |
67 | Finland | 19 February 1976 |
68 | Malta | 19 February 1976 |
69 | Sri Lanka | 8 March 1976 |
70 | Kuwait | 23 March 1976 |
71 | Iraq | 8 June 1976 |
72 | Israel | 18 June 1976 |
73 | Morocco | 15 February 1977 |
74 | Albania | 20 August 1978 |
75 | Indonesia | 27 March 1979 |
76 | Suriname | 1 May 1979 |
– | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 1 June 1979 |
77 | Equatorial Guinea | 13 May 1981 |
78 | Belize | 1 December 1981 |
79 | Myanmar | 15 July 1982 |
80 | Singapore | 6 August 1982 |
81 | Thailand | 20 August 1982 |
82 | Barbados | 3 March 1983 |
83 | Nepal | 15 February 1984 |
84 | Luxembourg | 12 November 1985 |
85 | Senegal | 27 August 1987 |
86 | Sudan | 13 September 1988 |
87 | Angola | 16 February 1989 |
88 | Maldives | 19 February 1989 |
89 | Ghana | 24 February 1989 |
90 | Bahamas | 1 May 1991 |
91 | Lithuania | 19 November 1992 |
92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 November 1992 |
93 | Moldova | 15 February 1993 |
94 | Slovakia | 15 February 1993 |
95 | United Arab Emirates | 9 March 1993 |
96 | New Zealand | 22 March 1993 |
97 | Seychelles | 21 May 1993 |
98 | Ukraine | 21 May 1993 |
99 | Malaysia | 24 July 1993 |
100 | Jordan | 7 February 1994 |
101 | Oman | 25 February 1994 |
102 | Latvia | 22 March 1994 |
103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 May 1994 |
104 | South Africa | 10 January 1995 |
105 | Estonia | 13 January 1995 |
106 | Azerbaijan | 6 April 1995 |
107 | Slovenia | 10 May 1995 |
108 | Saint Lucia | 10 July 1995 |
109 | Kazakhstan | 28 July 1995 |
110 | Cambodia | 15 February 1996 |
111 | Papua New Guinea | 5 March 1996 |
112 | Brunei | 28 March 1996 |
113 | Croatia | 12 July 1996 |
114 | Andorra | 16 July 1996 |
115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27 September 1996 |
116 | Armenia | 7 August 1998 |
117 | Belarus | 22 October 1998 |
118 | Georgia | 18 November 1998 |
119 | Iceland | 4 June 1999 |
120 | Nigeria | 12 February 2001 |
121 | Ireland | 14 February 2001 |
122 | Qatar | 8 February 2002 |
123 | North Macedonia | 18 April 2002 |
124 | Namibia | April 2002 [7] |
125 | Afghanistan | 3 May 2002 |
126 | San Marino | 22 January 2004 |
127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 March 2004 |
128 | Benin | 20 September 2005 |
129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17 July 2006 |
130 | Tunisia | 15 June 2007 |
131 | Montenegro | 29 May 2008 |
132 | Burkina Faso | 29 July 2009 |
133 | Botswana | 15 December 2009 |
134 | Djibouti | 15 December 2009 |
135 | Monaco | 22 November 2010 |
136 | Cameroon | 14 August 2011 |
137 | Liechtenstein | 3 January 2012 |
138 | Mongolia | 17 January 2012 |
139 | Dominica | 13 March 2012 |
140 | Palau | 18 April 2012 |
141 | Solomon Islands | 11 September 2012 |
142 | Fiji | 9 November 2012 |
– | Kosovo | 28 August 2013 [8] |
143 | Saudi Arabia | 14 January 2015 |
144 | Turkmenistan | 24 July 2015 |
145 | Ivory Coast | 29 April 2016 |
146 | China | 12 June 2017 |
147 | Tajikistan | 26 May 2018 [9] |
148 | Togo | 26 March 2019 |
149 | Kenya | 26 September 2019 |
150 | Cape Verde | 9 April 2021 [10] |
151 | Laos | 9 September 2021 |
152 | Kyrgyzstan | 24 September 2021 |
153 | Uzbekistan | 30 November 2021 |
154 | East Timor | 20 September 2022 [11] |
155 | Federated States of Micronesia | 20 September 2022 [12] |
156 | Mauritania | 22 September 2022 |
157 | Rwanda | 18 September 2023 |
158 | Uganda | 22 September 2023 [13] |
159 | Vanuatu | 21 November 2023 |
160 | Zimbabwe | 28 December 2023 |
161 | Kiribati | 30 January 2024 |
— | Cook Islands | 8 March 2024 [14] |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Armenia | 7 August 1998 | |
Canada | 11 August 1961 [1] | See Canada–Panama relations |
China | 2 January 1909 [1] | See China–Panama relations Panama established a diplomatic relationship with the Qing dynasty in 1909. After the Xinhai Revolution, Panama recognized the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC), and has retained diplomatic ties with the ROC. In 2009, after President Ricardo Martinelli took office, Panama wished to switch diplomatic relations from the ROC to the People's Republic of China (PRC), but this was rejected by the PRC government based on violation of PRC's viewpoint on the One-China policy. Martinelli reaffirmed its commitment to Taiwan in the diplomatic arena, clearing doubts he could establish official ties with PRC; he also thanked the Taiwanese for cooperation and expressed the hope that cooperation and investments would intensify. "Panama reaffirms its determination to strengthen diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as strengthening trade ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC)," said Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela, at a meeting in the Council of Taiwan Affairs. [17] On June 12, 2017, President Juan Carlos Varela announced that Panama has established a diplomatic relationship with People's Republic of China, and Panama has severed diplomatic relationship with the Republic of China (Taiwan). |
Chile | 1 March 1908 [1] |
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Colombia | 9 July 1924 | See Colombia–Panama relations
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Costa Rica | 29 December 1903 | |
India | 1 June 1962 [1] | See India–Panama relations Panama is the first country in Central America where India established a resident embassy in 1973. Bilateral commercial and trade relations are steadily growing between India and Panama, with Panama seen as the gateway for expansion into Latin America. [20] |
Kosovo | 27 August 2013 [24] | Panama officially recognised the independence of the Republic of Kosovo on 16 January 2009. [25] Kosovo and Panama established diplomatic relations on 27 August 2013, following the establishment of diplomatic relations Kosovo announced it would be opening an embassy in Panama and that this embassy would be Kosovo's 'gateway to Latin America'. [26] Kosovo has an embassy in Panama City. [27] Both countries enjoy excellent relationships. |
Mexico | 29 May 1923 [1] | See Mexico–Panama relations
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Peru | 2 March 1908 |
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Russia | 21 November 1903 [1] | See Panama–Russia relations |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 1 June 1979 [1] | See Panama–Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic relations Panama was the first Latin American country on recognizing the SADR in 1978, during the military rule of Omar Torrijos. [32] Panama also has the oldest Sahrawi embassy in Latin America. Relations were suspended from 20 November 2013 to 7 January 2016;. [33] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2006 [1] |
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Serbia | 1953 [1] | |
South Africa | 1995 [1] | |
South Korea | 30 September 1962 [1] | See Panama–South Korea relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on Sep 30, 1962. |
Spain | 10 May 1904 [1] | See Panama–Spain relations |
Thailand | 20 August 1982 | |
Turkey | April 14, 1950 [44] | See Panama–Turkey relations |
United States | 13 November 1903 3 April 1964 [1] | See Panama–United States relations The United States cooperates with the Panamanian government in promoting economic, political, security, and social development through U.S. and international agencies. Cultural ties between the two countries are strong, and many Panamanians go to the United States for higher education and advanced training. In 2007, the U.S. and Panama partnered to launch a regional health worker training center. The center provides training to community healthcare workers in Panama and throughout Central America. About 25,000 American citizens reside in Panama, many retirees from the Panama Canal Commission and individuals who hold dual nationality. There is also a rapidly growing enclave of American retirees in the Chiriqui Province in western Panama.
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Uruguay | 28 October 1904 | See Panama–Uruguay relations
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