Foreign relations of Palau

Palau gained its independence October 1, 1994, with the entry into force of the Compact of Free Association with the United States. Palau was the last Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands territories to gain its independence. Under the Compact, the U.S. remains responsible for Palau's defense for 50 years.

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    Minister: Gustav Aitaro

Palau is a sovereign nation and conducts its own foreign relations. From its independence until July 2019, Palau had established diplomatic relations with 101 countries.

Palau was admitted to the United Nations on December 15, 1994, and has since joined several other international organizations. In 2004, Stuart Beck was appointed to serve as Palau's first permanent representative to the United Nations. Along with the other former Trust Territories, Palau is one of a handful of countries that regularly votes with Israel in the United Nations General Assembly.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Palau has diplomatic relations with:

# Country Date[1]
1  Australia 1 October 1994
2  Federated States of Micronesia 1 October 1994
3  Papua New Guinea 1 October 1994
4  United States 1 October 1994
5  Israel 2 October 1994
6  Nauru 14 October 1994
7  Japan 2 November 1994
8  New Zealand 2 December 1994
9  South Korea 22 March 1995
10  India 10 April 1995
11  Kiribati 12 July 1995
12  Spain 3 August 1995
13  Sweden 9 August 1995
14  Portugal 17 May 1996
15  United Kingdom 16 August 1996
16  Netherlands 21 April 1997
17  Thailand 13 May 1997
18  Philippines 15 July 1997
19  Canada 25 August 1997
20  Germany 11 November 1997
21  France 25 November 1997
22  Marshall Islands 1 August 1998
–  Holy See 17 December 1998
23  Singapore 30 September 1999
24  Chile 24 November 1999
–  Taiwan 29 December 1999
25  Ireland 14 July 2000
26   Switzerland 31 August 2001
27  Mexico 17 October 2001
28  Italy 22 March 2002
29  Timor-Leste 16 August 2002
30  Czech Republic 17 September 2003
31  Greece 2 June 2004
32  Argentina 6 July 2004
33  Iceland 6 October 2004
34  Austria 16 November 2004
35  Brazil 31 January 2005
36  Qatar 17 February 2005[2]
37  South Africa 24 August 2005
38  Turkey 2 May 2006
39  Russia 28 November 2006[2]
40  Indonesia 6 July 2007[3]
41  Slovakia 24 September 2007[4]
42  Vietnam 18 August 2008[5]
—  Kosovo 25 March 2009[6]
43  Finland 5 May 2009[2]
44  Morocco 8 May 2009[2]
45  Solomon Islands 25 September 2009[7]
46  Malaysia 5 October 2009[8]
47  United Arab Emirates 16 October 2009[2]
48  Cambodia 26 October 2009[9]
49  Belgium 18 May 2010[10]
50  Egypt 25 September 2010[11]
51  Slovenia 18 February 2011[12]
52  Georgia 17 October 2011[13]
53  Monaco 28 October 2011[2]
54  Brunei 16 December 2011[14]
55  Poland 27 January 2012[2]
56  Luxembourg 16 February 2012[2]
57  Panama 18 April 2012[15]
58  Kazakhstan 19 November 2012[2]
59  Jordan 10 March 2013[16]
–  Cook Islands 3 September 2013[17]
60  Lithuania 25 September 2013[2]
61  Mongolia 25 September 2013[18]
62  Montenegro 25 September 2013[2]
63  Estonia 8 November 2013[19]
64  Maldives 17 October 2014[2]
65  Latvia 20 March 2015[2]
66  Seychelles 30 March 2015[2]
67  Fiji 2 April 2015[2]
68  Kuwait 26 May 2015[2]
69  Cyprus 10 August 2015[2]
70  Cuba 26 September 2015[20]
71  Croatia 26 September 2015[21]
72  Norway 31 May 2017[22]
73  Hungary 18 September 2017[23]
74  Armenia 21 September 2017[2]
75  Tajikistan 30 January 2018[2]
76  Azerbaijan 1 February 2018[2]
77  Romania 16 February 2018[24]
78  Mauritius 15 March 2018[2]
79  Malta 17 July 2018[2]
80  Andorra 25 September 2018[2]
81  San Marino 26 September 2018[25]
82  Bahrain 28 September 2018[2]
83  Denmark 30 September 2018[26]
84  Serbia 7 December 2018[27]
85  Dominica 2018[28]
86  Peru 14 February 2019[29]
87  Nicaragua 17 June 2019[2]
88  Bangladesh 18 July 2019[2]
89  Kyrgyzstan 7 October 2021[2]
90  Pakistan 22 November 2021[2]
91  Moldova 6 December 2021[2]
92    Nepal 21 March 2022[2]
93  Paraguay 1 April 2022[30]
94  Jamaica 28 April 2022[31]
95  Bulgaria 7 July 2022[2]
96  Tuvalu 16 July 2022[32]
97  Cape Verde 22 September 2022[2]
98  Ecuador 24 October 2022[2]
99  Saudi Arabia 23 November 2022[2]
100  Guatemala 19 January 2023[33]
101  Dominican Republic 15 February 2023[2]

Bilateral relations
Country Notes
 AustraliaSee Australia–Palau relations
 IndiaSee India–Palau relations

As per the Ministry of External Affairs of India, India established diplomatic relations with Palau in April 1995. Development assistance from India has included a grant of US$149,841 for purchase of kitchen equipment for Palau National Hospital, US $ in 2008 for purchase of a boat and two pick-up trucks, US$100,000 in June 2010 for purchase of computers and grant of 2 ITEC scholarships in 2010–11. Palau 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 15 Indian nationals in Palau.[34]

 IsraelSee Israel–Palau relations

Palau established formal consular links with Israel, it was reported in early 2008.

 JapanSee Japan–Palau relations

Diplomatic relations between Japan and Palau were established in December 1994. Japan maintains an embassy at Koror. Japan is currently the second largest donor to Palau after the United States. Ministerial level visits are frequent between the two countries, and Palau is a popular tourist destination for Japanese travellers. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made a state visit to Palau in April 2015.[35]

 Marshall IslandsSee 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.

 Mexico
  • Mexico is accredited to Palau from its embassy in Manila, Philippines.[36]
 MicronesiaSee Federated States of Micronesia–Palau relations

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

 PhilippinesSee Palau–Philippines relations

Both countries were incorporated by Spain in the Spanish East Indies, where the capital was Manila, during the 16th century and was formalized in Palau in the 17th century. Palau was a part, and was represented, in the congress of the First Philippine Republic.,[37] but due to the German-Spanish Treaty was eventually handed over to Germany, ending Philippine-Palau relations during that period. Formal diplomatic relations were again made on July 15, 1997, after Palau became independent from the United States. Currently, there are at least 5,000 Filipinos working in Palau, and few of Palau's students are educated in the Philippines, notably in Mindanao's top universities. The Philippine embassy in Koror closed on July 31, 2012. Palau and the Philippines are currently discussing the bordering of their maritime borders to negate any future clashes on the matter.

 SerbiaPalau–Serbia relations

Both nations are members of the United Nations where they cooperate on issues of climate change. Two countries collaborate through their non-resident embassies in Tokyo.[38]

 South KoreaSee Palau–South Korea States relations

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Palau and the Republic of Korea began on 22 March 1995.[39]

 SpainSee Palau–Spain relations

Palau was once part of the Spanish East Indies.

  • Palau does not have an accreditation to Spain.
  • Spain is accredited to Palau from its embassy in Manila, Philippines.
 TaiwanSee Palau–Taiwan relations

Palau has been strengthening relation with the Republic of China in economic and political relations since 1994.[40]

 United StatesSee Palau–United States relations

Both countries are members of the Compact of Free Association.

Military relations

The Palau government has agreed to host a large United States Air Force high-frequency radar station in Palau, a Tactical Multi-Mission Over the Horizon Radar (TACMOR) system costing well over $100 million, which is expected to be operational in 2026.[43][44]

Palau has participated in various U.S. military exercises over the years including Exercise Valiant Shield. The first-launch in Palau of a Patriot surface-to-air missile by the U.S. took place in 2022 Valiant Shiel, which also had the experimental deployment of A-10 Warthogs at Roman Tmetuchl International Airport.[44][45]

See also

References
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Representations of Palau to other nations

Representations of other nations to Palau

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