Editing Foreign relations of Spain (section)

===Asia===
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|{{flag|Afghanistan}}||{{dts|28 October 1958}}<ref name=":41" />||See [[Afghanistan–Spain relations]]

* Afghanistan has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain closed its embassy in Kabul in August 2021.
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|{{flag|Armenia}}||{{dts|27 January 1992}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Armenia–Spain relations]]

* Armenia has an embassy in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spain.mfa.am/es/ |title=Embassy of Armenia in Madrid (in Armenian, English and Spanish)}}</ref>
* Spain is accredited to Armenia from its embassy in [[Moscow]], Russia and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Yerevan]].
* There are around 42,000 people of [[Armenian diaspora|Armenian descent]] living in Spain, especially in [[Valencia]] and Barcelona.
*''See also'': [[Armenians in Spain]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024911/https://www.maec.es/SiteCollectionDocuments/Monografias/Armenia.pdf Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperations about the relation with Armenia (in Spanish only)]
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|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}||{{dts|11 February 1992}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Azerbaijan–Spain relations]]

* Azerbaijan has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy office in [[Baku]].
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|{{flag|Bahrain}}||{{dts|15 November 1971}}<ref name=":43" />||
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|{{flag|Bangladesh}}||{{dts|12 May 1972}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Bangladesh–Spain relations]] 
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|{{flag|Bhutan}}||{{dts|11 February 2011}}<ref name="list" />
|See [[Bhutan–Spain relations]]
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|{{flag|China}}||{{dts|9 March 1973}}<ref name=":45" />||See [[China–Spain relations]]

* China has an embassy in Madrid, and a consulate-general in Barcelona.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and consulates-general in [[Guangzhou]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Shanghai]].
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|{{flag|East Timor}}||{{dts|20 May 2002}}<ref name=":3" />||

* East Timor is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
* Spain is accredited to East Timor from its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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|{{flag|Georgia}}||{{dts|9 July 1992}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Georgia–Spain relations]]

* Georgia has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
* Georgia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Georgia to the European Union|candidate]] and Spain is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]].
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|{{flag|India}}||{{dts|7 November 1956}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[India–Spain relations]]

* India has an embassy in Madrid<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassyindia.es/home |title=Indian Embassy in Madrid |access-date=2015-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074055/http://www.embassyindia.es/home |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and two honorary consulate generals in Barcelona and [[Las Palmas]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassyindia.es/about-the-embassy/consulates-in-spain |title=Honorary Consulate Generals of India in Spain |access-date=2015-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074058/http://www.embassyindia.es/about-the-embassy/consulates-in-spain |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and a consulate-general in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/nuevadelhi/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Spanish Embassy in India |access-date=2015-05-14 |archive-date=2015-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517042858/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/nuevadelhi/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||{{dts|February 1958}}<ref name=":40">{{Cite web |date=17 February 2015 |title=La proyección actual de España en Indonesia: imagen y relaciones políticas |url=https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dt2-2015-gilperez-proyeccion-actual-de-espana-en-indonesia-imagen-y-relaciones-politicas.pdf |access-date=13 August 2022 |page=14 |language=es}}</ref>||See [[Indonesia–Spain relations]]

* Indonesia has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].
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|{{flag|Iran}}||{{dts|4 March 1842}}<ref name=":25" />||See [[Iran–Spain relations]]

* Iran has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Tehran]].
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|{{flag|Iraq}}||{{dts|5 August 1950}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Iraq–Spain relations]]

* Iraq has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Baghdad]].
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|{{flag|Israel}}||{{dts|17 January 1986}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Israel–Spain relations]]

* Israel has an embassy in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://embassies.gov.il/madrid/Pages/default.aspx |title=Embassy of Israel in Madrid (in Hebrew and Spanish)}}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]] and a consulate-general in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/telaviv/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Embassy of Spain in Tel Aviv (in English and Spanish) |access-date=2014-11-14 |archive-date=2014-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202003128/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TELAVIV/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106165728/http://www.maec.es/SiteCollectionDocuments/Monografias/Israel.pdf  Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Israel (in Spanish)] 
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|{{flag|Japan }}||{{dts|12 November 1868}}<ref name=":26" />||See [[Japan–Spain relations]]

* Japan has an embassy in Madrid, a consulate-general in [[Barcelona]] and a consulate in [[Las Palmas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.es.emb-japan.go.jp/ |title=Embassy of Japan in Madrid |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2018-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409223251/http://www.es.emb-japan.go.jp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TOKIO/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Embassy of Spain in Tokyo |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2018-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329062533/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TOKIO/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Jordan}}||{{dts|6 July 1950}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Jordan–Spain relations]]

* Jordan has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Amman]].
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|{{flag|Kazakhstan }}||{{dts|11 February 1992}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Kazakhstan–Spain relations]]

* Kazakhstan has an embassy in Madrid.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kazesp.org/ |title=Embassy of Kazakhstan in Madrid |access-date=2018-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912190315/http://www.kazesp.org/ |archive-date=2018-09-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in [[Astana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/astana/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Embassy of Spain in Astana |access-date=2018-01-09 |archive-date=2021-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429233612/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/ASTANA/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Kuwait}}||{{dts|17 April 1964}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Kuwait–Spain relations]]

* Kuwait has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Kuwait City]].
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|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||{{dts|3 April 1992}}<ref name=":48" />||
* Spain is accredited to Kyrgyzstan from its embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan.
* Kyrgyzstan does not have an accreditation to Spain.
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|{{flag|Lebanon}}||{{dts|15 April 1949}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Lebanon–Spain relations]]

* Lebanon has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Beirut]].
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|{{Flag|Malaysia}}||{{dts|12 May 1967}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Malaysia–Spain relations]]

* Malaysia has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
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|{{flag|Mongolia}}||{{dts|4 July 1977}}<ref name=":3" />||

* Mongolia is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Paris, France.
* Spain is accredited to Mongolia from its embassy in Beijing, China.
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|{{flag|North Korea}}||{{dts|7 February 2001}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[North Korea–Spain relations]]

* North Korea closed its embassy in Madrid in November 2023.<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231102-dire-economy-prompts-mass-north-korean-embassy-closures Dire economy promotes mass North Korean embassy closures]</ref>
* Spain is accredited to North Korea from its embassy in Beijing, China.
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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||{{dts|17 September 1951}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Pakistan–Spain relations]]

Pakistan and Spain enjoy extremely cordial and friendly ties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daily.pk/spain-and-pakistan-enjoy-cordial-relations-6135/ |title=Spain and Pakistan enjoy cordial relations {{pipe}} Pakistan Daily |access-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308043249/http://www.daily.pk/spain-and-pakistan-enjoy-cordial-relations-6135/ |archive-date=2012-03-08}}</ref> Relations were established in the late 1950s. Pakistanis form the largest Asian immigrant community in Spain. 
* Pakistan has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate-general in Barcelona.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Islamabad]] and honorary consulates in [[Karachi]] and [[Lahore]].
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||{{dts|27 September 1947}}<ref name=":38" />||See [[Philippines–Spain relations]]

Philippine President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] concluded her second state visit in Spain in July 2006, bringing back millions of dollars of Spanish investments, particularly in Tourism and Information Technology. The Spanish king, [[Juan Carlos I]], also reiterated in Mrs. Arroyo's visit, his support for her project in the Philippines to re-establish Spanish as an official language in the country. He and his wife, Queen Sofia attended the 1998 centennial celebrations in Manila, commemorating 100 years of independence from Spain. The mediation of King Juan Carlos I is said to have produced the pardon and liberation of two Filipina domestic workers sentenced to death in Kuwait and the UAE. 
* Philippines has an embassy in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philippineembassymadrid.es/ |title=Embassy of the Philippines in Madrid (in Spanish)}}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in [[Manila]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/Manila/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Embassy of Spain in Manila (in English and Spanish) |access-date=2014-11-14 |archive-date=2020-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105141357/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/MANILA/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Qatar}}||{{dts|22 December 1972}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Qatar–Spain relations]]

* Qatar has an embassy in Madrid.
* Spain has an embassy in [[Doha]].
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|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||{{dts|17 July 1952}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Saudi Arabia–Spain relations]]

* Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate-general in [[Málaga]].
* Spain has an embassy in [[Riyadh]].
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||{{dts|24 March 1950}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[South Korea–Spain relations]]

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Spain began on 7 March 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24610.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |access-date=2017-06-11 |archive-date=2013-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224082813/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24610.jsp?menu=m_30_40 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

*With the normalization of diplomatic relations with the Republic of South Korea on 7 March 1950 Spain completed the process of universalizing its diplomatic relations.
*First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Cho Tae-yong]] met with his Spanish counterpart Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ignacio Ybáñez Rubio in Madrid on June 1 for the tenth Republic of Korea-Spain high-level policy consultation. In the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to step up bilateral cooperation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=%2Fwebmodule%2Fhtsboard%2Ftemplate%2Fread%2Fengreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID%3D12%26boardid%3D302%26seqno%3D315297 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Press Releases |access-date=2021-12-31 |archive-date=2017-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206164157/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=%2Fwebmodule%2Fhtsboard%2Ftemplate%2Fread%2Fengreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID%3D12%26boardid%3D302%26seqno%3D315297 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*Both countries signed a [[working holiday visa]] program agreement in 2017-12-18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://whic.mofa.go.kr/board.do?menuNo=100&boardConfigNo=35&boardNo=10851&action=view|title=외교부 워킹홀리데이 인포센터{{pipe}}Notice{{pipe}}Korea and Spain signed Working Holiday Agreement}}</ref> 
*South Korea has an embassy in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esp.mofa.go.kr/worldlanguage/europe/esp/main/index.jsp |title=Embassy of South Korea in Madrid (in Korean and Spanish) |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-date=2015-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716170229/http://esp.mofa.go.kr/worldlanguage/europe/esp/main/index.jsp |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Spain has an embassy in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/seul/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Embassy of Spain in Seoul (in English and Spanish) |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-date=2015-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817013635/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/seul/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/AsiaPacifico/Paginas/Asia-Oriental.aspx Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with South Korea (in Spanish only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121073902/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/AsiaPacifico/Paginas/Asia-Oriental.aspx |date=2019-11-21 }}
*[http://www.mofa.go.kr/search/search.jsp?searchData=%EC%8A%A4%ED%8E%98%EC%9D%B8 South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Spain (in Korean only)]{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
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|{{flag|Taiwan}}||No diplomatic relations||See [[Spain–Taiwan relations]]

* Spain has a [[Spanish Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]] in [[Taipei]].
* Taiwan has a [[Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain|Taipei Economic and Cultural Office]] in Madrid.
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|{{flag|Tajikistan}}||{{dts|4 August 1992}}<ref name=":49" />||

* Spain is accredited to Tajikistan from its embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan.
* Tajikistan is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Geneva, Switzerland.
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|{{flag|Thailand}}||{{dts|23 February 1870}}<ref name=":27" />||See [[Spain–Thailand relations]]

* Spain has an embassy in [[Bangkok]].
* Thailand has an embassy in Madrid.
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|{{flag|Turkey }}||{{dts|27 September 1924}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Spain–Turkey relations]]
* Spain has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate-general in [[Istanbul]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/ankara/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |title=Embassy of Spain in Ankara (in Spanish and Turkish) |access-date=2014-11-29 |archive-date=2014-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201232729/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/ANKARA/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Turkey has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate-general in [[Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://madrid.be.mfa.gov.tr |title=Embassy of Turkey in Madrid (in Spanish and Turkish)}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]], of [[NATO]] and the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. 
* Spain is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Turkey is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|candidate]]. Spain supports Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090626075025/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-spain.en.mfa Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Spain] 
*''See also'': [[Turks in Spain]]
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||{{dts|10 November 1972}}<ref name=":44" />||See [[Spain–United Arab Emirates relations]]

* Spain has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]].
* United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Madrid.
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|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}||{{dts|18 March 1992}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Spain–Uzbekistan relations]]

* Spain is accredited to Uzbekistan from its embassy in Moscow, Russia.
* Uzbekistan has an embassy in Madrid.
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}||{{dts|23 May 1977}}<ref name=":3" />||See [[Spain–Vietnam relations]]

* Spain has an embassy in [[Hanoi]].
* Vietnam has an embassy in Madrid.
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|{{flag|Yemen}}||{{dts|24 September 1968}}<ref name=":03"/>||See [[Spain–Yemen relations]]
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