Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands

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Template:Politics of the Marshall Islands The Republic of the Marshall Islands has established bilateral diplomatic relations with 112 countries. Regional cooperation, through membership in various regional and international organizations, is a key element in its foreign policy.[1]

The Marshall Islands became a member of the United Nations on September 17, 1991. The Marshall Islands maintains embassies in the United States, Fiji, South Korea, Japan, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). They also maintain a consulate in Honolulu, Hawaii and in Springdale, Arkansas, United States.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which the Marshall Islands maintains diplomatic relations with:

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# Country Date[2]
1   United States Template:DTS
2 File:Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia Template:DTS
3   Australia Template:DTS
4 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Template:DTS
5 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Template:DTS
6 File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati Template:DTS
7 Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand Template:DTS
8 Error creating thumbnail:  Philippines Template:DTS
9 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Template:DTS
10   Japan Template:DTS
11   Chile Template:DTS
12 File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Template:DTS
13 File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Template:DTS
14 File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Template:DTS
15 Error creating thumbnail:  Samoa Template:DTS
—   China (suspended) 16 November 1990[3]
16 File:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Template:DTS
17   South Korea Template:DTS
18 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Template:DTS
19   Peru Template:DTS
20 Error creating thumbnail:  Cyprus Template:DTS
21 File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Template:DTS
22   Poland Template:DTS
23 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Template:DTS
24   United Kingdom Template:DTS
25   Sweden Template:DTS
26   Greece Template:DTS
27   Egypt Template:DTS
28 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Template:DTS
29 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Template:DTS
30   Colombia Template:DTS
31 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Template:DTS
32 Error creating thumbnail:  Singapore Template:DTS
33 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Template:DTS
34 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Template:DTS
35 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Template:DTS
36 File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Template:DTS
37   Malaysia Template:DTS[4]
38 Error creating thumbnail:  Iceland Template:DTS
39   Finland Template:DTS
40 Error creating thumbnail:  Mexico Template:DTS
41 File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Template:DTS
42 File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles Template:DTS
43   France Template:DTS
44 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Template:DTS
45 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Template:DTS
46 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Template:DTS
47   Argentina Template:DTS
48 File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Template:DTS
49   Indonesia Template:DTS
50 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Template:DTS
51   Italy Template:DTS
52   Thailand Template:DTS
— File:Flag of the Vatican City.svg  Holy See Template:DTS[5]
53 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Template:DTS
54 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Template:DTS
55 Error creating thumbnail:  Andorra Template:DTS
56 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Template:DTS
57 Error creating thumbnail:  Cape Verde Template:DTS
58   Ukraine Template:DTS
59 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Template:DTS
60   South Africa Template:DTS[6]
61   Romania Template:DTS
62 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Template:DTS
63 File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Template:DTS
64   Mauritius Template:DTS
65 Error creating thumbnail:  India Template:DTS
66   Canada Template:DTS
67 File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau Template:DTS
—   Republic of China Template:DTS
68 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Template:DTS
— File:Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Sovereign Military Order of Malta Template:DTS
69 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Template:DTS
70 Error creating thumbnail:  North Macedonia Template:DTS
71   Turkey Template:DTS
72 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Template:DTS
73 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Template:DTS
74 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Template:DTS
75 Error creating thumbnail:  Tajikistan Template:DTS
76 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Template:DTS[6]
77   United Arab Emirates Template:DTS
78   Brazil Template:DTS
79 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Template:DTS
80 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Template:DTS
— File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Template:DTS
— File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Template:DTS
81 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Template:DTS
82 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Template:DTS
83 File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Template:DTS
84 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Template:DTS
85 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Template:DTS
86 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Template:DTS
87 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Template:DTS
88 Error creating thumbnail:  El Salvador Template:DTS
89 File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Template:DTS
90 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Template:DTS
91 File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Template:DTS
92 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Template:DTS
93   Bosnia and Herzegovina Template:DTS
94 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Template:DTS
95   Croatia Template:DTS
96 File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Template:DTS
97 File:Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg Honduras Template:DTS
98 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Template:DTS
99 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Template:DTS
100 Error creating thumbnail:  Timor-Leste Template:DTS
101   Algeria Template:DTS
102 Error creating thumbnail:  Lebanon Template:DTS
103 File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Template:DTS
104   Hungary Template:DTS
105   Ireland Template:DTS
106   Latvia Template:DTS
107 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Template:DTS
108 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Template:DTS
109   Bulgaria 12 June 2023[6]
110 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Template:DTS
111 Error creating thumbnail:  Qatar Template:DTS
112   Pakistan Template:DTS
113 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 28 May 2024[7]
114 File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin Template:DTS
— File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue Template:DTS
115 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Template:DTS
116 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 23 September 2024
117 File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 25 September 2024
118 File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 25 September 2024
119 File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 26 September 2024
120 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 27 September 2024
121 File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 28 September 2024
122 File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 24 September 2025[8]

Bilateral relations

Country Notes
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea

In August 2022, Equatoguinean forces boarded a Marshallese-flagged ship off its coasts and detained the ship's crew and kept them in custody for over nine months before deporting them.[9] As a consequence, the Marshallese government sued Equatorian Guinea before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and demanded nearly 60 million dollars in reparations over unlawful detention, crew mistreatment and damage to reputation. The case opened in early October 2025.[10]

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As per the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India, India established diplomatic relations with Republic of the Marshall Islands in April 1995. Development assistance from India has included a grant of US$100,000 in June 2008 for a solar street lighting project in the capital city of Majuro and grant of 5 ITEC scholarships in November 2010. Marshall Islands has been supportive of issues of importance to India, particularly Indian candidature to international organizations. It supported India's candidature for the non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for the 2011–12 term. Presently, there are about 10 Indian nationals in the Marshall Islands.[11]

File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel See Israel–Marshall Islands relations
File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo See Kosovo–Marshall Islands relations

The Marshall Islands officially recognised the independence of the Republic of Kosovo on the 17 April 2008.[12]

File:Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia See Marshall Islands–Federated States of Micronesia relations

The Marshall Islands and Micronesia share very good relations, as they are both bound by Compacts of Free Association with the United States.

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  • Marshall Islands does not have an accreditation to Mexico
  • Mexico is accredited to the Marshall Islands from its embassy in Manila, Philippines.[13][14]
File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau See Marshall Islands–Palau relations

The Marshall Islands and Palau share very good relations, as they are both bound by Compacts of Free Association with the United States.

  South Korea
  • Bilateral trade of both countries in 2020 were about 4.83 billion $.[15]
  Turkey
  United Kingdom See Marshall Islands–United Kingdom relations

The Marshall Islands established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 2 February 1992.

  • The Marshall Islands does not maintain an embassy in the United Kingdom.
  • The United Kingdom is not accredited to the Marshall Islands through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its high commission in Suva, Fiji.[17]

Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Tax Information Exchange Agreement.[18]

  United States See Marshall Islands–United States relations

The Marshall Islands and the United States maintain a strong and stable relationship under the Compact of Free Association. The US has full responsibility in the country's defense, financial aid, and social services. In return, the U.S. provides healthcare services, security, and freedom of movement between U.S., American Samoan, and Marshall Islander citizens. In international politics, Marshall Islands has often voted with the United States with respect to United Nations General Assembly resolutions.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Countries with which the Marshall Islands has Diplomatic Relations" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Marshall Islands: Diplomatic Relations". register-iri.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "中国同马绍尔群岛的关系" (in Chinese). 中華人民共和國外交部. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16.
  4. ↑ Asian Yearbook International Law, 1995. Springer Netherlands. 22 December 1994. p. 361.
  5. ↑ "Diplomatic Relations Of The Holy See". holyseemission.org. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Diplomatic relations between Marshall Islands and ..." United Nations Digital Library. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Suriname en de Marshalleilanden vestigen diplomatieke betrekkingen". gov.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Republic of the Marshall Islands and Antigua and Barbuda Formalize Diplomatic Relations at 80th UNGA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of the Marshall Islands. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Crew of Heroic Idun returns home after nine months detention in Africa". Safety4Sea News. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Flag State Sues Equatorial Guinea for Illegal Seizure of Heroic Idun". Maritime Executive News. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Embassy /High Commission /Consulate General of India". Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  12. ↑ Republic of the Marshall Islands has recognised Kosovo Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, New Kosova Report, 2008-04-17
  13. ↑ "Embassy of Mexico in the Philippines". Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  14. ↑ Relations between Mexico and Asia: The Philippines (in Spanish)[permanent dead link]
  15. ↑ "Search | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea". Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Relations between Turkey and Marshall Islands". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  17. ↑ "British Embassy Marshall Islands". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  18. ↑ HM Revenue & Customs (8 November 2017). "UK-Marshall Islands Tax Information Exchange Agreement: exchange of information - in force". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  19. ↑ General Assembly – Overall Votes – Comparison with U.S. vote Archived 2019-12-02 at the Wayback Machine lists Marshall Islands as in the country with the second high coincidence of votes. Micronesia has always been in the top two.
  20. ↑ "Embassy of the Marshall Islands in the United States". Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2006-02-15.
  21. ↑ "Embassy of the United States in the Marshall Islands". Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2017-07-21.

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