Editing Foreign relations of Eswatini (section)

==Bilateral relations==

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|{{flag|Canada}}||10 February 1969||
*Canada is represented in Eswatini via parallel accreditation of its embassy in [[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada |date=25 November 2008 |title=Canada-Swaziland Relations |url=https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/mozambique/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_swaziland.aspx?lang=eng |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222063714/https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/mozambique/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_swaziland.aspx?lang=eng |archive-date=22 December 2019 |access-date=29 December 2018 |website=GAC}}</ref>
*Eswatini is represented in Canada through its embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]].<ref name="auto"/>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Republic of China (Taiwan)}}||16 September 1968||See [[Eswatini–Taiwan relations]]
Eswatini established diplomatic relations with the [[Taiwan|Republic of China (ROC)]] commonly known as "Taiwan", on 16 September 1968. Eswatini has an [[Embassy of Swaziland in Taipei|embassy]] in [[Taipei]] and ROC has an [[Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Kingdom of Eswatini|embassy]] in Mbabane. As of 2018, it is last African country to recognize the ROC instead of the PRC as the sole representative of "China".
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|{{flag|Cyprus}}||<!--Date started-->||

*Cyprus is represented in Eswatini through its High Commission in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa32_en/mfa32_en?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Bilateral Relations|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> and by an honorary consulate in [[Mbabane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/276617043AAE6E2EC2258029003249E1?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honorary Consular Officers of the Republic of Cyprus|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113020910/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/276617043AAE6E2EC2258029003249E1?OpenDocument|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Eswatini is represented in Cyprus through its High Commission in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/All/BC8120B591F83783C2258029003120A2?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Cyprus – International Organizations|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Greece}}||<!--Date started-->||

*Greece is represented in Eswatini via parallel accreditation of its embassy in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].<ref name="mfa.gr">{{cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/swaziland/|title=Greece's Bilateral Relations|website=www.mfa.gr|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
*Eswatini is represented in Greece through its embassy in [[London]].<ref name="mfa.gr"/>
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|{{flag|Japan}}||21 May 1971||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1971.
*Japan is represented in Eswatini via parallel accreditation of its embassy in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.za.emb-japan.go.jp/jointad/sz/en/index.html|title=Embassy of Japan in Swaziland|website=www.za.emb-japan.go.jp|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Serbia}}||1 June 1990||

*Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 1 June 1990.
*A number of bilateral agreements have been concluded and are in force between both countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/images/stories/bilaterala_ugovori/SWAZILAND.doc |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-12-30 |archive-date=2018-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215210450/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/images/stories/bilaterala_ugovori/SWAZILAND.doc |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||20 January 1981||
*The Embassy of the [[Eswatini]] in [[Brussels]] is accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto153">{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-swaziland.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Eswatini}}</ref>
*Turkish ambassador in [[Pretoria]] to [[South Africa]] is also accredited to [[Eswatini]].<ref name="auto153" />
*Trade volume between the two countries was 309,000 USD in 2019.<ref name="auto153" />
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||6 September 1968||Eswatini established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 6 September 1968.<ref name="britain"/>{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Eswatini and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=April 2025}}
*Eswatini maintains a [[High Commission of Eswatini, London|high commission]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/africa/eswatini/|date=1 February 2015|title=Eswatini|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=4 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116113751/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/africa/eswatini/|archive-date=16 November 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Eswatini through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in Mbabane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-mbabane|title=British High Commission Mbabane|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501175336/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-mbabane|archive-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

The UK governed [[History of Eswatini#Swaziland Protectorate (1903–1968)|Eswatini]] from 1903 to 1968, when it achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] and the [[World Trade Organization]], as well as the [[Economic Partnership Agreements|SACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bavier|first=Joe|date=11 September 2019|title=Britain agrees post-Brexit trade deal with southern Africa|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-africa-trade-idUKKCN1VW1N5|website=[[Reuters]]|access-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218025328/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-africa-trade-idUKKCN1VW1N5/|archive-date=18 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>  Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention,<ref>{{cite web|author=[[HM Revenue and Customs]]|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swaziland-tax-treaties|date=2 January 2014|title=Swaziland: tax treaties|website=GOV.UK|access-date=4 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328114022/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swaziland-tax-treaties|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> an Investment Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/2976/eswatini---united-kingdom-bit-1995-|title=Eswatini - United Kingdom BIT (1995)|website=[[UN Trade and Development]]|access-date=27 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606053931/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/2976/eswatini---united-kingdom-bit-1995-|archive-date=6 June 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}}||6 September 1968||See [[Eswatini–United States relations]]
[[File:Embassy of Eswatini in Washington, D.C.jpg|thumb|200px|The Eswatini embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], USA.]]

The United States assists Eswatini with a number of [[HIV/AIDS]] initiatives and programs implemented through the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]] (USAID), [[Centers for Disease Control]] (CDC), the [[Peace Corps]], [[African Development Foundation]], the [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]], and the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]. In addition, the U.S. supports small enterprise development, education, military training, institutional and human resources development, agricultural development, and trade capacity building.

The U.S. is also the largest bilateral donor to the [[Global Fund]], Eswatini's principal HIV/AIDS funding source. The U.S. Government sends about 4 Swazi professionals to the United States each year, from both the public and private sectors, primarily for master's degrees, and about 5 others for three- to four-week International Visitor programs.

* Eswatini has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]]
* United States has an embassy in Mbabane.
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