Foreign relations of Honduras

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Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), the Central American Integration System (SICA), and the Central American Security Commission (CASQ). During 1995–96, Honduras, a founding member of the United Nations, for the first time served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Honduras is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).

Honduras has been a member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS) since the group's founding in 1992.[1]

Central American relations

President Flores[who?] consulted frequently with the other Central American presidents on issues of mutual interest. He continued his predecessor's strong emphasis on Central American cooperation and integration, which resulted in an agreement easing border controls and tariffs among Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Honduras also joined its six Central American neighbors at the 1994 Summit of the Americas in signing the Alliance for Sustainable Development, known as the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA, or CONCAUSA, to promote sustainable economic development in the region. Honduras held the 6-month SICA presidency during the second half of 1998.

At the 17th Central American Summit in 1995, hosted by Honduras in the northern city of San Pedro Sula, the region's six countries (excluding Belize) signed treaties creating confidence- and security-building measures and combating the smuggling of stolen automobiles in the isthmus. In subsequent summits (held every 6 months), Honduras has continued to work with the other Central American countries on issues of common concern.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Honduras maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1 Colombia 8 March 1825[2]
2 Costa Rica 1 July 1839[3]
3 Guatemala 21 March 1847[4]
4 United Kingdom 16 June 1849[5]
5 United States 19 April 1853[6]
6 France 22 February 1856[7]
7 Peru 22 January 1857[8]
8 Belgium 27 March 1858[9]
9 Italy 25 February 1864[10]
10 Nicaragua 1864[11]
11 Chile 29 March 1866[12]
12 Dominican Republic 17 December 1877[13]
13 Mexico 26 February 1879[14][15]
14 Venezuela 22 June 1891[16]
15 Spain 11 June 1896[17]
16 Ecuador 1896[18]
17 Cuba 24 November 1903[19][20]
18 Brazil 16 November 1906[21]
19 Panama 18 September 1907[22]
— Holy See 19 December 1908[23]
20 Argentina 20 August 1928[24]
21 Uruguay 11 January 1929[25]
22 Czech Republic 12 March 1930[26]
23 Poland 18 November 1933[27]
24 Japan 20 February 1935[28]
25 Sweden 10 January 1936[29]
26 Netherlands 16 March 1946[30]
27 Denmark 19 April 1946[31]
28 Philippines 5 July 1946[32]
29 Norway 3 July 1947[33]
30 Paraguay 22 March 1949[34]
31 Israel January 1950[35]
32 Turkey 21 September 1950[36]
33 Lebanon 16 January 1951[37]
34 Serbia 1 August 1951[38]
35 Austria 20 February 1952[39]
36  Switzerland 12 August 1957[40]
37 Portugal 20 October 1958[41]
38 Germany 20 January 1960[42]
39 Canada June 1961[43]
40 South Korea 1 April 1962[44]
41 Greece 2 July 1965[45]
42 Hungary 2 July 1973[27]
43 Romania 11 July 1973[46]
44 Jamaica 10 March 1975[47]
45 Finland 30 January 1976[48]
46 Luxembourg 6 July 1978[49]
47 Suriname 1 March 1979[50]
48 Belize 21 September 1982[51]
49 Australia 4 December 1983[52]
50 Morocco 1 May 1985[53]
51 Singapore 5 July 1985[49]
52 Thailand 16 December 1985[54]
53 Egypt 5 August 1986[55]
54 New Zealand February 1988[56]
55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 August 1989[57]
56 Russia 30 September 1990[49]
57 Brunei 20 December 1991[49]
58 Guyana 1 May 1992[58]
59 Kuwait 7 June 1992[59]
60 Barbados 7 December 1992[60]
61 Bahamas 1992[61]
62 Trinidad and Tobago 2 June 1994[62]
63 India 28 September 1994[49]
64 Burkina Faso 30 September 1994[49]
65 Algeria 21 October 1994[49]
66 Azerbaijan 22 December 1994[49]
67 Kazakhstan 28 November 1995[49]
68 Cambodia 26 February 1996[63]
69 United Arab Emirates 26 February 1996[64]
70 South Africa 4 March 1996[65]
71 Slovenia 25 March 1996[66]
72 North Macedonia 25 April 1996[67]
73 Jordan 23 July 1996[68][69]
74 Andorra 18 September 1996[49]
75 Indonesia 24 September 1997[49]
76 Croatia 20 September 1999[70]
77 Ireland 11 December 1999[71]
78 Bahrain 28 August 2000[49]
79 Saudi Arabia 28 September 2000[72]
80 Belarus 20 May 2002[49]
81 Ukraine 18 September 2002[73]
82 Bolivia 21 September 2002[74]
83 Estonia 5 February 2003[75]
84 Latvia 1 July 2003[76]
85 Slovakia 27 May 2004[77]
86 Bulgaria 7 May 2004[49]
87 Malta 8 June 2004[49]
88 Iceland 15 September 2004[49]
89 Lithuania 26 January 2005[78]
90 Cyprus 7 February 2005[49]
91 Vietnam 17 May 2005[79]
92   Nepal 16 August 2006[49]
93 Uzbekistan 26 April 2007[49]
94 Libya 12 July 2007[49]
95 Botswana 19 July 2007[49]
96 Montenegro 7 July 2010[49]
97 Albania 2 September 2010[80]
— Kosovo 2 September 2010[81]
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 September 2010[49]
99 Senegal 14 February 2011[82]
100 Monaco 25 February 2011[83]
101 Georgia 9 March 2011[49]
102 Zambia 8 August 2011[84]
103 Ghana 29 August 2011[85]
104 Mauritius 8 September 2011[49]
105 Armenia 16 September 2011[49]
106 Maldives 13 October 2011[86]
107 Mongolia 19 October 2011[49]
108 Qatar 17 May 2012[49]
109 Haiti 3 August 2012[87]
110 Sri Lanka 12 March 2013[49]
— State of Palestine 10 May 2013[88]
111 Grenada 6 June 2013[89]
112 Malaysia 7 August 2013[90]
113 Nigeria 25 September 2013[91]
114 San Marino 16 December 2013[92]
115 Pakistan 14 January 2014[93]
116 Dominica 5 June 2014[94]
117 Saint Lucia 5 June 2014[95]
118 Fiji 26 September 2015[96]
119 Bangladesh 6 September 2017[97]
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26 June 2019[98]
121 Marshall Islands 24 September 2019[49]
122 Equatorial Guinea 31 July 2020[99]
123 Mauritania 4 August 2020[100]
124 Liechtenstein 2020[101]
125 Kenya 23 September 2021[102]
126 China 26 March 2023[103]
127 Kyrgyzstan 8 April 2025[104]
128 Turkmenistan 12 June 2025[49]
129 Moldova 15 October 2025[49]
130 Antigua and Barbuda 21 June 2026[105]
131 El Salvador Unknown
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Africa

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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic5 June 2013[106]Honduras and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic maintained diplomatic relations between 5 June 2013 and April 2026.[106][107]
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Americas

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Colombia19 April 1852See Colombia-Honduras relations
Mexico25 April 1879See Honduras–Mexico relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 April 1879 when has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Honduras to Mexico Senor Delfino Sanchez.[108]

Nicaragua

Honduras and Nicaragua had tense relations throughout 2000 and early 2001 due to a boundary dispute off the Atlantic coast. Nicaragua imposed a 35% tariff against Honduras due to the dispute, and the matter is currently awaiting a decision from the ICJ.[112]

  • Honduras has an embassy in Managua.
  • Nicaragua has an embassy in Tegucigalpa.
United States19 April 1853See Honduras–United States relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 April 1853.[113]

In May 1997, former President Carlos Roberto Reina met with former US President Bill Clinton in Costa Rica, and the President of the Dominican Republic to reaffirm support for strengthening democracy, good governance, and promoting prosperity through economic integration, free trade, and investment. The leaders also expressed their commitment to the continued development of just and equitable societies and responsible environmental policies as an integral element of sustainable development.

In Summer 2003 Honduras sent around 370 soldiers to Iraq as part of the U.S. coalition of countries that were engaging in war in this country. Immediately after 21 April 2004 these troops were withdrawn by President Ricardo Maduro in the wake of a similar decision by Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Honduras joining the coalition was largely an attempt to improve foreign relations with the United States over the issue of the migration of many thousands of Hondurans to the US. The money these migrants send back to their families in Honduras is a crucial factor in the Honduran economy, while any political strategy to help these migrants is a guaranteed vote winner.

Uruguay11 January 1929See Honduras–Uruguay relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 January 1929 when has been accredited Minister Resident of Uruguay to Honduras Dr. Luis Saavedra.[116]

  • Honduras is accredited to Uruguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Uruguay is accredited to Honduras from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Asia

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China26 March 2023See China–Honduras relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 March 2023.[103]

India28 September 1994See Honduras–India relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 September 1994.[117]

  • Honduras is accredited to India from its embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
  • India is accredited to Honduras from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala and maintains an honorary consulate in Tegucigalpa.
Israel24 April 1955

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 April 1955 when Mr. Joseph Kessary, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Israel (resident in Mexico) presented his credentials to President of Honduras.[118]

In July 2011, President Lobo announced that Honduras would recognise the State of Palestine and support its admission to the General Assembly in September.[119] This broke with the traditional policy of Honduras, which was to encourage a settlement reached through negotiations.[120] After the decision was publicised, Israel withheld its ambassador to Honduras and made a formal protest with the Honduran embassy in Tel Aviv.[121] In response, Lobo defended his intention "from a moral point of view".[122]

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki claimed that official recognition would be announced by the Honduran Foreign Ministry on 20 August following the summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA) on 18 August.[123] According to Lobo, the organisation was expected to adopt a co-ordinated position on the issue,[122] but El Salvador, the nation presiding over the summit, refused to include the matter on the official agenda, insisting that discussion should retain a regional focus.[124] Despite this, Honduras and El Salvador both officially recognised the Palestinian state on 26 August.[125][126]

In December 2017, Honduras was one of nine countries (including the United States and Israel) to support Israel and vote against a motion adopted by the United Nations General Assembly condemning the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[127][128]

In February 2021, the first COVID vaccines in the country were received through a donation from Israel.[129]

In June 2021, Honduras moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, being the fourth country to move its embassy to Jerusalem. (The other countries are the United States, Guatemala, and Kosovo.)[130]

Turkey4 April 1950Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 April 1950.[131]
  • Turkey is accredited to Honduras from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[132]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$19.8 million in 2019 (Honduran exports/imports: 4.8/15million USD).[132]
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Europe

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Czech Republic 12 March 1930 Honduras and Czechoslovakia established diplomatic relations on 12 March 1930, Honduras and Czech Republic established diplomatic relations on 12 January 1993.[133]
Germany15 April 1876See Germany-Honduras relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 April 1876 when has been appointed first Consul General and Chargé d'Affaires of Germany to Honduras and other countries of Central America Lugwig Friedrich Werner von Bergen.[134]

Diplomatic relations between Honduras and Federal Republic of Germany were established on 20 January 1960.[135]

  • Germany has an embassy in Tegucigalpa.
  • Honduras has an embassy in Berlin.
Italy25 February 1864See Honduras–Italy relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1864.

  • Honduras has an embassy in Rome.
  • Italy is accredited to Honduras from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Kosovo3 September 2010

Honduras officially recognized the Republic of Kosovo on 3 September 2010.[136] Kosovo and Honduras established diplomatic relations on 2 December 2010.[137]

Russia30 September 1990See Honduras–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the USSR and Honduras established on 30 September 1990.[138]

  • Honduras has an embassy in Moscow.
  • Russia is accredited to Honduras from its embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.
Spain17 November 1894See Honduras–Spain relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 November 1894.[139]

United Kingdom16 June 1849See Honduras–United Kingdom relations

Honduras established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 16 June 1849.[144][failed verification]

  • Honduras maintains an embassy in London.
  • United Kingdom is accredited to Honduras through its embassy in Guatemala City.[145]

The UK governed the Mosquito Coast from 1638 to 1787 and 1816 to 1819.

Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, the World Trade Organization, as well as the Central America–UK Association Agreement.[146]

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