Foreign relations of San Marino explained

San Marino is an independent and sovereign member of the international community. It maintains an extensive diplomatic network relative to its diminutive size, as well as an active foreign policy and international presence.

International organizations

Among other international organizations, San Marino is a full member of the following international organizations:

United Nations
International Court of Justice
International Labour Organization (ILO)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
Council of Europe
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Institution for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)

It also cooperates with UNICEF and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and has official relations with the European Union.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

From May 10 until November 6, 1990, San Marino held the semi-annual presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The second San Marino Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe was from November 2006 until May 2007.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which San Marino maintains diplomatic relations with: (consular relations with Haiti)


	Country	Date^[4]
1
2		^[5]
3
4
5
6
7
8
–
–
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25		^[6]
26
27
28
29		^[7]
30
31
32
33
34
35		^[8]
36		^[9]
37		^[10]
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64		^[11]
65
66
67		^[12]
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75		^[13]
76
77		^[14]
78
79
80
81		^[15]
82
83
84
85
86		^[16]
87
88
89
90		^[17]
91
92
93
94		^[18]
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104		^[19]
105
106		^[20]
107
108
109
—		^[21]
110
111		^[22]
112		^[23]
113		^[24]
114
115
116		^[25]
117
118
119
120
121
122		^[26]
123		^[27]
124		^[28]
125		^[29]
126
127		^[30]
128
129
130
131
132
133		^[31]
134		^[32]
135
136
137
138
139		^[33]
140		^[34]
141		^[35]
142
143
144
145
146		^[36]
147		^[37]
148		^[38]
149		^[39]
150
151

UN Secretary General visits and remarks

On 31 March-1 April 2013, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the official orator on the occasion of the newly elected Captains Regent. “Although this country is small, your importance to the United Nations stands as tall as Mount Titano,” the Secretary-General told the country's highest officials, the two Captains Regent, in reference to the country's 739 meter UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mr. Ban also noted that the country accepted five times as many refugees as its population during the Second World War, and praised its emphasis on protecting human rights.^[40] This was the second visit to San Marino by a UN Secretary General, the first having been by Boutrous Boutrous-Gali's visit in 1996.

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Andorra	30 November 1995	Andorra is accredited to San Marino from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Andorra la Vella. San Marino does not have an accreditation to Andorra.
Armenia	17 October 2006	Armenia is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Armenia from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Austria	2 April 1987	Austria is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in the City of San Marino. San Marino has an embassy in Vienna.
	19 April 2002^[41]	Azerbaijan is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino maintains an honorary consulate in Baku.
Belgium	26 March 1985	Belgium is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino has an embassy in Brussels.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21 November 1996	Bosnia and Herzegovina is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino has an embassy in Sarajevo.
Bulgaria		Bulgaria is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Bulgaria from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Canada	1926	Canada is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Canada from its embassy in New York, United States.
China	6 May 1971	See China–San Marino relations China is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to China from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Denmark	3 November 1992	Denmark is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Denmark from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Finland	27 February 1996	Finland is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Finland from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
France	15 May 1965	France is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in the City of San Marino. San Marino has an embassy in Paris.
Germany	1 October 1995^[42]	See Germany–San Marino relations Germany is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Germany from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Greece	20 November 1979	Greece is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Greece from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
	18 January 1986	Holy See has an Apostolic Nunciature in the City of San Marino. San Marino has an embassy in Rome to the Holy See.
Italy		See Italy–San Marino relations Italy has an embassy in the City of San Marino. San Marino has an embassy in Rome.
Indonesia	9 December 2011	Indonesia is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino had an embassy in Jakarta.
Japan	1961	See Japan–San Marino relations Japan is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino has an embassy in Tokyo.
Malta	7 December 1981	Malta is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Malta from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Monaco	1 June 2006	Monaco is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Monaco from its Permanent Mission to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.
Mexico	17 January 1977	Mexico is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in the City of San Marino. San Marino is accredited to Mexico from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Netherlands		Netherlands is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Netherlands from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
Poland	3 December 1979	Poland is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Poland from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino.
	30 September 1993	Russia is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. San Marino is accredited to Russia from its embassy in Rome, Italy.^[43] On 1 March 2023, the Grand and General Council of San Marino authorised the country's government to take sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.Russia has included San Marino in an Unfriendly List.
	22 August 2000	San Marino opened an Honorary Consulate General in Seoul in February 2003. South Korea is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy.^[44] San Marino–South Korea relations
Spain	31 March 1978	San Marino has an embassy in Madrid. Spain is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
Switzerland	10 July 1995	San Marino is accredited to Switzerland from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. Switzerland is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
Turkey	17 December 2005	See San Marino–Turkey relations San Marino is accredited to Turkey from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino. Turkey is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
Ukraine	24 March 1995	San Marino is accredited to Ukraine from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino. Ukraine is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
United Kingdom	18 November 1998	See San Marino–United Kingdom relations San Marino is accredited to the United Kingdom from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Marino. United Kingdom is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
United States	16 January 1925	See San Marino–United States relations San Marino has an embassy in New York. United States is accredited to San Marino from its embassy in Rome, Italy. United States was the first non-European state recognizing official diplomatic relations with San Marino.^[45]