Foreign relations of San Marino
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Politics of San Marino 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
[edit]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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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
[edit]List of countries which San Marino maintains diplomatic relations with: (consular relations with Haiti)
UN Secretary General visits and remarks
[edit]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.<ref>https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44531&Cr=San+Marino&Cr1=#.UV9F_o5FsV8 UN News Centre</ref> 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.
Multilateral relations
[edit]Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Template:Flag | See San Marino–European Union relations |
Bilateral relations
[edit]Country | Formal relations began on | Notes |
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Template:Flag | 30 November 1995<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 17 October 2006<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 2 April 1987<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 19 April 2002<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
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Template:Flag | 26 March 1985<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 21 November 1996<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 1926<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 6 May 1971<ref name=":5" /> | See China–San Marino relations
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Template:Flag | 3 November 1992<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 27 February 1996<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 15 May 1965<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 1 October 1995<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | See Germany–San Marino relations
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Template:Flag | 20 November 1979<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 18 January 1986<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | See Italy–San Marino relations
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Template:Flag | 9 December 2011<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 1961<ref name=":5" /> | See Japan–San Marino relations
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Template:Flag | 7 December 1981<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 1 June 2006<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 17 January 1977<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 3 December 1979<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 18 May 1974 |
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Template:Flag | 30 September 1993<ref name=":5" /> |
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. |
Template:Flag | 22 August 2000<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 31 March 1978<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 10 July 1995<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 17 December 2005<ref name=":5" /> | See San Marino–Turkey relations
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Template:Flag | 24 March 1995<ref name=":5" /> |
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Template:Flag | 18 November 1998<ref name=":5" /> | See San Marino–United Kingdom relations
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Template:Flag | 16 January 1925<ref name=":5" /> | See San Marino–United States relations
United States was the first non-European state recognizing official diplomatic relations with San Marino.<ref>Storia di San Marino (History of San Marino) (Rimini: Bookstone, 2022), pp. 127-128)</ref> |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- San Marino Secretary of State website
- San Marino Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
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