Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau

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The Republic of Guinea-Bissau follows a nonaligned foreign policy and seeks friendly and cooperative relations with a wide variety of states and organizations. France, Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Libya, Cuba, Palestine, Ghana, and Russia have diplomatic offices in Bissau.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Guinea-Bissau maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1 Hungary 15 June 1973[1]
2 Russia 30 September 1973[2]
3 Vietnam 30 September 1973[3]
4 Cuba 1 October 1973[4]
5 Poland 3 October 1973[5]
6 Panama 16 October 1973[6]
7 Czech Republic 19 October 1973[7]
8 Romania 16 November 1973[8]
9 Guinea 12 February 1974[9]
10 Liberia 20 February 1974[10]
11 China 15 March 1974[11]
12 North Korea 16 March 1974[12]
13 Serbia 10 May 1974[13]
14 Algeria 13 May 1974[13]
15 Bulgaria 2 June 1974[14]
16 Egypt 11 June 1974[15]
17 Libya 4 July 1974[16]
18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19 July 1974[17]
19 Japan 1 August 1974[18]
20 Gambia 10 August 1974[19]
21 Mauritania 10 August 1974[19]
22 Senegal 10 August 1974[19]
23 Chile 23 August 1974[20]
24 India 8 September 1974[21]
25 Argentina 9 September 1974[22]
26 Kuwait 6 November 1974[23]
27 Albania 15 November 1974[24]
28 Brazil 22 November 1974[25]
29 Portugal 29 November 1974[26]
30 Nigeria 1974[27]
31 Pakistan 1974[28]
32 Sierra Leone 28 January 1975[29]
33 Spain 3 March 1975[30]
34 United Kingdom 12 March 1975[31]
35 Sweden 14 March 1975[32]
36 Norway 7 April 1975[33]
37 Cape Verde 5 July 1975[34]
38 France 15 July 1975[35]
39 Germany 9 August 1975[36]
40 Netherlands 13 August 1975[37]
41 United States 3 September 1975[38]
42 Mongolia 14 October 1975[39]
43 Iraq 9 December 1975[40]
44 Turkey 1975[41]
45 Canada 26 March 1976[42]
46 Mozambique 9 June 1976[43]
47 Austria 15 October 1976[44]
48 Philippines 26 October 1976[45]
49 Belgium 2 August 1977[46]
50 Israel 18 May 1978[47]
51 Finland 1 May 1979[48]
52 Ivory Coast 9 October 1979[49]
53 Luxembourg 7 December 1979[50]
54 Mali 1980[51]
55 Tunisia 1980[52]
56 Uganda 1980[53]
57 Burkina Faso 18 August 1981[54]
58 Grenada 4 December 1981[55]
59 Italy 15 December 1982[56]
60  Switzerland 22 February 1983[57]
61 Bangladesh 15 March 1983[58]
62 Mexico 23 March 1983[59]
63 Denmark 26 May 1983[60]
64 Thailand 6 December 1983[61]
65 South Korea 22 December 1983[62]
66 Saudi Arabia 1983[63]
67 Tanzania 1984[64]
68 Morocco 27 February 1986[65]
— Holy See 12 July 1986[66]
69 Peru 29 September 1986[67]
70 Colombia 23 March 1989[61]
— State of Palestine 13 November 1989[68]
71 Iran 22 August 1990[69]
72 Qatar 27 July 1992[70]
73 Oman 5 August 1992[71]
74 Azerbaijan 27 August 1992[72]
75 Armenia 3 September 1992[73]
76 Brunei 3 June 1994[74]
77 South Africa 11 October 1994[75]
78 Costa Rica 28 March 1995[61]
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 October 1995[76]
80 Croatia 19 October 1995[77]
81 Singapore 1 July 1996[78]
82 Ecuador 10 December 1996[61]
83 Indonesia 12 December 1996[79]
84 Slovenia 24 July 1997[80]
85 Slovakia 8 October 1997[81]
86 North Macedonia 29 June 2000[82]
87 Malaysia 2000[83]
88 Timor-Leste 20 May 2002[84]
89 Belarus 27 September 2002[85]
90 Iceland 24 September 2004[61]
91 Venezuela 6 April 2006[61]
92 Montenegro 29 June 2006[86]
93 Angola 8 January 2007[87]
94 Dominican Republic 27 September 2007[88]
95 Estonia 8 December 2007[89]
96 Cyprus 20 May 2008[61]
97 Ukraine 22 February 2009[90]
98 Botswana 22 March 2010[61]
99 Uruguay 26 March 2010[91]
100 Cambodia 30 June 2010[92]
101 Georgia 9 March 2011[61]
102 Australia 14 March 2011[93]
103 Kazakhstan 19 April 2013[61]
104 Fiji 7 July 2014[61]
105 Ethiopia 21 June 2017[94]
— Kosovo 10 June 2018[95]
106 Equatorial Guinea 22 November 2018[96]
107 United Arab Emirates 28 June 2019[97]
108 Kenya 7 January 2020[98]
109 Lebanon 20 October 2020[99]
110 Niger 10 February 2021[100]
111 Rwanda 27 April 2021[101]
112 Zimbabwe 27 April 2021[101]
113 Latvia 14 July 2021[61]
114 Lithuania 21 September 2021[102]
115 Republic of the Congo 25 November 2021[103]
116 Ireland 25 November 2021[103][104]
117 Andorra 5 April 2022[105]
118 Monaco 17 May 2022[106]
119 Maldives 23 September 2022[61]
120 Benin 10 November 2022[107]
121 Myanmar 6 March 2023[108]
122 Paraguay 13 July 2023[61]
123 Sri Lanka 6 December 2023[109][110]
124 Ghana 7 December 2023[111]
125 Namibia 8 December 2023[112]
126 Jordan 3 March 2024[113]
127 Madagascar 30 July 2024[114]
128 Tajikistan 27 September 2024[115]
129 Chad 17 January 2025[116]
130 Kyrgyzstan 6 February 2025[61]
131 Togo 28 March 2025[117]
132 Burundi 22 October 2025[118]
133 Moldova 17 March 2026[61]
134 Uzbekistan 22 April 2026[61]
135 Cameroon Unknown[119]
136 Gabon Unknown[120]
137 Greece Unknown[121]
138 São Tomé and Príncipe Unknown[122]
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Bilateral relations

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Angola
Brazil22 November 1974See Brazil–Guinea-Bissau relations
Cape Verde5 July 1975See Cape Verde–Guinea-Bissau relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 July 1975[34]

The Republic of Cape Verde islands are about 900 km north-west of Guinea-Bissau. Both were colonies of the Portuguese Empire and they campaigned together for independence with a plan for unification, but the countries separated after 1980.[125][126]

  • Cape Verde has an embassy in Bissau.
  • Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Praia.
China15 March 1974, broken 31 May 1990, Restored 23 April 1998[127]See China–Guinea-Bissau relations
  • China has an embassy in Bissau.
  • Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Beijing.
Czech Republic19 October 1973
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1973 (with Czechoslovakia) and in 1993.[128]
  • Czech Republic is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Accra, Ghana.[129][128]
Egypt11 June 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1974[130]
  • Egypt is accredited to Guinea-Bissau by its embassy in Conakry, Guinea.[131]
  • Both countries are full member of the African Union.
Hungary15 October 1973

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1973[132]

Hungary is represented in Guinea-Bissau by its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.[133]

Mozambique9 June 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1976[43]
  • Guinea-Bissau is accredited to Mozambique from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bissau.
  • Mozambique is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Maputo.
  • Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.
Portugal10 September 1974See Guinea-Bissau–Portugal relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 September 1974.[134]

  • Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in Albufeira.
  • Portugal has an embassy in Bissau.
Russia6 October 1973See Guinea-Bissau–Russia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1973.[135]

Senegal10 August 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 August 1974, when the first ambassador of Senegal Saer Gaye presented his credentials to the head of state Luis Cabral[136]
  • Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Dakar and a consulate-general in Ziguinchor.
  • Senegal has an embassy in Bissau.
Serbia10 May 1974
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 May 1974 when Bozidar Stanic , Yugoslav Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, presented his credentials to President Luis Cabral.[13]
  • On 8 December 2017, Serbia unilaterally decided to abolish visa for of all types of passports of Guinea-Bissau.[137]
  • Guinea-Bissau denies to have recognized Kosovo.[138]
Spain3 March 1975See Guinea-Bissau–Spain relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 1975[139]

  • Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Madrid.
  • Spain has an embassy in Bissau.
Sweden14 March 1975See Guinea-Bissau–Sweden relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 March 1975 when Sweden's first Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau , Mr. D. Friedman , presented his credentials to President Louis Cabral.[32]

  • Guinea-Bissau is accredited to Sweden from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and maintains an honorary consulate in Stockholm.
  • Sweden is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
TurkeySee Guinea-Bissau–Turkey relations
  • Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Ankara.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Bissau.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$4.95 million in 2019.[140]
Ukraine12 February 2009Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 2009[141]
United Kingdom1975See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom

Guinea-Bissau established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 12 March 1975.

  • Guinea-Bissau does not maintain an embassy in the United Kingdom.
  • The United Kingdom is not accredited to Guinea-Bissau through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.[143]

The UK governed parts of Guinea-Bissau from 1792 to 1870, when it was transferred to Portugal.

Both countries share common membership of the World Trade Organization.

United States3 September 1975See Guinea-Bissau–United States relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1975[144]

The U.S. Embassy suspended operations in Bissau on 14 June 1998, in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then-President Vieira and the military-led junta. Prior to and following the embassy closure, the United States and Guinea-Bissau have enjoyed excellent bilateral relations.

  • Guinea-Bissau is accredited to the United States from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.
  • United States is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
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