Editing Foreign relations of Malta (section)

==Bilateral relations==
===Multilateral===
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|{{Flag|European Union}}||<!--Start date-->
|See [[2004 enlargement of the European Union]] 
Malta joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 May 2004.
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|{{Flag|NATO}}||<!--Start date-->
| See [[Malta–NATO relations]] 
Malta is not a member of [[NATO]].
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===Africa===

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|{{flag|Egypt}}|| 4 November 1965
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* Malta has an embassy in [[Cairo]] and 2 honorary consulates in [[Alexandria]] and [[Suez]].<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/malta/valletta/embassy/en-GB/default.htm Egyptian embassy in Valletta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114172217/http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/malta/valletta/embassy/en-GB/default.htm |date=January 14, 2010 }}</ref>
* Egypt has an embassy in [[Ta' Xbiex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/EGYPT(1).pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Gambia}}|| 21 October 1976
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Both countries have a Memorandum on Migration Matters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Memorandum-of-Migration-Matters-.aspx|title=Memorandum on Migration Matters between the Government of the Republic of Malta and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423131716/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Memorandum-of-Migration-Matters-.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Ghana}}||27 February 1974||

* Ghana has a high commission in [[Valletta]].
* Malta has a high commission in [[Accra]].
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|{{flag|Lesotho}}|| 11 April 2006
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 11, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060415/local/malta-lesotho-establish-diplomatic-relations.57115|title=Malta, Lesotho establish diplomatic relations|date=April 15, 2006|access-date=August 20, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706111701/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060415/local/malta-lesotho-establish-diplomatic-relations.57115|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Libya}}|| 15 June 1965
| see [[Libya–Malta relations]]
* Both countries established diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
* Libya has an embassy in [[Balzan]].
* Malta has an embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/968_LIBYA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Malta has enjoyed cordial relations with [[Libya]] ever since its Independence. In 1984, a Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation was signed with [[Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi]]'s regime by [[Dom Mintoff]]. This treaty included a security protocol in which Libyan forces agreed to train and arm their Maltese counterparts. Libya supplied Malta with refined [[crude oil]] starting in 1975. Libyan nationals did not require [[Visa (document)|visas]] to enter Malta until 2004.
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|{{flag|Tunisia }}|| 20 December 1967
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* Both countries established official diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
* Malta has an embassy in [[Tunis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/1BE_TUNISIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Tunisia has an embassy in [[Valletta]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
* Tunisian Foreign Affairs Ministry about relations with Malta
* Malta and [[Tunisia]] are discussing the commercial exploitation of the [[continental shelf]] between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
* [[Maltese language|Maltese]] and [[Tunisian Arabic]] are very similar languages. The two countries share very rich historical links.
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|{{flag|Uganda}}|| 21 July 2004
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 21, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Uganda---Joint-Communique-on-the-Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx|title=Uganda - Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423131713/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Uganda---Joint-Communique-on-the-Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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===Americas===

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|{{flag|Argentina}}||28 May 1975||

* Argentina is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
* Malta is accredited to Argentina from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Valletta and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Buenos Aires]].
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|{{flag|Brazil}}||23 June 1975||

* Brazil is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in Valletta.
* Malta has an embassy in [[Brasília]].<ref name="Mt.MFEA-Brazil">{{Cite web |url=https://missions.foreign.gov.mt/embassies/brazil/ |title=Embassy of Malta in the Federative Republic of Brazil |website=Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta |access-date=14 January 2025}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Canada}}|| 21 December 1964
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* Canada is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in Valletta.<ref>[http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/Malta-en.aspx Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Malta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016102536/http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/Malta-en.aspx |date=October 16, 2008 }}</ref>
* Malta has a high commission in Ottawa, and maintains a consulate-general in [[Toronto]] and [[honorary consulate]]s in [[Quebec City]], [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], and [[Edmonton]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://missions.foreign.gov.mt/high-commissions/canada/ |title=High Commission of Malta in Canada |website=Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta |access-date=14 January 2025}}</ref>
* A [[Maltese Canadians|substantial Maltese diaspora]] exists in Canada.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Chile}}||11 December 1989||
In July 2017, Maltese President [[Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca]] paid an official visit to Chile.
* Chile is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in Valletta.
* Malta is accredited to Chile from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.<ref name="Mt.MFEA-Brazil"/>
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|{{flag|Guyana}}|| 12 March 1976
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 12, 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101008/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]]
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||29 October 1975||

* Mexico is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy and maintains an honorary consulate in Valletta.
* Malta is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://missions.foreign.gov.mt/embassies/united-states-of-america/ |title=Embassy of Malta in The United States of America |website=Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta |access-date=14 January 2025}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines }}|| 10 December 2004||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines---Joint-communique-on-the-establishment-of-the-diplomatic-relations-between-Malta-and-sain.aspx |title=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Joint communique on the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Malta and saint vincent and the grenadines |access-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813190952/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines---Joint-communique-on-the-establishment-of-the-diplomatic-relations-between-Malta-and-sain.aspx |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago }}|| 24 September 2009||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 24, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/mt/Archives/Pages/Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations-between-Malta-and-the-Republic-of-Trinidad-and-Tobago.aspx|title=Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Malta and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423131717/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/mt/Archives/Pages/Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations-between-Malta-and-the-Republic-of-Trinidad-and-Tobago.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|United States }}|| 21 September 1964|| See [[Malta–United States relations]]

Malta and the United States established full diplomatic relations upon Malta's independence in 1964; overall relations are currently active and cordial. The United States has been sympathetic to Malta's campaign to attract private investment, and some firms operating in Malta have U.S. ownership or investment. These include major hotels, manufacturing and repair facilities, and some offices servicing local and regional operations.
* Malta has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]]
* United States has an embassy in [[Ta' Qali]].
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===Asia===

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|{{flag|Armenia}}||7 June 1993
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*Armenia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome.
*Malta is represented in Armenia through its embassy in [[Warsaw]], Poland and has an honorary consulate in [[Yerevan]].
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|{{flag|China}}|| 31 January 1972 || see [[Foreign relations of China|China–Malta relations]]
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|{{flag|Georgia}}|| 26 February 1993
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* Georgia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=219&MLEV=8 |title=Direction of Georgian representation in Malta |publisher=Mfa.gov.mt |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825092400/http://www.mfa.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=219&MLEV=8 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Malta is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
* Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] and of [[Council of Europe]].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080903230524/http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=399&lang_id=ENG Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Malta]
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|{{flag|India}}|| 10 March 1965
| see [[India–Malta relations]]
* Malta opened a high commission in New Delhi in 2007.
* India opened a high commission in Malta at St Venera in early 2018.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. 
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|{{flag|Iran}}||
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* Iran is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
* Malta is represented in Iran through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Valletta]] (in the Foreign Ministry).
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|{{flag|Israel }}|| December 1965
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* Malta has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
* See also [[Maltese Jews]].
* In December 2015, Israel singled Malta and five other EU countries for sanctions because they supported a decision that goods made in Jewish communities in the West Bank and the Golan Heights should be specially marked.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malta among countries targeted for Israeli 'sanctions'|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151204/local/malta-among-countries-targeted-for-israeli-sanctions.594518|access-date=December 4, 2015|work=[[The Times (Malta)|The Times]]|date=December 4, 2015|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171244/https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151204/local/malta-among-countries-targeted-for-israeli-sanctions.594518|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}|| 19 February 1993
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1993.<ref>https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Documents/Kyrgyzstan-%2019%20February%201993.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904013828/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Documents/Kyrgyzstan-%2019%20February%201993.pdf |date=September 4, 2017 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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|{{flag|Pakistan }}|| January 1966
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*Malta is represented in Pakistan through its embassy in Beijing (China) and an honorary consulate in [[Karachi]]. Pakistan is represented in Malta through its embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] ([[Libya]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Marsa (city)|Marsa]].
*In 2007, in a meeting in Malta between Pakistani Foreign Minister [[Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri]] and Foreign Minister of Malta [[Michael Frendo]], the two countries agreed to continue the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the United Nations and other international forums as well and reviewed bilateral ties with a view to strengthening relations between Pakistan and Malta in all spheres, especially trade and investment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malta, Pakistan review, strengthen bilateral ties. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31266549_ITM |quote=Malta and Pakistan agreed to continue ongoing cooperation between them in United Nations and other international forums during talks between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his visiting Malta counterpart Dr. Michael Frendo. Kasuri and Dr. Frendo reviewed bilateral ties to strengthen relations between two... |work=[[Pakistan Press International]] |date=June 14, 2007 |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}</ref> Foreign Minister Kasuri emphasized the need for exchanging trade delegations to exploit true potential for enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries, which are the "gateways" to their respective regions. Dr. Michael Frendo agreed to send an expert delegation to Pakistan to seek opportunities for enhancing bilateral trade relations. Pakistan also sought Malta's support for Pakistan's initiative for equitable market access to the European Union through a Free Trade Agreement or similar mechanism.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymalta.com/wt/2007/06/pakistan-ties.shtml |title=Pakistan ties |access-date=June 4, 2009 |quote=Pakistan and Malta Wednesday agreed to continue the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the United Nations and other international forums as well. This was observed in a meeting of Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri and Foreign Minister of Malta Dr. Michael Frendo here. The two foreign ministers reviewed bilateral ties with a view to strengthening relations between Pakistan and Malta in all spheres, especially trade and investment. |work=[[Associated Press of Pakistan]] in Daily Malta |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708221441/http://www.dailymalta.com/wt/2007/06/pakistan-ties.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan, Malta agree to continue ongoing cooperation at international forums |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31303152_ITM |date=June 13, 2007 |work=Asia Pulse |quote=Pakistan and Malta Wednesday agreed to continue the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the United Nations and other international forums as well. This was observed in a meeting of Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri and Foreign Minister of Malta Dr. Michael Frendo here.... |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
*In 2002 a Maltese citizen, who was born in Pakistan, was sentenced to seven years in prison in Malta. He was found guilty of kidnapping 11 Pakistani babies that were brought to Malta for adoption.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maltese jailed for trafficking Pakistani babies |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2005/ln/article_10103.shtml |quote=In March 2002, Dennis Charles was arrested with six other people by Palestinian authorities, after a tip-off that they held 11 babies, aged between ten days and two months, to be trafficked illegally to Malta. The babies were found in Gulshan-I-Iqbal in Karachi and were placed in care. |work=MaltaMedia Online Network |date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=June 4, 2009 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605034353/http://www.maltamedia.com/news/2005/ln/article_10103.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009 it was reported that a Pakistan-based human trafficking ring has set up a successful business in Malta, where Pakistanis seeking illegal entry into mainland Europe are being furnished with new travel documents and transported on to Italy and Spain. It was reported that sources within the Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that the illegal migration of Pakistanis to Europe was being carried out through Malta, from where the migrants are being transported by ship to Sicily and onward to countries such as Italy and Spain.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistani human traffickers use Malta as staging post for Europe |url=http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=85502 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218041220/http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=85502 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-02-18 |quote=A Pakistan-based human trafficking ring has set up a successful business in Malta, where Pakistanis seeking illegal entry into mainland Europe are being furnished with new travel documents and transported on to Italy and Spain, according to a report published in a leading Pakistani daily newspaper on Friday. |work=[[The Malta Independent]] |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Saudi Arabia }}|| 1 September 1975
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* Malta has an embassy in [[Riyadh]] and an honorary consulate in [[Jeddah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/29D_SAUDI_ARABIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia is represented through its embassy in Rome (Italy).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/SAUDI%20ARABIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|{{flag|South Korea }}|| <!--Date started--> April 2, 1965<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24604.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |website=www.mofa.go.kr |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224082551/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24604.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Malta began on April 2, 1965. 
* On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations] in 2015 President [[Park Geun-hye]] exchanged celebratory messages with Maltese President [[Marie Louise Coleiro Preca]]
* Bilateral Trade in 2014 
** Exports 1,014,000,000 US dollars
** Imports 514,000,000 US dollars
* Bilateral Investments(2014): 
** South Korea's investment in Malta was 31,490,000 US dollars
** Malta's investment in South Korea was 5,883,000,000 US dollars<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp?typeID=12%26boardid=302%26seqno=315067 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Press Releases |website=www.mofa.go.kr |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054524/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp?typeID=12%26boardid=302%26seqno=315067 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Tajikistan }}|| 25 September 2007||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 25, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Tajikistan---Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx|title=Tajikistan - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=August 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180520/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Tajikistan---Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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|{{flag|Turkey }}|| 10 October 1967
| See [[Malta–Turkey relations]]
* Malta is represented in Turkey through its Consulate General in Istanbul.
* Turkey is represented in Malta through its embassy in [[Valletta]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]], the [[World Trade Organization]] and the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. Also, Malta is an EU [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Turkey is a [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|candidate]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090808031909/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-malta.en.mfa Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta] 
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===Europe===

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|{{flag|Austria}}|| 9 November 1966
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* Austria is represented in Malta through an honorary consulate in [[Ta' Xbiex]].
* Malta has an embassy in [[Vienna]] and 4 honorary consulates (in [[Innsbruck]], [[Linz]], Salzburg and [[Vienna]]).
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* [https://archive.today/20121215180746/http://www.bmeia.gv.at/aussenministerium/aussenpolitik/voelkerrecht/staatsvertraege/bilaterale-staatsvertraege.html?dv_staat=106&mode=country&submit=1&vb_vp_id=107&cHash=7efa88db00 Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties between both countries (in German only)]
* [http://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Foreign%20Consular%20Representations%20in%20Malta/Austria.aspx Direction of the Austrian honorary consulate in Ta' Xbiex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407152625/http://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Foreign%20Consular%20Representations%20in%20Malta/Austria.aspx |date=April 7, 2016 }}
* [http://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Maltese%20Diplomatic%20Representations%20Overseas/Austria.aspx Directions of the Maltese representation in Austria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407194645/http://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Maltese%20Diplomatic%20Representations%20Overseas/Austria.aspx |date=April 7, 2016 }}
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|{{flag|Belarus}}|| 16 February 1993
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* Belarus is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/BAA_BELARUS.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Malta is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/BELARUS.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Belgium}}|| June 1965||
* Both countries established diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
* Belgium has an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/belgian_embassies_and_consulates_abroad/|title=Diplomatie.be|work=diplomatie |date=March 23, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227075341/https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/belgian_embassies_and_consulates_abroad|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Malta has an embassy in [[Brussels]] and an honorary consulate in [[Antwerp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/B33_BELGIUM.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Bulgaria}}|| 11 September 1971
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* Bulgaria is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).<ref>[http://www.mfa.bg/en/index.php?option=com_selfpage&Itemid=253 Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420061440/http://www.mfa.bg/en/index.php?option=com_selfpage&Itemid=253 |date=April 20, 2010 }}</ref>
* Malta has 2 honorary consulates in Bulgaria (in [[Sofia]] and [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/pages/default.asp|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=May 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516050203/http://www.mfa.gov.mt/pages/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Malta joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on May 1, 2004, while Bulgaria joined on January 1, 2007.
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|{{flag|Croatia}}|| 30 June 1992
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* Croatia is represented in Malta through it embassy in Rome (Italy).
* Malta is represented in Croatia through its general embassy in [[Valletta]] (Malta) and 2 honorary consulate in [[Zagreb]] and [[Split, Croatia|Split]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mvep.hr/hr/predstavnistva/veleposlanstva-stranih-drzava-u-rh/malta-split,443.html|title=MVEP • Veleposlanstva stranih država u RH • Malta, Split|access-date=October 1, 2015|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407001447/http://www.mvep.hr/hr/predstavnistva/veleposlanstva-stranih-drzava-u-rh/malta-split,443.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Malta joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on May 1, 2004, while Croatia joined on July 1, 2013.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719032108/http://www.mvpei.hr/CustomPages/Static/HRV//templates/_frt_bilateralni_odnosi_po_drzavama_en.asp?id=130   Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Malta]
* [http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/91E_CROATIA.pdf  Malta Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Croatia]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 
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|{{flag|Cyprus}}|| 13 September 1972
| See [[Cyprus–Malta relations]]
* The two countries share membership of the [[European Union]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
* Cyprus is represented to Malta through its accredited embassy in Rome (Italy).
* Malta is represented to Cyprus through its accredited embassy in [[Athens]] ([[Greece]]).
* The political relations are close due to similarities between the 2 countries (on historical, economical and regional).
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929213509/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/F49A9BB557374CF7C22571E1002D8459/$file/Malta.pdf?OpenElement List of Treaties between the 2 countries by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus]
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|{{flag|Czech Republic}}|| 10 July 1968 and 1 January 1993
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* The Czech Republic is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome, (Italy) and through an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.czech-malta.com/ |title=Czech honorary consulate in Valletta |publisher=Czech-malta.com |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526042543/http://czech-malta.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Malta is represented in the Czech Republic through a non-resident ambassador based in the Foreign Ministry at [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/images/files/file/CZECH%20REPUBLIC%20for%20blue%20book.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Denmark}}|| 26 March 1969
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* Denmark is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and through an honorary general consulate in [[Valletta]].
* Malta has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]] and 3 honorary consulates (in [[Aarhus]], Copenhagen and [[Odense]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/472_DENMARK.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Estonia}}|| 1 January 1992
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* Malta recognised Estonia on August 26, 1991.
* Estonia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/images/files/file/F24_Estonia.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Malta is represented in Estonia through a non-resident embassy based in [[Valletta]] (in the Foreign Affairs Ministry) and through an honorary consulate in [[Tallinn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/7BA_ESTONIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070718105930/http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_176/3105.html Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta] 
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|{{flag|Finland}}||21 February 1969||See [[Foreign relations of Finland|Finland–Malta relations]] 
* Finland is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]]. 
* Malta is represented in Finland through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Valletta]] (in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in [[Helsinki]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|France}}|| 21 September 1964
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* The two countries share membership of the [[European Union]].
* France has an embassy in Malta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambafrance-mt.org/ |title=French embassy in Malta |publisher=Ambafrance-mt.org |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=July 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726180458/http://www.ambafrance-mt.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The president of France, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] went to Malta on a private trip just after his election in May 2007.
* [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/malta-republic_345/index.html French Foreign Ministry about relations with Malta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406100818/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/malta-republic_345/index.html |date=April 6, 2012 }}
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|{{flag|Germany}}|| 16 February 1965||

* Germany opened an embassy in Valletta in 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valletta.diplo.de/Vertretung/valletta/de/Startseite.html |title=German embassy in Valletta (in German only) |language=de |publisher=Valletta.diplo.de |access-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102090629/http://www.valletta.diplo.de/Vertretung/valletta/de/Startseite.html |archive-date=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Malta has an embassy in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://missions.foreign.gov.mt/embassies/federal-republic-of-germany/ |access-date=|title=Embassy of Malta in the Federal Republic of Germany}}</ref>
* [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/Malta.html German Foreign Ministry about relations with Malta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201647/http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/Malta.html |date=March 3, 2016 }} 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Greece}}|| 30 April 1966 ||See [[Greece–Malta relations]]

* Greece has an embassy in Valletta.
* Malta has an embassy in Athens. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Holy See}}|| 15 December 1965||

* The Holy See has a [[nunciature]] in [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]].<ref>{{catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dxxmt|Malta (nunciature)}}</ref>
* Malta has an embassy to the Holy See located in Rome.
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|{{flag|Hungary}}|| 12 December 1970 ||

* Hungary is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome, Italy and through an honorary consulate in Valletta.
* Malta is represented in Hungary through its embassy in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] and through an honorary consulate in [[Budapest]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Iceland}}|| 3 July 1998||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 3, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Iceland---Attached-press-release-on-the-Establushment-of-Diplomatic-Relations-between-the-Government-of-the-Republic-of-Mal.aspx|title=Iceland - Attached press release on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Government of the Republic of Malta and the Government of the Republic of Iceland|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204947/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Iceland---Attached-press-release-on-the-Establushment-of-Diplomatic-Relations-between-the-Government-of-the-Republic-of-Mal.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Ireland}}|| 13 June 1990||
* Ireland has an embassy in [[Ta' Xbiex]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/malta/ |title=Malta - Department of Foreign Affairs |publisher=dfa.ie |access-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510024101/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/malta/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Malta has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and two honorary consulates ([[Dublin]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Embassies/Me_Dublin/Pages/ME_Dublin.aspx|title=Home - Ireland|access-date=February 11, 2022|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123041123/https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Embassies/ME_Dublin/Pages/ME_Dublin.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
* The Irish [[Defence Forces (Ireland)|Defence Forces]] trains officer cadets of the [[Armed Forces of Malta]] (AFM)<ref>{{cite news|title=Malta's Air Wing conducts training with the Irish Air Corps|url=http://flyinginireland.com/2016/03/maltas-air-wing-conducts-training-with-the-irish-air-corps/|access-date=24 December 2016|publisher=Flying in Ireland|date=17 March 2016|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224112411/http://flyinginireland.com/2016/03/maltas-air-wing-conducts-training-with-the-irish-air-corps/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Italy}}|| <!--Date started-->
| See [[Italy–Malta relations]]
* Both countries established official diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
* Italy has an embassy in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amblavalletta.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Lavalletta |title=Italian embassy in Valletta |publisher=Amblavalletta.esteri.it |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=July 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720072646/http://www.amblavalletta.esteri.it/Ambasciata_LaValletta |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Malta has an embassy in Rome and 18 honorary consulates (in [[Bari]], [[Bologna]], [[Brescia]], [[Cagliari]], [[Catania]], [[Genoa]], [[Livorno]], Milan, [[Naples]], [[Palermo]], [[Perugia]], [[Reggio Calabria]], [[Savona]], [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], [[Turin]], [[Trieste]], and [[Venice]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/46F_ITALY.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
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|{{flag|Kosovo}}|| 22 September 2011
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* Kosovo [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declared its independence]] from [[Serbia]] on February 17, 2008, and Malta [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|recognised]] it on August 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malta recognises independence of Kosovo|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080821/local/malta-recognises-independence-of-kosovo|work=The Times|location=Malta|date=August 21, 2008|access-date=August 21, 2008|archive-date=May 26, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526212420/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080821/local/malta-recognises-independence-of-kosovo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Malta tirrikonoxxi lil Kosovo bħala Stat Indipendenti|url=http://www.doi.gov.mt/en/press_releases/2008/08/pr1181.asp|publisher=Department of Information – Government of Malta|date=August 21, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2008|language=mt|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606134934/http://www.doi.gov.mt/en/press_releases/2008/08/pr1181.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* Kosovo and Malta established diplomatic relations on September 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=1,4,955 |title=Ministri i Jashtëm Enver Hoxhaj dhe homologu i tij nga Malta, Tonio Borg, kanë nënshkruar marrëveshjen për vendosjen e marrëdhënieve diplomatike mes Republikës së Kosovës dhe Republikës së Maltës. |publisher=Mfa-ks.net |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192732/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=1,4,955 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Lithuania}}|| 7 February 1994
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* Malta is represented in Lithuania through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Valletta]] (in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in [[Vilnius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/B3A_LITHUANIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Lithuania is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://it.mfa.lt/index.php?990572489 |title=Lithuania embassy in Rome (also accredited to Malta) |publisher=It.mfa.lt |date=May 8, 2007 |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522104704/http://it.mfa.lt/index.php?990572489 |archive-date=May 22, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-634447235 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Malta (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133637/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-634447235 |date=September 30, 2011 }} 
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|{{flag|Luxembourg}}|| 3 June 1969
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* Luxembourg is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
* Malta is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Moldova }}|| 3 July 1996
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* Malta is represented in Moldova through a non-resident embassy based in [[Valletta]] (in the Foreign Affairs Ministry).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/A13_MOLDOVA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Moldova is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/images/files/file/MOLDOVA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[http://www.mfa.gov.md/tratate-bilaterale/mt/  Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration about the relation with Malta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722172753/http://www.mfa.gov.md/tratate-bilaterale/mt/ |date=July 22, 2011 }}
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|{{flag|Netherlands }}|| 1965
|See [[Foreign relations of the Netherlands|Malta–Netherlands relations]]
* The Netherlands have an embassy in [[Valletta]].<ref>[https://diplomaticmonitor.org/c2c/NL-MT Netherlands in Malta] </ref>
* Malta has an embassy in [[The Hague]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Amsterdam]] and [[Breda]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/images/files/file/THE%20NETHERLANDS.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* [http://www.minbuza.nl/dsresource?type=pdf&objectid=buzabeheer:47388&versionid=&subobjectname=  Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta (in Dutch)]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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|{{flag|North Macedonia}}|| 25 January 2017
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Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 25, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/index.php/en/media-centar/za-novinari/press-releases/2176-republika-makedonija-vospostavi-diplomatski-odnosi-so-republika-malta | title=Министерство за надворешни работи | access-date=February 26, 2017 | archive-date=May 5, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505162309/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/index.php/en/media-centar/za-novinari/press-releases/2176-republika-makedonija-vospostavi-diplomatski-odnosi-so-republika-malta | url-status=live }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Poland }}||<!--Date started-->||

* Malta has an embassy in [[Warsaw]].
* Poland has an embassy in Valletta. 
* Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 May 2004. 
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|{{flag|Portugal }}|| November 1968
|See [[Malta–Portugal relations]]
* Malta has an embassy in [[Lisbon]] and 4 honorary consulates (in [[Algarve]], [[Azores]], Lisbon and [[Porto]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/729_PORTUGAL.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Portugal has an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/images/files/file/PORTUGAL(1).pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
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|{{flag|Romania }}|| 7 June 1968
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* Malta has an honorary consulate in [[Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/pages/default.asp|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112035647/http://foreign.gov.mt/pages/default.asp|archive-date=November 12, 2008}}</ref>
* Romania has a non-resident embassy for Malta in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mae.ro/index.php |title=Romanian Foreign Ministry |publisher=Mae.ro |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709023200/http://www.mae.ro/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* Malta joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on May 1, 2004, while Romania joined on January 1, 2007.
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|{{flag|Russia }}|| 26 July 1967
|See [[Malta–Russia relations]]
* Malta has an [[Embassy of Malta in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]] and an honorary consulate in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/AF3_RUSSIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=October 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001203815/http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/AF3_RUSSIA.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Russia has an embassy in [[San Ġwann]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malta.mid.ru/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415014219/http://www.malta.mid.ru/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-04-15 |title=Russian embassy in Valletta |publisher=Malta.mid.ru |access-date=August 20, 2013 }}</ref>
*[http://www.russian-malta.com Coordination Board of Russian Compatriots in Malta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006115949/http://russian-malta.com/ |date=October 6, 2020 }}
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|{{flag|Serbia }}|| 4 June 1968
| See [[Malta–Serbia relations]]
* Malta is represented in Serbia through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Valletta]] (in the Foreign Ministry).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/211_SERBIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Serbia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and through an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Malta/index_e.html |title=Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta |access-date=May 15, 2009 |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815080702/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Malta/index_e.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
* Malta is an EU [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an EU [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]].
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|{{flag|Slovakia }}|| 1 January 1993
| See [[Malta–Slovakia relations]]
* Malta is represented in Slovakia through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Valletta]] (in the Foreign Ministry).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=144&MLEV=6 |title=Maltese representations in Slovakia |publisher=Foreign.gov.mt |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827073454/http://www.foreign.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=144&MLEV=6 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Slovakia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=288&MLEV=8 |title=Slovakian representations in Malta |publisher=Foreign.gov.mt |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827073511/http://www.foreign.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=288&MLEV=8 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovakiamalta.com/ |title=Slovakian honorary consulate in Valletta |publisher=Slovakiamalta.com |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615095553/http://slovakiamalta.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* The foreign relations between Malta and Slovakia are not very intensive. Foreign policy of Malta is concentrated rather on cooperation with [[Algeria]], [[Tunis]], [[Libya]] and [[Egypt]]. There is, however, 41 years lasting cooperation between those two countries.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |title= Príhovor podpredsedu vlády SR počas spoločenského podniku pri príležitosti štátneho sviatku SR a 40. výročia nadviazania diplomatických stykov medzi SR a Maltou vo Vallette. |url= http://www.vlada.gov.sk/14021/prihovor-podpredsedu-vlady-sr-pocas-spolocenskeho-podniku-pri-prilezitosti-statneho-sviatku-sr-a-40-vyrocia-nadviazania-diplomatickych-stykov-medzi-sr-a-maltou-vo-vallette.php |publisher= Úrad vlády SR (Slovak Government) |access-date= May 11, 2009 |language= sk |archive-date= July 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110728123411/http://www.vlada.gov.sk/14021/prihovor-podpredsedu-vlady-sr-pocas-spolocenskeho-podniku-pri-prilezitosti-statneho-sviatku-sr-a-40-vyrocia-nadviazania-diplomatickych-stykov-medzi-sr-a-maltou-vo-vallette.php |url-status= live }}</ref>
* In 2001 Slovak prime minister [[Mikuláš Dzurinda]] visited Malta at the invitation of Maltese premier [[Edward Fenech Adami]], and negotiated the integration of both countries into European Union and economic cooperation between Malta and Slovakia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Informácia o priebehu a výsledkoch oficiálnej návštevy predsedu vlády SR Mikuláša Dzurindu na Malte v dňoch 18. – 19. júna 2001 |url=https://www.rokovania.sk/appl/material.nsf/0/93E6675B3BA1E98BC1256A860033ADC2/$FILE/material.rtf |publisher=Úrad vlády Slovenskej republiky (Slovak Government) |access-date=May 11, 2009 |language=sk }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* In 2008 Slovakian agency SARIA signed a treaty of reciprocal assistance related to third-world countries, with [[Malta Enterprise]].<ref name=autogenerated1/>
* Slovak prime minister Robert Fico visited Maltese capital [[Valletta]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fico na Malte rokuje s premiérom o skúsenostiach s eurom a obchode | url=http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/c1-22749070-fico-na-malte-rokuje-s-premierom-o-skusenostiach-s-eurom-a-obchode | publisher=Hospodárske noviny online | access-date=May 11, 2009 | language=sk | archive-date=July 20, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181653/http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/c1-22749070-fico-na-malte-rokuje-s-premierom-o-skusenostiach-s-eurom-a-obchode | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Slovenia }}|| 29 June 1992
| See [[Malta–Slovenia relations]]
* Malta has an honorary consulate in [[Ljubljana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mt/images/files/file/SLOVENIA2.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Slovenia is represented through its embassy in Rome, Italy and through an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/C4Z_SLOVENIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Both countries are members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
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|{{flag|Spain }}|| 10 October 1968
|See [[Malta–Spain relations]]
* Malta has an embassy in [[Madrid]] and 5 honorary consulates (in [[Barcelona]], [[Palma de Mallorca]], [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]], [[Seville]] and [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/C64_SPAIN.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in [[Valletta]].<ref>[http://www.maec.es/Subwebs/Embajadas/lavalletta/es/home/Paginas/home_lavalletta.aspx Spanish embassy in Valletta (in Spanish only)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105110238/http://www.maec.es/Subwebs/Embajadas/lavalletta/es/home/Paginas/home_lavalletta.aspx |date=January 5, 2010 }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
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|{{flag|Sweden }}|| June 1969
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* Malta is represented in Sweden through its embassy in [[Copenhagen]] ([[Denmark]]) and through 2 honorary consulates (in [[Malmö]] and [[Sundsvall]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/CBD_SWEDEN.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Sweden is represented in Malta through a non-resident ambassador (based in the Foreign Ministry in [[Stockholm]]) and through an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/5616/a/21067/l/en/pd/5616 |title=Directions of the Swedish honorary consulate in Valletta |publisher=Sweden.gov.se |date=May 3, 2012 |access-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605064536/http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/5616/a/21067/l/en/pd/5616 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Ukraine }}|| 5 March 1992 || See [[Malta–Ukraine relations]]

* The Maltese embassy in Moscow (Russia) is also accredited as a non-resident embassy to Ukraine.
* Ukraine is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
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|{{flag|United Kingdom }}|| 21 September 1964|| See [[Malta–United Kingdom relations]]
Malta established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 21 September 1964.<ref name=":1" />{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Malta and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=March 2025}} 
*Malta maintains a [[High Commission of Malta, London|high commission]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|date=30 January 2017|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/europe/malta/|title=Malta|website=Diplomat Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=26 March 2025|archive-date=22 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322221741/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/europe/malta/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Malta through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in Valletta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-malta|title=British High Commission Malta|website=GOV.UK|language=en-GB|access-date=10 April 2024|archive-date=10 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410041351/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-malta|url-status=live}}</ref>
The UK governed [[Crown Colony of Malta|Malta]] from 1800 until 1964, when it achieved full independence. 

Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], the [[Council of Europe]], the [[International Criminal Court]], the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Bilateral Cooperation Framework,<ref>{{cite web|last=Scicluna|first=Christopher|date=10 February 2023|title=Britain, Malta sign deal covering defence, migration|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britain-malta-sign-deal-covering-defence-migration-2023-02-10/|location=[[Valletta]]|website=Reuters|language=en-GB|access-date=6 December 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210133803/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britain-malta-sign-deal-covering-defence-migration-2023-02-10/|archive-date=10 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Double Taxation Convention.<ref>{{Cite web |author=HM Revenue and Customs|date=27 December 2013|title=Malta: tax treaties|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/malta-tax-treaties|access-date=26 March 2025|website=GOV.UK|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221093414/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/malta-tax-treaties|archive-date=21 February 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Oceania===

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|{{flag|Australia}}|| 21 September 1964
| see [[Australia–Malta relations]]

Both countries have full embassy level diplomatic relations since 1967.  Australia has a High Commission in [[Valletta]].  Malta has a High Commission in [[Canberra]], 2 Consulates-General (in [[Melbourne]] and Sydney), and 4 honorary consulates (in [[Adelaide]], [[Ascot Vale]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Perth]]).

Maltese president [[Eddie Fenech Adami]] embarked on a state visit to Australia in February 2009, where he met with Governor-General [[Quentin Bryce]] and Australian Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]].  During an official dinner in honour of the Maltese President, Kevin Rudd declared "Australia would not be as complete without Malta".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=83692|title=President meets Governor-General Quentin Bryce in Canberra|publisher=The Malta Independent|access-date=April 17, 2009|archive-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218042620/http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=83692|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same month, Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister [[Tonio Borg]] visited Australia for discussions with Australian foreign minister [[Stephen Smith (Australian politician)|Stephen Smith]], where the commercial relationship between the two countries were discussed, in particular the signing of a contract between a [[Perth]]-based shipbuilding company and the [[Armed Forces of Malta|Maltese armed forces]] for the construction and delivery of four inshore patrol craft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s023_09.html|title=Visit to Australia by Republic of Malta Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs The Hon Dr Tonio Borg|publisher=Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs|access-date=April 17, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515095500/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s023_09.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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