Georgia portal |
Georgia's location, nestled between the Black Sea, Russia, and Turkey, renders it strategically important. It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey. Georgia has a long and tumultuous relationship with Russia, but it is reaching out to its other neighbours and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities. It signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the European Union, participates in the Partnership for Peace, and encourages foreign investment. France, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States all have embassies in Tbilisi. Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of NATO, but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition. [1]
Georgia is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE. Because of its strategic location, Georgia is in both the Russian and American spheres of influence, [2] however Georgia's relationship with Russia is at its lowest point since 1921 due to controversies regarding espionage and the Russo-Georgian War. As a result, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left the Commonwealth of Independent States. [3] [4]
List of countries which Georgia maintains diplomatic relations with:
# | Country [5] | Date |
---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 11 March 1992 |
2 | United States [6] | 24 March 1992 |
3 | Austria | 25 March 1992 |
4 | Germany | 13 April 1992 |
5 | Cuba | 18 April 1992 |
6 | Greece | 20 April 1992 |
7 | Netherlands | 22 April 1992 |
â | State of Palestine [7] | 25 April 1992 |
8 | United Kingdom | 27 April 1992 |
9 | Poland | 28 April 1992 |
10 | Egypt | 11 May 1992 |
11 | Italy | 11 May 1992 |
12 | Mongolia [8] | 12 May 1992 |
13 | Hungary | 14 May 1992 |
14 | Iran | 15 May 1992 |
15 | Turkey | 21 May 1992 |
â | Holy See | 23 May 1992 |
16 | Portugal | 23 May 1992 |
17 | Israel | 1 June 1992 |
18 | Belgium | 5 June 1992 |
19 | Bulgaria | 5 June 1992 |
20 | Norway | 5 June 1992 |
21 | Chile | 8 June 1992 |
22 | Mexico [9] | 8 June 1992 |
23 | China [10] | 9 June 1992 |
24 | Liechtenstein [11] | 10 June 1992 |
25 | Switzerland | 10 June 1992 |
26 | Armenia | 17 June 1992 |
27 | Estonia | 17 June 1992 |
28 | Moldova | 25 June 1992 |
29 | Romania [12] | 25 June 1992 |
30 | Vietnam [13] | 30 June 1992 |
31 | Denmark | 1 July 1992 |
â | Russia (broken) | 1 July 1992 [14] |
32 | Finland | 8 July 1992 |
33 | Cyprus | 9 July 1992 |
34 | Spain | 9 July 1992 |
35 | Kyrgyzstan [15] | 10 July 1992 |
36 | Australia | 16 July 1992 |
37 | Turkmenistan | 16 July 1992 |
38 | Thailand [16] | 21 July 1992 |
39 | Ukraine | 22 July 1992 |
40 | Canada | 23 July 1992 |
41 | Kazakhstan [17] | 23 July 1992 |
42 | Zimbabwe [18] | 24 July 1992 |
43 | Morocco [19] | 30 July 1992 |
44 | Japan | 3 August 1992 |
45 | France | 21 August 1992 |
46 | Bangladesh | 27 August 1992 |
47 | Kuwait | 3 September 1992 |
48 | Sweden | 19 September 1992 |
49 | Iceland | 21 September 1992 |
50 | Philippines [20] | 21 September 1992 |
51 | India | 28 September 1992 |
52 | United Arab Emirates | 20 October 1992 |
53 | Argentina | 2 November 1992 |
54 | Azerbaijan | 8 November 1992 |
55 | Ghana | 4 December 1992 |
56 | South Korea | 14 December 1992 |
57 | Czech Republic | 1 January 1993 |
58 | Slovakia | 1 January 1993 |
59 | Indonesia | 25 January 1993 |
60 | Slovenia | 28 January 1993 |
61 | Croatia | 1 February 1993 |
62 | Malta | 1 February 1993 |
63 | Monaco | 1 February 1993 |
64 | Singapore [21] | 16 February 1993 |
65 | Sudan [22] | 10 March 1993 |
66 | Latvia | 11 March 1993 |
67 | Qatar | 16 March 1993 |
68 | Burundi | 21 March 1993 |
69 | Lebanon | 1 April 1993 |
70 | South Africa | 23 April 1993 |
71 | Brazil | 28 April 1993 |
72 | Malaysia [23] | 7 May 1993 |
73 | Bahrain | 10 May 1993 |
â | Syria (broken) | 18 May 1993 [24] |
74 | Algeria | 27 May 1993 |
75 | Ethiopia | 29 June 1993 |
76 | Albania | 8 July 1993 |
77 | Zambia [25] | 14 October 1993 |
78 | Belarus | 6 January 1994 |
79 | North Korea [26] | 11 March 1994 |
80 | Jordan | 6 April 1994 |
81 | Libya | 10 May 1994 |
82 | Uruguay [27] | 11 May 1994 |
83 | Pakistan [28] | 12 May 1994 |
84 | Saudi Arabia [29] | 27 May 1994 |
85 | Afghanistan | 12 July 1994 |
86 | Tajikistan [30] | 4 August 1994 |
87 | Uzbekistan | 19 August 1994 |
88 | Lithuania | 16 September 1994 |
89 | Luxembourg | 17 October 1994 |
90 | Cambodia [31] | 17 November 1994 |
91 | Serbia | 26 June 1995 |
92 | Yemen [32] | 5 September 1995 |
93 | Ivory Coast [33] | 21 December 1995 |
94 | Tunisia [34] | 7 March 1996 |
95 | Jamaica [35] | 31 July 1996 |
96 | Ireland | 12 September 1996 |
97 | Mozambique | 13 September 1996 |
98 | San Marino | 19 November 1996 |
99 | Angola | 10 March 1997 |
100 | Sierra Leone [36] | 7 April 1997 |
101 | Colombia | 6 June 1997 |
102 | Ecuador | 28 January 1998 |
103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 March 1998 |
104 | Costa Rica | 5 May 1998 |
105 | Sri Lanka [37] | 16 June 1998 |
â | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 24 July 1998 |
106 | Guinea | 31 July 1998 |
107 | Laos [38] | 6 November 1998 |
108 | Panama | 18 November 1998 |
109 | Bolivia | 20 November 1998 |
110 | El Salvador [35] | 17 May 1999 |
111 | Myanmar [35] | 16 August 1999 |
112 | Nigeria | June 2000 |
113 | Djibouti [35] | 22 November 2000 |
114 | Nepal [35] | 22 September 2005 |
115 | Andorra | 5 April 2006 |
116 | Oman | 1 January 2007 |
117 | Madagascar | 24 May 2007 |
118 | Iraq | 18 September 2007 |
119 | Montenegro | 29 October 2007 |
120 | Peru | 14 January 2010 |
121 | Botswana [35] | 15 January 2010 |
122 | Cape Verde [35] | 22 January 2010 |
123 | Dominican Republic | 22 January 2010 |
124 | Marshall Islands [35] | 18 February 2010 |
125 | Saint Lucia [35] | 25 February 2010 |
126 | Brunei | 1 March 2010 |
127 | Liberia [35] | 4 March 2010 |
128 | Paraguay | 9 March 2010 |
129 | Maldives [35] | 11 March 2010 |
130 | Samoa [35] | 12 March 2010 |
131 | Comoros [35] | 26 March 2010 |
132 | Fiji [35] | 29 March 2010 |
133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 April 2010 |
134 | Gambia | 21 April 2010 |
135 | Guatemala | 27 April 2010 |
136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [35] | 27 April 2010 |
137 | Equatorial Guinea | 23 June 2010 |
138 | Kenya [35] | 2 July 2010 |
139 | Senegal [35] | 19 August 2010 |
140 | Uganda [35] | 9 December 2010 |
141 | Dominica | 15 December 2010 |
142 | Central African Republic [35] | 20 December 2010 |
143 | East Timor [35] | 22 December 2010 |
144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo [39] | 14 January 2011 |
145 | Somalia [35] | 26 January 2011 |
146 | Tuvalu [35] | 4 February 2011 |
147 | Mauritius [35] | 3 March 2011 |
148 | Republic of the Congo [40] | 3 March 2011 |
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 March 2011 |
150 | Honduras | 9 March 2011 |
151 | Solomon Islands [35] | 11 March 2011 |
152 | Rwanda [35] | 23 March 2011 |
153 | Trinidad and Tobago [35] | 8 April 2011 |
154 | Bahamas | 13 May 2011 |
155 | Suriname [35] | 27 May 2011 |
156 | Mauritania [35] | 16 June 2011 |
157 | Federated States of Micronesia [35] | 12 August 2011 |
158 | Gabon | 19 September 2011 |
159 | Malawi [41] | 19 September 2011 |
160 | Palau [41] | 17 October 2011 |
161 | Saint Kitts and Nevis [35] | 26 October 2011 |
162 | Grenada | 23 November 2011 |
163 | Haiti [35] | 16 December 2011 |
164 | Tanzania [42] | Before 2012 |
165 | Eritrea [35] | 24 February 2012 |
166 | Guyana | 23 April 2012 |
167 | Niger [35] | 30 May 2012 |
168 | Mali [35] | 31 May 2012 |
169 | South Sudan [35] | 15 June 2012 |
170 | Kiribati | 28 September 2012 |
171 | Burkina Faso [35] | 2 October 2012 |
172 | Seychelles [35] | 15 March 2013 |
173 | Vanuatu [35] | 12 July 2013 |
174 | Lesotho [35] | 23 September 2013 |
175 | Cameroon [35] | 26 September 2013 |
176 | Togo [35] | 27 May 2014 |
177 | Chad [35] | 19 June 2014 |
178 | SĂŁo TomĂŠ and PrĂncipe [43] | 12 September 2014 |
179 | Benin [35] | 25 September 2014 |
180 | Tonga [35] | 18 February 2015 |
181 | Namibia [35] | 5 November 2015 |
182 | Eswatini [35] | 20 May 2016 |
183 | Papua New Guinea [44] | 4 October 2016 |
184 | Belize | 1 October 2017 |
185 | Barbados [35] | 8 March 2018 |
186 | North Macedonia [35] | 15 March 2019 |
Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
European Union | See GeorgiaâEuropean Union relations and Accession of Georgia to the European Union | |
NATO | See GeorgiaâNATO relations |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Algeria | 27 May 1993 | See AlgeriaâGeorgia relations |
Egypt | 11 May 1992 [45] | See
EgyptâGeorgia relations
|
South Africa | 23 April 1994 | See
GeorgiaâSouth Africa relations
|
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Brazil | April 1993 | See
BrazilâGeorgia relations
|
Canada | 23 July 1992 | See
CanadaâGeorgia relations
|
Mexico | 8 June 1992 [47] | See
GeorgiaâMexico relations
|
Nicaragua [note 1] | 14 September 1994 [50] â 28 November 2008 [51] | See
GeorgiaâNicaragua relations
Nicaraguan-Georgian diplomatic relations established on 19 September 1994 [50] and ended on 29 November 2008. The Georgian Foreign Ministry said that it had cut diplomatic ties with Nicaragua in a response to the latter's recognition of independence of breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [51] |
United States | 23 April 1992 [52] | See
GeorgiaâUnited States relations
On 9 January 2009, the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze signed a Charter on Strategic Partnership, a nonbinding document outlining areas of cooperation and reiterating the U.S. support for Georgia's territorial integrity and to Georgia's NATO membership. [53] |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Armenia | 17 July 1992 [54] | See
ArmeniaâGeorgia relations
|
Azerbaijan | 18 November 1992 [56] | See
AzerbaijanâGeorgia relations
|
China | 9 June 1992 [57] | See
ChinaâGeorgia relations
|
East Timor | 22 December 2011 |
Georgia is represented in Timor by its embassy in Jakarta. [59] |
Hong Kong | See GeorgiaâHong Kong relations | |
India | 28 September 1992 [60] | See GeorgiaâIndia relations |
Iran | 15 May 1992 [62] | See
Persia-Georgia relations,
GeorgiaâIran relations
|
Iraq | 18 September 2007 | See GeorgiaâIraq relations |
Israel | 1 June 1992 [63] | See
GeorgiaâIsrael relations
|
Japan | 3 August 1992 [64] | See
GeorgiaâJapan relations
Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with Japan |
Kazakhstan | 24 July 1992 [65] | See
GeorgiaâKazakhstan relations
|
Kuwait |
| |
Kyrgyzstan | 10 July 1992 | See
GeorgiaâKyrgyzstan relations
|
Malaysia | 7 May 1993 [68] | See
GeorgiaâMalaysia relations
|
Myanmar | 16 August 1999 | See GeorgiaâMyanmar relations |
Saudi Arabia | See
GeorgiaâSaudi Arabia relations
| |
South Korea | 14 December 1992 [69] | See
GeorgiaâSouth Korea relations
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Georgia began on 14 December 1992. [70]
|
Syria | 18 May 1993 [74] â 5 June 2018 [75] | See
GeorgiaâSyria relations
Georgia began the procedure of terminating diplomatic relations with Syria due to Damascus' recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. |
Taiwan | none | Republic of China passports are not valid for entry in Georgia, while the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared Georgia as a "non-friendly country" to Taiwan. [76] |
Tajikistan | 4 August 1994 | See
GeorgiaâTajikistan relations
|
Turkey | 21 May 1992 [78] | See
GeorgiaâTurkey relations
|
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Albania | 8 July 1993 [81] | See AlbaniaâGeorgia relations |
Austria | 18 January 1993 [82] | See
AustriaâGeorgia relations
|
Belarus | 14 July 1992 | See
BelarusâGeorgia relations
|
Bulgaria | 5 June 1992 [83] | See
BulgariaâGeorgia relations
|
Croatia | See CroatiaâGeorgia relations
| |
Cyprus | 9 July 1993 [86] | See
CyprusâGeorgia relations
|
Denmark | 1 July 1992 [87] | See
DenmarkâGeorgia relations
|
Estonia | See EstoniaâGeorgia relations | |
Finland | See FinlandâGeorgia relations | |
France | 21 August 1992 [88] | See
FranceâGeorgia relations
|
Germany | 13 April 1992 [89] | See
GeorgiaâGermany relations
|
Greece | 20 April 1992 | See
GeorgiaâGreece relations
|
Hungary | 14 May 1992 [92] | See
GeorgiaâHungary relations
|
Iceland | 21 September 1992 | See
GeorgiaâIceland relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1992. |
Italy | 11 May 1992 [94] | See
GeorgiaâItaly relations
|
Latvia | 11 March 1993 [95] | See
GeorgiaâLatvia relations
|
Liechtenstein | 10 June 1992 | See GeorgiaâLiechtenstein relations |
Lithuania | 16 September 1994 [97] | See
GeorgiaâLithuania relations
|
Luxembourg | 23 June 1992 | See GeorgiaâLuxembourg relations |
Malta | 1 February 1993 [100] | See GeorgiaâMalta relations |
Moldova | 25 June 1992 [101] | See
GeorgiaâMoldova relations
|
Monaco | 2 March 2009 | See GeorgiaâMonaco relations |
Montenegro | 29 October 2007 | See GeorgiaâMontenegro relations |
Netherlands | 22 April 1992 [102] [103] | See
GeorgiaâNetherlands relations
|
Norway | 5 June 1992 | See GeorgiaâNorway relations |
Poland | 28 April 1992 [105] | See
GeorgiaâPoland relations
|
Portugal | See
GeorgiaâPortugal relations
| |
Romania | 25 June 1992 [106] | See
GeorgiaâRomania relations
|
Russia [note 1] | 1 July 1992â2 September 2008 [107] | See
GeorgiaâRussia relations
On 29 August 2008, in the aftermath of the 2008 South Ossetia war, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze announced that Georgia had broken diplomatic relations with Russia. He also said that Russian diplomats must leave Georgia, and that no Georgian diplomat would remain in Russia, while only consular relations would be maintained. Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said that Russia regretted this step. [108] |
Serbia | 26 June 1995 [109] | See
GeorgiaâSerbia relations
|
Slovenia | 13 January 1993 | See GeorgiaâSlovenia relations |
Spain | 9 July 1992 | See
GeorgiaâSpain relations
|
Sweden | 19 September 1992 [111] | See
GeorgiaâSweden relations
|
Switzerland | 10 June 1992 [112] | See
GeorgiaâSwitzerland relations
|
Ukraine | 22 July 1992 [114] | See
GeorgiaâUkraine relations
Relations between Georgia and Ukraine and between the Georgian and Ukrainian people in particular last from the Middle Ages. |
United Kingdom | 27 April 1992 [115] | See
GeorgiaâUnited Kingdom relations
|
Vatican City | 5 May 1992 | See
GeorgiaâHoly See relations
|
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Australia | 16 July 1992 [118] | See
AustraliaâGeorgia relations
|
Fiji | 29 March 2010 [119] | See FijiâGeorgia relations |
Kiribati | 28 September 2012 [123] | While their ties have been limited, Kiribati's President
Anote Tong met with Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister
Maia Panjikidze in September 2013 on the sidelines of the
UN General Assembly.
[124]
Kiribati has been a steadfast supporter of Georgia's territorial integrity since then, despite Russia's attempts to lobby Pacific states like Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In 2018, Kiribati was one of the nations to vote in favor of the Georgia-sponsored UN resolutions calling for the return of internally displaced persons from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. [125] Georgia is represented in Kiribati via its embassy in Canberra, Australia. [126] |
Tuvalu | 4 February 2011
[127]â16 February 2012
[128] 31 March 2014 [129] |
On 16 February 2012 Georgia issued a presidential order ending diplomatic relations with Tuvalu. This comes in response to a visit by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Willy Telavi, to Abkhazia and South Ossetia in September 2011, where he announced that the Pacific nation would recognise the two states. [128] However, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Enele Sopoaga retracted the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on 31 March 2014 when Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Taukelina Finikaso signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Georgia. Tuvalu's Foreign Minister said that his country supports Georgia's territorial integrity in its international recognized borders. [129] [130] |
Georgia has established relations with 185 countries and the Order of Malta. Georgia has terminated its diplomatic relations with Russia, [note 1] [108] Nicaragua [note 1] [51] and Syria. [note 1] [75]
Georgia has not yet established diplomatic relations with:
Diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Commonwealth of Australia were established on July 16, 1992.
Diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Kiribati were established on 28 September 2012.
Georgia portal |
Georgia's location, nestled between the Black Sea, Russia, and Turkey, renders it strategically important. It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey. Georgia has a long and tumultuous relationship with Russia, but it is reaching out to its other neighbours and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities. It signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the European Union, participates in the Partnership for Peace, and encourages foreign investment. France, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States all have embassies in Tbilisi. Georgia in 2004-2008 sought to become a member of NATO, but did not succeed in the face of strong Russian opposition. [1]
Georgia is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE. Because of its strategic location, Georgia is in both the Russian and American spheres of influence, [2] however Georgia's relationship with Russia is at its lowest point since 1921 due to controversies regarding espionage and the Russo-Georgian War. As a result, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left the Commonwealth of Independent States. [3] [4]
List of countries which Georgia maintains diplomatic relations with:
# | Country [5] | Date |
---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 11 March 1992 |
2 | United States [6] | 24 March 1992 |
3 | Austria | 25 March 1992 |
4 | Germany | 13 April 1992 |
5 | Cuba | 18 April 1992 |
6 | Greece | 20 April 1992 |
7 | Netherlands | 22 April 1992 |
â | State of Palestine [7] | 25 April 1992 |
8 | United Kingdom | 27 April 1992 |
9 | Poland | 28 April 1992 |
10 | Egypt | 11 May 1992 |
11 | Italy | 11 May 1992 |
12 | Mongolia [8] | 12 May 1992 |
13 | Hungary | 14 May 1992 |
14 | Iran | 15 May 1992 |
15 | Turkey | 21 May 1992 |
â | Holy See | 23 May 1992 |
16 | Portugal | 23 May 1992 |
17 | Israel | 1 June 1992 |
18 | Belgium | 5 June 1992 |
19 | Bulgaria | 5 June 1992 |
20 | Norway | 5 June 1992 |
21 | Chile | 8 June 1992 |
22 | Mexico [9] | 8 June 1992 |
23 | China [10] | 9 June 1992 |
24 | Liechtenstein [11] | 10 June 1992 |
25 | Switzerland | 10 June 1992 |
26 | Armenia | 17 June 1992 |
27 | Estonia | 17 June 1992 |
28 | Moldova | 25 June 1992 |
29 | Romania [12] | 25 June 1992 |
30 | Vietnam [13] | 30 June 1992 |
31 | Denmark | 1 July 1992 |
â | Russia (broken) | 1 July 1992 [14] |
32 | Finland | 8 July 1992 |
33 | Cyprus | 9 July 1992 |
34 | Spain | 9 July 1992 |
35 | Kyrgyzstan [15] | 10 July 1992 |
36 | Australia | 16 July 1992 |
37 | Turkmenistan | 16 July 1992 |
38 | Thailand [16] | 21 July 1992 |
39 | Ukraine | 22 July 1992 |
40 | Canada | 23 July 1992 |
41 | Kazakhstan [17] | 23 July 1992 |
42 | Zimbabwe [18] | 24 July 1992 |
43 | Morocco [19] | 30 July 1992 |
44 | Japan | 3 August 1992 |
45 | France | 21 August 1992 |
46 | Bangladesh | 27 August 1992 |
47 | Kuwait | 3 September 1992 |
48 | Sweden | 19 September 1992 |
49 | Iceland | 21 September 1992 |
50 | Philippines [20] | 21 September 1992 |
51 | India | 28 September 1992 |
52 | United Arab Emirates | 20 October 1992 |
53 | Argentina | 2 November 1992 |
54 | Azerbaijan | 8 November 1992 |
55 | Ghana | 4 December 1992 |
56 | South Korea | 14 December 1992 |
57 | Czech Republic | 1 January 1993 |
58 | Slovakia | 1 January 1993 |
59 | Indonesia | 25 January 1993 |
60 | Slovenia | 28 January 1993 |
61 | Croatia | 1 February 1993 |
62 | Malta | 1 February 1993 |
63 | Monaco | 1 February 1993 |
64 | Singapore [21] | 16 February 1993 |
65 | Sudan [22] | 10 March 1993 |
66 | Latvia | 11 March 1993 |
67 | Qatar | 16 March 1993 |
68 | Burundi | 21 March 1993 |
69 | Lebanon | 1 April 1993 |
70 | South Africa | 23 April 1993 |
71 | Brazil | 28 April 1993 |
72 | Malaysia [23] | 7 May 1993 |
73 | Bahrain | 10 May 1993 |
â | Syria (broken) | 18 May 1993 [24] |
74 | Algeria | 27 May 1993 |
75 | Ethiopia | 29 June 1993 |
76 | Albania | 8 July 1993 |
77 | Zambia [25] | 14 October 1993 |
78 | Belarus | 6 January 1994 |
79 | North Korea [26] | 11 March 1994 |
80 | Jordan | 6 April 1994 |
81 | Libya | 10 May 1994 |
82 | Uruguay [27] | 11 May 1994 |
83 | Pakistan [28] | 12 May 1994 |
84 | Saudi Arabia [29] | 27 May 1994 |
85 | Afghanistan | 12 July 1994 |
86 | Tajikistan [30] | 4 August 1994 |
87 | Uzbekistan | 19 August 1994 |
88 | Lithuania | 16 September 1994 |
89 | Luxembourg | 17 October 1994 |
90 | Cambodia [31] | 17 November 1994 |
91 | Serbia | 26 June 1995 |
92 | Yemen [32] | 5 September 1995 |
93 | Ivory Coast [33] | 21 December 1995 |
94 | Tunisia [34] | 7 March 1996 |
95 | Jamaica [35] | 31 July 1996 |
96 | Ireland | 12 September 1996 |
97 | Mozambique | 13 September 1996 |
98 | San Marino | 19 November 1996 |
99 | Angola | 10 March 1997 |
100 | Sierra Leone [36] | 7 April 1997 |
101 | Colombia | 6 June 1997 |
102 | Ecuador | 28 January 1998 |
103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 March 1998 |
104 | Costa Rica | 5 May 1998 |
105 | Sri Lanka [37] | 16 June 1998 |
â | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 24 July 1998 |
106 | Guinea | 31 July 1998 |
107 | Laos [38] | 6 November 1998 |
108 | Panama | 18 November 1998 |
109 | Bolivia | 20 November 1998 |
110 | El Salvador [35] | 17 May 1999 |
111 | Myanmar [35] | 16 August 1999 |
112 | Nigeria | June 2000 |
113 | Djibouti [35] | 22 November 2000 |
114 | Nepal [35] | 22 September 2005 |
115 | Andorra | 5 April 2006 |
116 | Oman | 1 January 2007 |
117 | Madagascar | 24 May 2007 |
118 | Iraq | 18 September 2007 |
119 | Montenegro | 29 October 2007 |
120 | Peru | 14 January 2010 |
121 | Botswana [35] | 15 January 2010 |
122 | Cape Verde [35] | 22 January 2010 |
123 | Dominican Republic | 22 January 2010 |
124 | Marshall Islands [35] | 18 February 2010 |
125 | Saint Lucia [35] | 25 February 2010 |
126 | Brunei | 1 March 2010 |
127 | Liberia [35] | 4 March 2010 |
128 | Paraguay | 9 March 2010 |
129 | Maldives [35] | 11 March 2010 |
130 | Samoa [35] | 12 March 2010 |
131 | Comoros [35] | 26 March 2010 |
132 | Fiji [35] | 29 March 2010 |
133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 April 2010 |
134 | Gambia | 21 April 2010 |
135 | Guatemala | 27 April 2010 |
136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [35] | 27 April 2010 |
137 | Equatorial Guinea | 23 June 2010 |
138 | Kenya [35] | 2 July 2010 |
139 | Senegal [35] | 19 August 2010 |
140 | Uganda [35] | 9 December 2010 |
141 | Dominica | 15 December 2010 |
142 | Central African Republic [35] | 20 December 2010 |
143 | East Timor [35] | 22 December 2010 |
144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo [39] | 14 January 2011 |
145 | Somalia [35] | 26 January 2011 |
146 | Tuvalu [35] | 4 February 2011 |
147 | Mauritius [35] | 3 March 2011 |
148 | Republic of the Congo [40] | 3 March 2011 |
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 March 2011 |
150 | Honduras | 9 March 2011 |
151 | Solomon Islands [35] | 11 March 2011 |
152 | Rwanda [35] | 23 March 2011 |
153 | Trinidad and Tobago [35] | 8 April 2011 |
154 | Bahamas | 13 May 2011 |
155 | Suriname [35] | 27 May 2011 |
156 | Mauritania [35] | 16 June 2011 |
157 | Federated States of Micronesia [35] | 12 August 2011 |
158 | Gabon | 19 September 2011 |
159 | Malawi [41] | 19 September 2011 |
160 | Palau [41] | 17 October 2011 |
161 | Saint Kitts and Nevis [35] | 26 October 2011 |
162 | Grenada | 23 November 2011 |
163 | Haiti [35] | 16 December 2011 |
164 | Tanzania [42] | Before 2012 |
165 | Eritrea [35] | 24 February 2012 |
166 | Guyana | 23 April 2012 |
167 | Niger [35] | 30 May 2012 |
168 | Mali [35] | 31 May 2012 |
169 | South Sudan [35] | 15 June 2012 |
170 | Kiribati | 28 September 2012 |
171 | Burkina Faso [35] | 2 October 2012 |
172 | Seychelles [35] | 15 March 2013 |
173 | Vanuatu [35] | 12 July 2013 |
174 | Lesotho [35] | 23 September 2013 |
175 | Cameroon [35] | 26 September 2013 |
176 | Togo [35] | 27 May 2014 |
177 | Chad [35] | 19 June 2014 |
178 | SĂŁo TomĂŠ and PrĂncipe [43] | 12 September 2014 |
179 | Benin [35] | 25 September 2014 |
180 | Tonga [35] | 18 February 2015 |
181 | Namibia [35] | 5 November 2015 |
182 | Eswatini [35] | 20 May 2016 |
183 | Papua New Guinea [44] | 4 October 2016 |
184 | Belize | 1 October 2017 |
185 | Barbados [35] | 8 March 2018 |
186 | North Macedonia [35] | 15 March 2019 |
Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
European Union | See GeorgiaâEuropean Union relations and Accession of Georgia to the European Union | |
NATO | See GeorgiaâNATO relations |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Algeria | 27 May 1993 | See AlgeriaâGeorgia relations |
Egypt | 11 May 1992 [45] | See
EgyptâGeorgia relations
|
South Africa | 23 April 1994 | See
GeorgiaâSouth Africa relations
|
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Brazil | April 1993 | See
BrazilâGeorgia relations
|
Canada | 23 July 1992 | See
CanadaâGeorgia relations
|
Mexico | 8 June 1992 [47] | See
GeorgiaâMexico relations
|
Nicaragua [note 1] | 14 September 1994 [50] â 28 November 2008 [51] | See
GeorgiaâNicaragua relations
Nicaraguan-Georgian diplomatic relations established on 19 September 1994 [50] and ended on 29 November 2008. The Georgian Foreign Ministry said that it had cut diplomatic ties with Nicaragua in a response to the latter's recognition of independence of breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [51] |
United States | 23 April 1992 [52] | See
GeorgiaâUnited States relations
On 9 January 2009, the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze signed a Charter on Strategic Partnership, a nonbinding document outlining areas of cooperation and reiterating the U.S. support for Georgia's territorial integrity and to Georgia's NATO membership. [53] |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Armenia | 17 July 1992 [54] | See
ArmeniaâGeorgia relations
|
Azerbaijan | 18 November 1992 [56] | See
AzerbaijanâGeorgia relations
|
China | 9 June 1992 [57] | See
ChinaâGeorgia relations
|
East Timor | 22 December 2011 |
Georgia is represented in Timor by its embassy in Jakarta. [59] |
Hong Kong | See GeorgiaâHong Kong relations | |
India | 28 September 1992 [60] | See GeorgiaâIndia relations |
Iran | 15 May 1992 [62] | See
Persia-Georgia relations,
GeorgiaâIran relations
|
Iraq | 18 September 2007 | See GeorgiaâIraq relations |
Israel | 1 June 1992 [63] | See
GeorgiaâIsrael relations
|
Japan | 3 August 1992 [64] | See
GeorgiaâJapan relations
Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with Japan |
Kazakhstan | 24 July 1992 [65] | See
GeorgiaâKazakhstan relations
|
Kuwait |
| |
Kyrgyzstan | 10 July 1992 | See
GeorgiaâKyrgyzstan relations
|
Malaysia | 7 May 1993 [68] | See
GeorgiaâMalaysia relations
|
Myanmar | 16 August 1999 | See GeorgiaâMyanmar relations |
Saudi Arabia | See
GeorgiaâSaudi Arabia relations
| |
South Korea | 14 December 1992 [69] | See
GeorgiaâSouth Korea relations
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Georgia began on 14 December 1992. [70]
|
Syria | 18 May 1993 [74] â 5 June 2018 [75] | See
GeorgiaâSyria relations
Georgia began the procedure of terminating diplomatic relations with Syria due to Damascus' recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. |
Taiwan | none | Republic of China passports are not valid for entry in Georgia, while the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared Georgia as a "non-friendly country" to Taiwan. [76] |
Tajikistan | 4 August 1994 | See
GeorgiaâTajikistan relations
|
Turkey | 21 May 1992 [78] | See
GeorgiaâTurkey relations
|
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Albania | 8 July 1993 [81] | See AlbaniaâGeorgia relations |
Austria | 18 January 1993 [82] | See
AustriaâGeorgia relations
|
Belarus | 14 July 1992 | See
BelarusâGeorgia relations
|
Bulgaria | 5 June 1992 [83] | See
BulgariaâGeorgia relations
|
Croatia | See CroatiaâGeorgia relations
| |
Cyprus | 9 July 1993 [86] | See
CyprusâGeorgia relations
|
Denmark | 1 July 1992 [87] | See
DenmarkâGeorgia relations
|
Estonia | See EstoniaâGeorgia relations | |
Finland | See FinlandâGeorgia relations | |
France | 21 August 1992 [88] | See
FranceâGeorgia relations
|
Germany | 13 April 1992 [89] | See
GeorgiaâGermany relations
|
Greece | 20 April 1992 | See
GeorgiaâGreece relations
|
Hungary | 14 May 1992 [92] | See
GeorgiaâHungary relations
|
Iceland | 21 September 1992 | See
GeorgiaâIceland relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1992. |
Italy | 11 May 1992 [94] | See
GeorgiaâItaly relations
|
Latvia | 11 March 1993 [95] | See
GeorgiaâLatvia relations
|
Liechtenstein | 10 June 1992 | See GeorgiaâLiechtenstein relations |
Lithuania | 16 September 1994 [97] | See
GeorgiaâLithuania relations
|
Luxembourg | 23 June 1992 | See GeorgiaâLuxembourg relations |
Malta | 1 February 1993 [100] | See GeorgiaâMalta relations |
Moldova | 25 June 1992 [101] | See
GeorgiaâMoldova relations
|
Monaco | 2 March 2009 | See GeorgiaâMonaco relations |
Montenegro | 29 October 2007 | See GeorgiaâMontenegro relations |
Netherlands | 22 April 1992 [102] [103] | See
GeorgiaâNetherlands relations
|
Norway | 5 June 1992 | See GeorgiaâNorway relations |
Poland | 28 April 1992 [105] | See
GeorgiaâPoland relations
|
Portugal | See
GeorgiaâPortugal relations
| |
Romania | 25 June 1992 [106] | See
GeorgiaâRomania relations
|
Russia [note 1] | 1 July 1992â2 September 2008 [107] | See
GeorgiaâRussia relations
On 29 August 2008, in the aftermath of the 2008 South Ossetia war, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze announced that Georgia had broken diplomatic relations with Russia. He also said that Russian diplomats must leave Georgia, and that no Georgian diplomat would remain in Russia, while only consular relations would be maintained. Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said that Russia regretted this step. [108] |
Serbia | 26 June 1995 [109] | See
GeorgiaâSerbia relations
|
Slovenia | 13 January 1993 | See GeorgiaâSlovenia relations |
Spain | 9 July 1992 | See
GeorgiaâSpain relations
|
Sweden | 19 September 1992 [111] | See
GeorgiaâSweden relations
|
Switzerland | 10 June 1992 [112] | See
GeorgiaâSwitzerland relations
|
Ukraine | 22 July 1992 [114] | See
GeorgiaâUkraine relations
Relations between Georgia and Ukraine and between the Georgian and Ukrainian people in particular last from the Middle Ages. |
United Kingdom | 27 April 1992 [115] | See
GeorgiaâUnited Kingdom relations
|
Vatican City | 5 May 1992 | See
GeorgiaâHoly See relations
|
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
---|---|---|
Australia | 16 July 1992 [118] | See
AustraliaâGeorgia relations
|
Fiji | 29 March 2010 [119] | See FijiâGeorgia relations |
Kiribati | 28 September 2012 [123] | While their ties have been limited, Kiribati's President
Anote Tong met with Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister
Maia Panjikidze in September 2013 on the sidelines of the
UN General Assembly.
[124]
Kiribati has been a steadfast supporter of Georgia's territorial integrity since then, despite Russia's attempts to lobby Pacific states like Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In 2018, Kiribati was one of the nations to vote in favor of the Georgia-sponsored UN resolutions calling for the return of internally displaced persons from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. [125] Georgia is represented in Kiribati via its embassy in Canberra, Australia. [126] |
Tuvalu | 4 February 2011
[127]â16 February 2012
[128] 31 March 2014 [129] |
On 16 February 2012 Georgia issued a presidential order ending diplomatic relations with Tuvalu. This comes in response to a visit by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Willy Telavi, to Abkhazia and South Ossetia in September 2011, where he announced that the Pacific nation would recognise the two states. [128] However, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Enele Sopoaga retracted the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on 31 March 2014 when Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Taukelina Finikaso signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Georgia. Tuvalu's Foreign Minister said that his country supports Georgia's territorial integrity in its international recognized borders. [129] [130] |
Georgia has established relations with 185 countries and the Order of Malta. Georgia has terminated its diplomatic relations with Russia, [note 1] [108] Nicaragua [note 1] [51] and Syria. [note 1] [75]
Georgia has not yet established diplomatic relations with:
Diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Commonwealth of Australia were established on July 16, 1992.
Diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Kiribati were established on 28 September 2012.