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Foreign relations of Suriname

As part of the foreign relations of Suriname, the country is a participant in numerous international organizations.

Border disputes

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Main article: Borders of Suriname

The country claims an area in French Guiana between Litani River and Marouini River (both headwaters of the Lawa). Suriname also claims an area in Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne).

International organization participation

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Suriname is a member of numerous international organizations. Among them, since gaining independence, Suriname has become a member of the UN, the OAS, and the Non-Aligned Movement. Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market and the Association of Caribbean States. It is associated with the European Union through the Lomé Convention. Suriname participates in the Amazonian Pact, a grouping of the countries of the Amazon basin that focuses on protection of the Amazon region's natural resources from environmental degradation.

Reflecting its status as a major bauxite producer, Suriname is a member of the International Bauxite Association. The country also belongs to the Economic Commission for Latin America, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Suriname became a member of the Islamic Development Bank in 1998, under the Wijdenbosch government. In 2003, Suriname joined the Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch language union).

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

Regional and international agreements

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Bilateral agreements with several countries of the region, covering diverse areas of cooperation, have underscored the government's interest in strengthening regional ties. The return to Suriname from French Guiana of about 8,000 refugees of the 1986–91 civil war between the military and domestic insurgents has improved relations with French authorities. Longstanding border disputes with Guyana and French Guiana remain unresolved. Negotiations with the Government of Guyana brokered by the Jamaican Prime Minister in 2000 did not produce an agreement but the countries agreed to restart talks after Guyanese national elections in 2001. In January 2002 the presidents of Suriname and Guyana met in Suriname and agreed to resume negotiations, establishing the Suriname-Guyana border commission to begin meeting in May 2002. An earlier dispute with Brazil ended amicably after formal demarcation of the border.

In May 1997, then-President Wijdenbosch joined US President Clinton and 14 other Caribbean leaders during the first-ever US-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional Partnership for Prosperity and Security in the Caribbean - Outlining a framework for cooperation on justice and counter narcotics issues, finance, development, and trade.

Diplomatic relations

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List of countries which Suriname maintains diplomatic relations with:

 
# Country Date[2]
1   Ghana 24 November 1975
2   Guyana 24 November 1975
3   South Korea 24 November 1975
4   Mexico 25 November 1975
5   Netherlands 25 November 1975
6   Venezuela 31 November 1975
7   India 23 January 1976
8   United States 23 January 1976
9   Indonesia 24 January 1976
10   Israel 24 February 1976
11   Brazil 3 March 1976
12   United Kingdom 31 March 1976
13   China 17 May 1976
14   Libya 17 May 1976
15   Syria 19 May 1976
16   Nicaragua 24 June 1976
17   Turkey 29 June 1976
18   Czech Republic 30 June 1976
19   Serbia 9 July 1976[3]
20   Spain 9 July 1976
21   France 25 August 1976
22   Belgium 1 October 1976
23   Canada 2 November 1976
24   Japan 2 November 1976
25   Russia 2 November 1976
26   Greece 6 November 1976
27   Norway 27 January 1977
28   Barbados 7 February 1977
39   Egypt 23 February 1977
30   Romania 10 March 1977
31   Portugal 2 March 1977[4][5]
32   Pakistan 7 April 1977
33   Austria 3 May 1977
34   Chile 7 May 1977
35   Hungary 7 May 1977
36   Argentina 23 June 1977
37   Gambia 17 October 1977
38   Trinidad and Tobago 16 January 1978
39   Iraq 25 February 1978
40   Sweden 15 March 1978
41   Bolivia 22 June 1978
42   Colombia 22 June 1978
43   Ecuador 22 June 1978
44   Peru 22 June 1978
45   Tanzania 30 June 1978
46   Costa Rica 1 March 1979
47   Dominica 1 March 1979
48   Dominican Republic 1 March 1979
49   El Salvador 1 March 1979
50   Guatemala 1 March 1979
51   Grenada 1 March 1979
52   Haiti 1 March 1979
53   Honduras 1 March 1979
54   Panama 1 March 1979
55   Uruguay 9 March 1979
56   Italy 15 March 1979
57   Cuba 23 March 1979
58    Switzerland 11 July 1979
59   Bahamas 29 August 1979
60   Nigeria 3 June 1980
61   Cyprus 25 July 1980
62   Saint Lucia 6 November 1980
63   Denmark 27 November 1980
64   Algeria 20 March 1982
65   North Korea 10 October 1982
66   Mozambique 10 October 1982
67   Bangladesh 8 November 1983
68   Togo 8 November 1983
69   Angola 6 September 1985[6][7]
70   Zimbabwe 20 November 1985
71   Thailand 24 February 1987
72   Antigua and Barbuda 10 October 1989
73   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 October 1989[8]
74   Germany 31 August 1990
75   Namibia 15 November 1990[8]
76   Paraguay 20 November 1992
77   Malaysia 2 July 1993
78   Poland 24 May 1993
–   Holy See 16 February 1994
79   South Africa 30 February 1995
80   Lebanon 26 April 1995[8]
81   Australia 19 January 1996
82   Singapore 15 April 1996[9]
83   Slovenia 22 August 1997
84   Croatia 17 November 1997
85   Qatar 24 November 1997
86   Iran 11 December 1997
87   Philippines 16 December 1997
88   Vietnam 19 December 1997
89   Senegal 17 April 1998
90   Belize 13 May 1998
91   Brunei 22 February 1999
92   Saudi Arabia 24 February 1999
–   Sovereign Military Order of Malta 30 April 1999
93   Armenia 24 June 1999
94   Turkmenistan 25 June 1999
95   Oman 13 July 1999
96   Sudan 10 September 1999
97   United Arab Emirates 17 October 1999
98   Bahrain 10 November 1999
99   Azerbaijan 11 February 2000
100   Slovakia 12 March 2002[8]
101   Morocco 28 July 2004[10]
102   Bulgaria 20 September 2004[11]
103   Iceland 9 November 2004
104   Estonia 21 June 2005
105   Finland 28 June 2005[12]
106   Guinea 28 August 2006
107   Ukraine 20 September 2006
108   North Macedonia 12 April 2007[8]
109   Botswana 6 December 2007
110   Maldives 23 October 2008[8]
111   Latvia 20 May 2009[8]
112   Belarus 2 June 2009[8]
113   Luxembourg 1 February 2010
114   Montenegro 14 May 2010[13]
115   Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 June 2010
116   Georgia 27 May 2011
117   Zambia 2 September 2011
118   Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 October 2011
119   Cambodia 31 October 2011
120   Fiji 21 December 2011
121   Equatorial Guinea 12 January 2012
122   Solomon Islands 10 August 2012[8]
123   Samoa 16 November 2012
124   Sri Lanka 16 November 2012
125   Lithuania 26 March 2013
126   Moldova 5 April 2013
127   Kazakhstan 11 April 2013
128   Eswatini 7 June 2013
129   Mongolia 27 September 2013
130   New Zealand 25 March 2014
131   Ivory Coast 18 November 2015
132   Kyrgyzstan 23 September 2016[14]
133   Tajikistan 2 October 2018[8]
134     Nepal 11 October 2018[8]
135   Kenya 24 September 2019[8]
136   San Marino 8 October 2019[15]
137   Rwanda 14 October 2019[8]
138   Ireland 19 November 2019[16]
139   Djibouti 21 February 2020[8]
140   Mauritius 21 March 2022[8]
141   Cape Verde 12 December 2022[8]
142   Malta 18 May 2023[17]
143   Kuwait 1 February 2024[18]
144   Seychelles 22 September 2024[19]

Bilateral relations

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
  Argentina
  • Argentina is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Georgetown, Guyana.
  • Suriname is accredited to Argentina from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
  Barbados 8 March 1978 See Barbados–Suriname relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 March 1978. In 2009 both nations formed a Joint Commission to improve relations between both countries and expand in various areas of cooperation.[20]

  Belgium
  • Belgium is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Kingston, Jamaica and maintains an honorary consulate in Paramaribo.
  • Suriname has an embassy in Brussels.
  Belize 13 May 1998
  Brazil See Brazil–Suriname relations
  Canada 1975
  China See China–Suriname relations
  • China has an embassy in Paramaribo.
  • Suriname has an embassy in Beijing.
  Cuba See Cuba–Suriname relations
  • Cuba has an embassy in Paramaribo.[27]
  • Suriname has an embassy in Havana.[28]
  Dominica

Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.

  France See France–Suriname relations
  • France has an embassy in Paramaribo.[29]
  • Suriname has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Cayenne.[30][31]
  Ghana 24 November 1975 See Ghana–Suriname relations
  Grenada

Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.

  Guyana See Guyana–Suriname relations
  India See India–Suriname relations
  • India has an embassy in Paramaribo.[32]
  • Suriname has an embassy in New Delhi.[33]
  Indonesia See Indonesia–Suriname relations
  • Indonesia has an embassy in Paramaribo.
  • Suriname has an embassy in Jakarta.
  Japan 2 November 1976

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 November 1976.[34]

  • Japan is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Suriname is accredited to Japan from its embassy in Beijing, China.
  Mexico 1975 See Mexico–Suriname relations
  • Mexico is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and has an honorary consulate in Paramaribo.[35]
  • Suriname is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C.; United States.[36]
  Netherlands 25 November 1975 See Netherlands–Suriname relations
  Portugal
  • Portugal is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Suriname is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France.
  Russia

The nations have begun discussing cooperation in the areas of agriculture, fishing, shipbuilding, education, along with trade. In October 2013, the Surinamese foreign minister, Yldiz Pollack-Beighle visited Moscow for talks on concluding military and joint law enforcement training.[39]

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.

  South Africa
  • South Africa is accredited to Suriname from its high commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
  South Korea November 28, 1975[40]

Both nations established diplomatic relations on 1975-11-28

   Switzerland 1979 See Suriname–Switzerland relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1979.[41]

  Trinidad and Tobago See Suriname–Trinidad and Tobago relations
  Turkey 1976[42] See Suriname–Turkey relations
  • Turkey is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[42]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$18.2 million in 2019 (Suriname's exports/imports: 0.1/18.1 million USD).[42]
  United Kingdom 1976 See Suriname–United Kingdom relations
  • United Kingdom is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Georgetown, Guyana.[43]
  • Suriname has an embassy in London.[44]
  United States See Suriname–United States relations
  • Suriname has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulate-general in Miami.[45]
  • United States has an embassy in Paramaribo.[46]
  Venezuela See Suriname–Venezuela relations
  • Suriname has an embassy in Caracas.[47]
  • Venezuela has an embassy in Paramaribo.[48]

See also

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