List of diplomatic relations of Croatia explained

The following is a list of countries which Croatia has established diplomatic relations with since the declaration of independence by the Croatian Parliament on 25 June 1991.[1]

History

See also: Independence of Croatia.

Croatia and Slovenia declared independence from the SFR Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. On the next day, the newly independent countries mutually recognised each other.

At the time of dissolution of Yugoslavia, dissolution of the Soviet Union was happening as well. Ukraine and Baltic states, first of them being Lithuania, recognised Croatia in 1991. However, Ukraine was at the time only partially recognised. Despite that, Ukraine has been the first UN member state to recognise Croatia.

The international community did not immediately recognise the dissolution of Yugoslavia or the independence of its constituent republics, and during 1991 the Croatian War of Independence started.

Two countries that prevailed in diplomatic efforts for the international recognition of Croatia were the Holy See and Germany. Vatican diplomacy, as the world's first, announced on October 3, 1991 that it was working on the Croatian international recognition.[2]

Iceland recognised Croatian independence on 19 December 1991.[3] On the same day, Germany announced its intention to recognise Croatia which was to come into effect on 15 January 1992. Italy, Sweden and the Holy See also announced their intention of recognition. Holy See recognised Croatia on 13 January, and San Marino on 14 January 1992.

On 15 January 1992, Croatia was recognised by all 12 members of the European Economic Community (the predecessor of the European Union) as well as by Austria, Canada, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Malta, Norway and Switzerland. By the end of January 1992, Croatia was recognised by 44 countries. Therefore, 15 January is celebrated in Croatia as the Day of International Recognition.

Russia recognised Croatia in February, Japan in March, the United States in April, and India in May 1992.

At the session of the United Nations General Assembly held on 22 May 1992, which was chaired by Saudi ambassador Sinan Shihabi, Croatia was, alongside Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, admitted to the membership of the United Nations. Croatia's UN delegation was led by the Croatian President Franjo Tuđman. After a solemn session, United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali sent delegations from the new UN members states to the main entrance of the UN headquarters, where Croatian, Slovenian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian flags were erected on the masts. Many diplomats and thousands of Croatian emigrants attended flag hoisting ceremony.[4]

By 31 December 1995, Croatia was recognised by 124 countries.[5] On 9 September 1995, Croatia and FR Yugoslavia concluded a Mutual Reconciliation Agreement which included mutual recognition, and established diplomatic relations on 23 August 1996.[6] Among them are all G20 member states that recognized Croatia.

Chronology

Chronological review of countries having established diplomatic relations with Croatia:[7]

Date
1 Germany15 January 1992
2 Austria15 January 1992
3 Italy17 January 1992
4 Hungary18 January 1992
5 Sweden29 January 1992
6 Switzerland30 January 1992
7 Denmark1 February 1992
8 Portugal3 February 1992
9 Liechtenstein4 February 1992
10 Slovenia6 February 1992
–8 February 1992
11 Netherlands11 February 1992
12 Australia13 February 1992
13 Latvia14 February 1992
14 Ukraine18 February 1992
15 Finland19 February 1992
16 Norway20 February 1992
17 New Zealand25 February 1992
18 Estonia2 March 1992
19 Spain9 March 1992
20 Belgium10 March 1992
21 Paraguay13 March 1992
22 Lithuania18 March 1992
23 30 March 1992
24 Poland11 April 1992
25 Argentina13 April 1992
26 Chile15 April 1992
27 18 April 1992
28 France24 April 1992
29 Luxembourg29 April 1992
30 Malaysia4 May 1992
31 13 May 1992
32 25 May 1992
33 United Arab Emirates23 June 1992
-34 United Kingdom24 June 1992
35 Morocco26 June 1992
36 Iceland30 June 1992
37 Malta30 June 1992
38 India9 July 1992
39 Sudan17 July 1992
40 Greece20 July 1992
41 20 July 1992
42 21 July 1992
43 United States11 August 1992
44 Bulgaria13 August 1992
45 Albania25 August 1992
46 Turkey26 August 1992
47 Romania29 August 1992
48 Indonesia3 September 1992
49 Thailand9 September 1992
50 Cuba23 September 1992
51 Belarus25 September 1992
52 Egypt1 October 1992
53 Algeria15 October 1992
54 Kazakhstan20 October 1992
55 18 November 1992
56 South Africa19 November 1992
57 Singapore23 November 1992
58 26 November 1992
59 30 November 1992
60 Qatar5 December 1992
61 Mexico6 December 1992
62 Guatemala22 December 1992
– 22 December 1992[8]
63 Brazil23 December 1992
64 Czech Republic1 January 1993
65 Slovakia1 January 1993
66 Nigeria7 January 1993
67 Peru12 January 1993
68 Yemen17 January 1993
69 18 January 1993
70 Tunisia18 January 1993
71 Georgia1 February 1993
72 Cyprus4 February 1993
73 8 February 1993
74 San Marino11 February 1993
75 Ghana17 February 1993
76 Philippines25 February 1993
77 Japan5 March 1993
78 Mongolia10 March 1993
79 Canada14 April 1993
80 Uruguay4 May 1993
81 Sao Tome and Principe23 May 1993
82 2 July 1993
83 Togo20 December 1993
84 8 March 1994
85 Jordan29 June 1994
86 1 July 1994
87 Pakistan20 July 1994
88 Cape Verde19 August 1994
89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7 October 1994
90 Kuwait8 October 1994
91 Angola16 November 1994
92 Lebanon5 December 1994
93 Azerbaijan26 January 1995
94 Ireland27 January 1995
95 Uzbekistan6 February 1995
96 Colombia25 April 1995
97 Andorra28 April 1995
98 Burkina Faso18 May 1995
99 Saudi Arabia8 June 1995
100 Zambia20 September 1995
101 Ethiopia17 October 1995
102 17 October 1995
103 Costa Rica19 October 1995
104 Guinea-Bissau19 October 1995
105 3 January 1996
106 Belize23 January 1996
107 Ecuador22 February 1996
108 4 March 1996
109 Nicaragua29 March 1996
110 Panama12 June 1996
111 Turkmenistan2 July 1996
112 Armenia8 July 1996
113 Mozambique23 August 1996
114 9 September 1996
115 Cambodia10 September 1996
116 Jamaica9 October 1996
117 Kyrgyzstan23 December 1996
118 Sri Lanka14 February 1997
119 Maldives8 April 1997
120 Oman30 June 1997
121 Barbados11 July 1997
122 Fiji14 July 1997
123 El Salvador24 July 1997
12429 August 1997
125 Mauritius3 September 1997
126 Israel4 September 1997
127 Seychelles30 September 1997
128 Senegal1 October 1997
129 Papua New Guinea5 December 1997
130 Guinea8 December 1997
131 Saint Lucia10 December 1997
132 Suriname17 December 1997
133 Bangladesh18 December 1997
134 Nepal6 February 1998
1351 May 1998
136 Namibia22 June 1998
137 Gambia16 October 1998
138 Lesotho6 November 1998
139 Malawi13 November 1998
140 Zimbabwe12 February 1999
141 Uganda10 March 1999
142 Tajikistan1 April 1999
143 Eritrea4 June 1999
144 Antigua and Barbuda15 June 1999
145 Comoros29 June 1999
1463 September 1999
147 Chad17 September 1999
148 Honduras20 September 1999
14929 September 1999
150 Haiti15 October 1999
15130 March 2000
152 Vanuatu18 April 2000
153 Grenada19 May 2000
154 Nauru4 December 2000
155 Dominican Republic5 February 2001
156 Benin26 March 2001
157 Mali13 September 2001
158 Gabon22 October 2001
159 Cameroon18 October 2002
160 Timor-Leste5 February 2003
161 Guyana25 February 2003
162 Sierra Leone23 July 2003
163 Mauritania24 November 2004
164 Kenya1 December 2004
165 Iraq4 January 2005
166 Botswana9 September 2005
167 Montenegro7 July 2006
168 Madagascar27 September 2006
16910 May 2007
17018 October 2007
171 Equatorial Guinea19 October 2007
172 Monaco14 December 2007
–30 June 2008
173 Trinidad and Tobago14 December 2011
174 Solomon Islands18 April 2012
175 Dominica30 April 2013
176 Palau26 September 2015
177 Saint Kitts and Nevis27 May 2016
178 Kiribati26 August 2016
179 Bahamas31 January 2017
180 Djibouti22 May 2017
181 Rwanda15 February 2018
1825 April 2019
183 Marshall Islands24 September 2019
184 Tuvalu2 November 2020
185 Burundi14 May 2021
18616 November 2021[9]
187 Somalia4 February 2022
188[10] Central African Republic18 September 2023

No relations

Sovereign states which do not maintain diplomatic relations with Croatia:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hrvatski sabor. www.sabor.hr. 2017-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025333/http://www.sabor.hr/25-lipnja-dan-drzavnosti-republike-hrvatske. 2015-11-17. dead.
  2. Web site: Tri rođendana: Svaki datum ima povijesno značenje za Hrvatsku.
  3. Web site: Pravni fakultet Split - Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta u Splitu. Artur . Erceg. Faculty of Law, University of Split. www.pravst.unist.hr.
  4. Web site: Hrvatska primljena u punopravno članstvo UN-a.
  5. Web site: Hrvatski memorijalno-dokumentacijski centar Domovinskog rata. www.centardomovinskograta.hr. 2017-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024347/http://www.centardomovinskograta.hr/1992.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
  6. Web site: ZAKON | O POTVRĐIVANJU SPORAZUMA O NORMALIZACIJI ODNOSA IZMEĐU REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE I SAVEZNE REPUBLIKE JUGOSLAVIJE. 2010-10-04. Zlatko. 2017-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130435/http://www.hnv.org.rs/docs/ZAKON%20normalizaciji%20HR.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.
  7. Web site: Bilateral relations - Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia . 30 April 2022.
  8. Web site: MVPEI. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100813073120/http://www.mfa.hr/MVP.asp?pcpid=1177. 2010-08-13. 2011-12-18.
  9. Web site: Diplomatic Relations Between Croatia and South Sudan as of 16 Nov. 2021. 16 November 2021 . 1 December 2021. Sudan . South .
  10. Web site: https://twitter.com/MVEP_hr/status/1703843805537960169 . 2023-09-27 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.

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