Editing Foreign relations of Belgium (section)

==Relationship with countries==
===Africa===
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|{{flag|Congo-Kinshasa}}||2 July 1960||See [[Belgium–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 2 July 1960 when establishment of the Belgian diplomatic mission in Leopoldville and Jean Van den Bosch becomes the Belgian ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHRONOLOGIE GÉNÉRALE |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sections/comm/lmb/312_7_page_874_to_925.pdf |access-date=17 October 2023 |page=879 |language=fr,nl}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Kinshasa]] and a consulate-general in [[Lubumbashi]].
* Congo-Kinshasa has an embassy in Brussels and a consulate-general in [[Antwerp]].
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|{{flag|Eritrea}} ||<!--Date started-->||

* Belgium recognised Eritrea as an independent country on 14 June 1993.<ref>''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 2 July 1993</ref>
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|{{flag|South Sudan}} ||14 October 2011||Diplomatic relations were established on 14 October 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=14 OCTOBRE 2011. - Accord entre le Royaume de Belgique et la République du Soudan du Sud relatif à l'établissement de relations diplomatiques et consulaires, conclu par l'échange de notes diplomatiques (New York, le 1er août 2011 et le 14 octobre 2011) |url=https://vlex.be/vid/soudan-diplomatiques-334041218 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=vlex.be |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised South Sudan as an independent country on 1 December 2011.<ref>''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 14 December 2011</ref>
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===Americas===
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|{{flag|Canada}}||3 January 1939||See [[Belgium–Canada relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 3 January 1939.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linwood DeLong |date=January 2020 |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019#Beginnings |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Canadian Global Affairs Institute}}</ref>
* Both are close allies and members of [[NATO]] and [[La Francophonie|Francophonie]]. Both have a stance of [[multilateralism]] and have [[Federation|similar government systems]]. 
* Both were actively involved in the war in [[Afghanistan]] under [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]].
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Ottawa]] and a consulate-general in [[Montreal]].
* Canada has an embassy in Brussels. 
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|{{flag|Cuba}}||18 August 1902
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Diplomatic relations were established on 18 August 1902.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memoria Anual 2015 |url=https://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507190813/https://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2019 |access-date=14 October 2023 |page=19 |language=es}}</ref>

In 1837, Belgian negotiating sale right ownership of Cuba from Spanish government.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/2510230 | jstor=2510230 | title=Belgium and the Prospective Sale of Cuba in 1837 | last1=Gooch | first1=Brison D. | journal=The Hispanic American Historical Review | year=1959 | volume=39 | issue=3 | pages=413–427 | doi=10.2307/2510230 }}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Havana]].
* Cuba has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||19 November 1839||See [[Belgium–Mexico relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 19 November 1839.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite book |title=Annales parlementaires de Belgique: Session législative de ..., Volume 1 |publisher=Belgium. Parlement. Chambre des représentants |year=1851 |page=213 |language=fr}}</ref>

In 1836, Belgium—itself newly independent—recognized the independence of Mexico.<ref name=gesch>{{cite web |url=http://www.diplomatie.be/mexiconl/default.asp?id=36&mnu=36 |quote=Sommigen zijn matrozen, andere huursoldaten, nog anderen oefenen uiteenlopende beroepen uit:  misionarissen, artisanen, handelaars...zonder rekening te houden met drie grote Vlaamse brouwers die in 1537 naar Mexico kwamen op aanvraag van de Vice-Koning, en die beschouwd worden als de pioniers van het brouwen van het Mexicaanse bier. |title=Geschiedenis van Belgie en de Belgen in Mexico |access-date=10 June 2009 |language=nl-be |publisher=[[Belgium]]}}</ref> In 1919, the Belgian chamber of commerce of Mexico was established.<ref name=gesch/> Belgium opened its embassy in Mexico on 5 June 1954.<ref name=belg>{{cite web |url=http://diplobel.fgov.be/caironl/posts/nl/press/homedetails.asp?TEXTID=20269 |title=Herdenking van de 50e verjaardag van de Belgisch-Mexicaanse diplomatieke relaties op niveau van Ambassadeur |access-date=9 June 2009 |language=nl-be |publisher=[[Belgium]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706134053/http://diplobel.fgov.be/caironl/posts/nl/press/homedetails.asp?TEXTID=20269 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Mexico City]].
* Mexico has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Peru}} ||16 May 1850||Diplomatic relations were established on 16 May 1850.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>{{main|Belgium–Peru relations}}

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Lima]].
* Peru has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|United States}}||9 February 1832||See [[Belgium–United States relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 9 February 1832 when has been accredited Minister Resident of Belgium to United States with residence in Washington baron D. Behr.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KChOAAAAcAAJ&dq=Etats+Unis+d%27Amerique+Le+baron+de+Behr,+Ministre+Resident+9+f%C3%A9vrier+1832&pg=PA303 |title=Almanach de la Cour de Bruxelles sous les Dominations autrichienne et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement Belge, de 1725 à 1840 formant l'introduction à l'almanach Royal officiel de Belgique |publisher=Tarlier |year=1865 |page=303 |language=fr}}</ref>

The United States and Belgium are good friends and allies, despite occasional disagreements on a limited number of foreign policy issues. Good will and affection for Americans continues as a result of the U.S. role during and after the two World Wars, which was exhibited in 2004 during the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Belgium. Continuing to celebrate cooperative U.S. and Belgian relations, 2007 marks the 175th anniversary of the nations' relationship.
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], and consulates-general in [[Atlanta]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]].
* United States has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Uruguay}} ||26 September 1852||See [[Belgium–Uruguay relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 26 September 1852 when M. Joseph Lannoy has been appointed as Minister Resident of Belgium to Uruguay with Residence in Rio-de-Janeiro.<ref name="Librairie polytechnique De Decq">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4J9CAAAAcAAJ&dq=Uruguay:+Joseph+Lannoy&pg=PA24 |title=Almanach royal officiel de Belgique |publisher=Librairie polytechnique De Decq |year=1854 |page=24 |language=fr}}</ref>

* Belgium is accredited to Uruguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* Uruguay has an embassy in Brussels.
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===Asia===
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|{{flag|Armenia}} ||10 March 1992
|Diplomatic relations were established on 10 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/be |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Armenia as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC">''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 14 April 1992</ref>
* Armenia has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
* Belgium is accredited to Armenia from its embassy in Moscow, Russia and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Yerevan]]. 
* Belgium has [[Recognition of the Armenian Genocide|recognized]] the [[Armenian genocide]] in 1998.
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|{{flag|Azerbaijan}} ||17 June 1992
|See [[Azerbaijan–Belgium relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 17 June 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azerbaijan-Belgium Relations |url=https://brussels.mfa.gov.az/files/file/Azerbaijan-Belgium_Relations_1_.pdf |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=brussels.mfa.gov.az}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Azerbaijan as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* Azerbaijan has an embassy in Brussels.
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Baku]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)]].
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|{{flag|China}} ||25 October 1971||See [[Belgium–China relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 25 October 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2021 |title=Ambassador Cao Zhongming published an article on China Daily titled "Unity, openness and assistance" |url=http://be.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sghd/202110/t20211013_9544917.htm#:~:text=On%20Oct%2025%2C%201971%2C%20the,established%20diplomatic%20relations%20that%20day. |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and consulates-general in [[Guangzhou]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Shanghai]].
* China has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Georgia}} ||5 June 1992||Diplomatic relations were established on 5 June 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belgium, Kingdom of |url=https://mfa.gov.ge/en/bilateral-relations/be |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Georgia as an independent country on 23 March 1992.<ref name="ReferenceD">''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 8 April 1994</ref>
* Belgium is represented in Georgia through its embassy in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]]
* Georgia has an embassy in Brussels
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|{{flag|India}} ||20 September 1947||See [[Belgium–India relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 20 September 1947 when Prince Eugene de Ligne presented his credentials as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India: Belgium & Luxembourg 70 Years of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.indianembassybrussels.gov.in/pdf/MEA_India%20and%20Belgium_Luxembourg_Book.pdf |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=indianembassybrussels.gov.in |page=7}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and consualates-general in [[Chennai]] and [[Mumbai]].
* India has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Indonesia}} ||14 June 1950||See [[Belgium–Indonesia relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 14 June 1950 when Consulate General of Belgium in Jakarta has been elevated to rang Legation and M. P. Vanderstichelen appointed as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium to Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ys4-W4u7yr4C&dq=p.+van+der+stichelen+envoye+extraordinaire+et+ministre+plenipotentiaire+Belgique+en+Indonesie+14+juin+1950&pg=PA5072 |title=Belgisch staatsblad Issues 182-243 |date=6 January 2024 |publisher=1950 |page=5072 |language=fr,nl}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].
* Indonesia has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Israel}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Belgium–Israel relations]]

* On 29 November 1947, Belgium voted in favour of [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine|UN resolution 181]].
* Belgium recognised Israel on 15 January 1950.
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].
* Israel has an embassy in Brussels.
* There are approximately 31,200 [[Jew]]s living in Belgium.
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|{{flag|Japan}}||1 August 1866||See [[Belgium–Japan relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 1 August 1866.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relationship Belgium-Japan |url=https://japan.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/relationship-belgium-japan/diplomatic-relations |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=Embassy of Belgium in Japan}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
* Japan has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||25 August 1992||Diplomatic relations were established on 25 August 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2022 |title=Political Consultations between Kazakhstan and Belgium Confirm Commitment to Strengthening Cooperation |url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/442520?lang=en |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=gov.kz}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Kazakhstan as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Astana]].
* Kazakhstan has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||25 March 1992||See [[Belgium–Turkey relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 25 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Список стран, с которыми КР установил дипломатические отношения |url=https://mfa.gov.kg/kg/osnovnoe-menyu/vneshnyaya-politika/mezhdunarodnye-dogovory/spisok-stran-s-kotorymi-ustanovleny-dipotnosheniya/spisok-stran-s-kotorymi-kr-ustanovil-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=mfa.gov.kg |language=ru}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Kyrgyzstan as an independent country effective from 20 januari 1992.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||12 December 1957||See [[Belgium–Malaysia relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 12 December 1957.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4sDXbj9MkaAC&dq=G.+Jenebelly+charge+d%27affaires+Belgique+...+12+Decembere+1957&pg=PA461 |title=Belgisch staatsblad Issues 1-90 |date=6 January 2024 |publisher=1958 |page=461 |language=fr,nl}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
* Malaysia has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||20 February 1948||See [[Belgium–Pakistan relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 20 February 1948.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IbJnol0jn_QC&dq=Belgisch+staatsblad+...+M.+Goosse+charge+d%27affaires+en+Karachi&pg=PA2817 |title=Belgisch staatsblad Issues 92-121 |date=6 January 2024 |publisher=1948 |page=2817 |language=fr,nl}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Islamabad]].
* Pakistan has an embassy in Brussels.

Former Pakistani president, [[Pervez Musharraf]], has also previously extended a visit to Belgium during his tour of Europe in early 2008, which also included visits to the United Kingdom, France and Sweden. During his stay in [[Brussels]], he met the then-[[List of Prime Ministers of Belgium|Prime Minister]] of Belgium, [[Guy Verhofstadt]], and the two leaders held significant talks on trade and defence co-operation. {{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}
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|{{flag|Philippines}} ||18 May 1949||See [[Belgium–Philippines relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 18 May 1949.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBFQAQAAMAAJ&dq=Rene+Guillaume+charge+d%27affaires+en+philippines+10+fevrier+1949&pg=PA118 |title=Philippine Yearbook |publisher=Republic of the Philippines, National Statistics Office |year=1951 |page=118 |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Manila]].
* Philippines has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|South Korea }}||2 May 1961
|See [https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=80 Belgium–South Korea relations]
Diplomatic relations were established on 2 May 1961.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Korea & World Affairs - Volume 10 |publisher=Research Center for Peace and Unification |year=1986 |page=202}}</ref>      
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://republicofkorea.diplomatie.belgium.be/fr | title=La Belgique en République de Corée }}</ref>
* South Korea has an embassy in Brussels.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/be-en/index.do | title=Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union and Permanent Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization }}</ref>
* A [[Working Holiday Visa]] program has signed by the two governments of Belgian with South Korean in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://republicofkorea.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/travel-to-belgium/visa/working-holiday-program|title = Working Holiday Visa|date = 28 June 2016|access-date = 2 May 2019|archive-date = 2 May 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190502103503/https://republicofkorea.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/travel-to-belgium/visa/working-holiday-program|url-status = dead}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Syria}}||20 March 1946||See [[Belgium–Syria relations]]

Relations were established on 20 March 1946 when M.R. Taymans was appointed as Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium to Syria with residence in [[Beirut]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5COZpi0FlzAC&dq=nomme+Charge+d%27Affaires+Belgique+en+Syrie+Taymans&pg=PA3990 |title=Belgisch staatsblad, Issues 121–150 |date=1946 |access-date=29 October 2024|publisher=1946 |pages=3990 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium had an embassy in [[Damascus]], which was closed in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium closes its embassy in Syria |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/belgium-closes-its-embassy-in-syria-idUSBRE82S0SB/ |work=Reuters |date=28 March 2013 |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>
* Syria has an embassy in [[Brussels]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Syrian Embassy in Brussels |url=http://mofaex.gov.sy/brussels-embassy/ |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates – Syria |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||4 April 1838||See [[Belgium–Turkey relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 4 April 1838 when has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium to Turkey baron O'Sullivan de Grass.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SptjAAAAcAAJ&dq=O%27Sullivan+de+Grass+(Baron),+Envoye+extraordinaire+et+Ministre+plenipotentiaire,+4+avril+1838&pg=PA14 |title=Almanach royal de Belgique Classé Et Mis En Ordre Par H. Tarlier |publisher=Librairie polytechnique |year=1845 |page=14 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate–general in [[Istanbul]].
* Turkey has an embassy in Brussels and a consulate–general in [[Antwerp]]. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]].
* Belgium opposes [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|Turkey's EU membership]].
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|{{flag|Turkmenistan}}||1 February 1993||See [[Belgium–Turkey relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 1 February 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with which Turkmenistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Turkmenistan as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}||10 March 1992||See [[Belgium–Turkey relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 10 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with which the Republic of Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.uzbekistan.org.ua/en/foreign-policy/states-with-which-the-republic-of-uzbekistan-established-diplomatic-relations.html |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Ukraine}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Uzbekistan as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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===Europe===
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|{{flag|Andorra}} ||15 December 1994
|Diplomatic relations were established on 15 December 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=https://www.exteriors.ad/en/101-continguts-angles/diplomatic-representations/diplomatic-relations |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Andorra}}</ref>
* Belgium has recognised Andorra as an independent country on 2 December 1993, effective from 28 July 1993.<ref name="ReferenceD"/>
* Andorra has an embassy in Brussels.
* Belgium is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain. 
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|{{flag|Austria}}||||

* Austria has an embassy in Brussels.
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Vienna]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Belarus}} ||10 March 1992||Diplomatic relations were established on 10 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Politics |url=https://belgium.mfa.gov.by/en/bilateral_relations/political/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=belgium.mfa.gov.by}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Belarus as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} ||3 March 1994||Diplomatic relations were established on 3 March 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/default.aspx?id=6 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bosnia and Herzegovina}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Bosnia as an independent country on 10 April 1992.<ref name="ReferenceD"/>
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|{{flag|Bulgaria}}||11 December 1879
|Diplomatic relations were established on 11 December 1879.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005) |url=http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%25D0%2597%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B3%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BF%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0/%25D0%2594%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D1%2588%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826071151/http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 August 2018 |access-date=20 October 2023 |language=bg}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Sofia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.be/Sofia/|title= Belgian embassy Sofia|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref>
* Bulgaria has an embassy in Brussels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.bg/brussels/ |title=Bulgarian embassy in Brussels (in Bulgarian and French only) |access-date=21 June 2009 |archive-date=11 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211093224/http://www.mfa.bg/brussels/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of [[Francophonie]], [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Croatia}} ||10 March 1992||Diplomatic relations were established on 10 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mvep.gov.hr/foreign-policy/bilateral-relations/date-of-recognition-and-establishment-od-diplomatic-relations/22800 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Republic of Croatia Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Croatia as an independent country effective from 15 January 1992.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Zagreb]].
* Croatia has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. 
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|{{flag|Cyprus}}||||

* Belgium is accredited to Cyprus from its embassy in Athens, Greece.
* Cyprus is accredited to Belgium from its embassy in The Hague, the Netherlands. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Czech Republic}}||3 June 1919
|Belgium and Czechoslovakia established diplomatic relations on 3 June 1919.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1919 - Navázání diplomatických styků mezi Belgií a ČSR |url=https://www.mzv.cz/brussels/cz/vzajemne_vztahy/navazani_diplomatickych_styku_mezi.html |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=Velvyslanectví České republiky v Bruselu |language=cs}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised the independence of Czechia on 16 February 1993, effective from 1 January 1993.<ref name="ReferenceE">''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 13 March 1993</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Prague]].
* Czech Republic has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Denmark}}||25 February 1837||See [[Belgium–Denmark relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 25 February 1837 when has been accredited chargé d'affaires of Belgium to Denmark baron T. van der Straten-Ponthoz<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Colot |first=Pierre |title=History of the Relations Between Belgium and Denmark |year=1984 |page=30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KChOAAAAcAAJ&dq=Le+baron+de+Straten-Ponthoz+charge+d%27affaires+en+Danemark&pg=PA303 |title=Almanach de la Cour de Bruxelles sous les Dominations autrichienne et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement Belge, de 1725 à 1840 formant l'introduction à l'almanach Royal officiel de Belgique |publisher=Tarlier |year=1865 |page=303 |language=fr}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]].
* Denmark has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Estonia}}||26 January 1921
|Diplomatic relations were established first time on 21 January 1921. Diplomatic relations re-established on 5 September 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estonian-Belgian Diplomatic Relations 100 |url=https://brussels.mfa.ee/estonian-belgian-relations-100/#:~:text=The%20Ambassador%20of%20the%20Kingdom,restored%20on%205%20September%201991.&text=Mark%20Eyskens%20met%20with%20the,Council%20Arnold%20R%C3%BC%C3%BCtel%20and%20others. |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=Embassy of Estonia Brussels}}</ref>
* Belgium first recognised the independence of Estonia on 26 January 1921.
* After the end of the Soviet occupation, Belgium re-recognised Estonia on 27 August 1991.
* Belgium is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland.
* Estonia has an embassy in Brussels.
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070803032351/http://www.mfa.ee/eng/kat_176/432.html  Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belgium]
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|{{flag|Finland}}||9 July 1919
|Diplomatic relations were established on 9 July 1919.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The history of Finland's representation in Belgium |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/bel/history-of-representation-in-belgium#:~:text=Belgium%20recognised%20independent%20Finland%20on,from%20the%20Hague%20and%20Paris. |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Finland Abroad}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Finland's independence on 10 June 1919.
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Helsinki]].
* Finland has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|France}}||8 March 1831
|See [[Belgium–France relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 8 March 1831 when has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium to France Comte C. Le Hon.<ref name="Librairie polytechnique2"/>
* France helped Belgium rebel against and gain independence from the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. (See: [[Belgian Revolution]])
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Paris]] and consulates-general in [[Marseille]] and [[Strasbourg]].
* France has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
* Both nations signed a trade agreement in 1934.
* Both countries are members of [[NATO]] and the [[Francophonie]], both are also founding members of the [[European Union]] and [[Council of Europe]].
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|{{flag|Germany}}||<!--Date started-->
|See [[Belgium–Germany relations]]
They are both members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].  Also, the majority of the people in East Belgium speak [[German language|German]].
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Berlin]].
* Germany has one embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Greece}}|| 30 November 1838||See [[Belgium–Greece relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 30 November 1838 when has been accredited Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium to Greece M. Benjamin Mary.<ref name="Librairie polytechnique2"/>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Athens]].
* Since 1945, Greece has an embassy in Brussels.
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]], of the [[European Union]].
* There are between 15,000 and 26,000 Greeks who live in Belgium.
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|{{flag|Holy See}} ||21 July 1832||Diplomatic relations were established on 21 July 1832 when has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium to Roman states and Italian states (Holy See) Viscount Vilain XIIII.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SptjAAAAcAAJ&dq=Etats+Romains+et+Etats+d%27Italie+Vilain+XIIII+(Vicomte),+Envoye+extraordinaire+et+Ministre+plenipotentiaire,+21+juillet+1832&pg=PA12 |title=Almanach royal de Belgique Classé Et Mis En Ordre Par H. Tarlier |publisher=Librairie polytechnique |year=1845 |page=12 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy to the Holy See based in Rome.
* Holy See has an apostolic nunciature in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Iceland}} ||9 November 1945||Diplomatic relations were established on 9 November 1945.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iceland - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Government of Iceland}}</ref>
* Belgium is accredited to Iceland from its embassy in Oslo, Norway.
* Iceland has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Ireland}}||7 September 1932
|Diplomatic relations were established on 7 September 1932 when has been established Legation of Ireland in Belgium (Brussels). It was raised into an embassy 9 January 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dáil Éireann debate -Wednesday, 10 Feb 1960 Vol. 179 No. 1 Written Answers. - Irish Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices. |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1960-02-10/72/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=oireachtas.ie}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Dublin]].
* Ireland has an embassy in Brussels.
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]].
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|{{flag|Italy}}||24 February 1851
|Diplomatic relations were established on 24 February 1851 when has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Belgium Alberto Lupi Di Montalto.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nUjwdW92WjYC&dq=Marcello+Cerruti+,+incaricato+d%27affari+co+Lettere+Credenziali+5+maggio+1856&pg=PA53 |title=Annuario diplomatico del Regno d'Italia ... |publisher=Italia : Ministero degli affari esteri |year=1886 |page=53 |language=it |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Rome]].
* Italy has an embassy in Brussels.
* Both countries are full members of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]], of the [[European Union]] and of [[NATO]].
* There are around 450,000 people of [[Italian diaspora|Italian descent]] living in Belgium (see [[Italian Belgians]]); one of them is former Belgian prime minister [[Elio Di Rupo]]
* During World War II, [[Free Belgian Forces]] participated in the [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]] against Italy.
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|{{flag|Kosovo}}||23 April 2008||See [[Belgium–Kosovo relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 23 April 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accord entre le Royaume de Belgique et la République du Kosovo relatif à l'établissement de relations diplomatiques et consulaires, conclu par l'échange de note diplomatique et lettre (Bruxelles, 26 février 2008 et Pristina, 23 avril 2008)., de 23 avril 2008 |url=https://vlex.be/vid/kosovo-diplomatiques-diplomatique-pristina-41212391 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=vlex.be |language=fr}}</ref>

* Belgium [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|recognised]] Kosovo on 24 February 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ad.nl/buitenland/article2082987.ece|title=België erkent Kosovo|language=nl|date=25 February 2008|newspaper=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]}}; ''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 29 February 2008</ref>
* Belgium has a Liaison Office in [[Pristina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatie.be/nl/addresses/abroad/otherpostsdetail.asp?POSTE_ID=471|title=MFA Belgium|date=5 March 2008}}</ref>
* Kosovo has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
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|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|26 January 1921
|Diplomatic relations were established on 26 January 1921.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2021 |title=La Belgique célèbre 100 ans de relations diplomatiques avec l'Estonie et la Lettonie |url=https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/la-belgique-celebre-100-ans-de-relations-diplomatiques-avec-lestonie-et-la-lettonie |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=diplomatie.belgium.be |language=fr}}</ref> Diplomatic relations re-established on 5 September 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Cooperation |url=https://www2.mfa.gov.lv/en/belgium/bilateral-cooperation |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|27 December 1922
|Diplomatic relations were established first time on 27 December 1922.Diplomatic relations re-established on 5 September 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belgique |url=https://www.urm.lt/default/fr/bilaterale-belgique |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |language=fr |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123021912/https://www.urm.lt/default/fr/bilaterale-belgique |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Luxembourg}} ||9 July 1892||See [[Belgium–Luxembourg relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 9 July 1892.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MÉMORIAL du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Samedi, 16 juillet 1892 |url=https://www.stradalex.lu/fr/slu_src_publ_leg_mema/toc/leg_lu_mema_189207_42/doc/mema_1892A0478A |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Strada lex Luxembourg |language=fr}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Luxembourg City]].
* Luxembourg has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Malta}} ||June 1965||Diplomatic relations were established in June 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Message by the hon. Carmelo Abela, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade promotion of Malta, at the Malta-Belgium concert |url=https://foreign.gov.mt/statements-and-speeches/message-by-the-hon-carmelo-abela-minister-for-foreign-affairs-and-trade-promotion-of-malta-at-the-malta-belgium-concert/ |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=foreign.gov.mt|date=19 November 2018 }}</ref>
* Belgium is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy.
* Malta has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]].
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|{{flag|Moldova}}||11 March 1992||Diplomatic relations were established on 11 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regatul Belgiei |url=https://mfa.gov.md/ro/content/regatul-belgiei-0 |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=mfa.gov.md |language=ro}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Moldova as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* Moldova has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
* Belgium is accredited to Moldova from its embassy in Bucharest, Romania.
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|{{flag|Monaco}} ||2 October 1931||Diplomatic relations were established on 2 October 1931.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure |access-date=14 October 2023 |page=44 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris, France and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
* Monaco has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Montenegro}} ||25 July 2006||Diplomatic relations were established on 25 July 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belgium |url=https://www.gov.me/en/diplomatic-missions/embassies-and-consulates-of-montenegro/belgium |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Government of Montenegro}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Montenegro as an independent country on 23 June 2006.<ref>''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 30 June 2006</ref> 
* Belgium is accredited to Montenegro from its embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
* Montenegro has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. 
* Belgium is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Montenegro is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|candidate]].
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|{{flag|Netherlands}}||3 August 1839||See [[Belgium–Netherlands relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 3 August 1839 when has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium to the Netherlands Prince J. De Chimay.<ref name="Librairie polytechnique2"/>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[The Hague]].
* Netherlands has an embassy in Brussels and a consulate-general in [[Antwerp]].
* Both nations are members of the European Union and NATO.
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|{{flag|North Macedonia}} ||14 February 1994||Diplomatic relations were established on 14 February 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised North Macedonia as an independent country on 12 October 1993.<ref>''Belgisch Staatblad'' 17 November 1993, then under the name of F.Y.R.O.M. The subsequent name change was taken into account by amending the 1993 recognition decree on 17 March 2019, ''Belgisch Staatblad'' 28 March 2019.</ref>
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|{{flag|Norway}} ||14 November 1905||Diplomatic relations were established on 14 November 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 1999 |title=Norges opprettelse af diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Oslo]].
* Norway has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Poland}} ||6 March 1919||Diplomatic relations were established on 6 March 1919.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland in Belgium |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/belgium/bilateral-relations#:~:text=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Poland%20and,established%20on%20March%206%2C%201919. |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=gov.pl}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Warsaw]].
* Poland has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Portugal}} ||20 February 1834||Diplomatic relations were established on 20 February 1834 when has been accredited chargé d'affaires of Belgium to Portugal C. Serruys.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KChOAAAAcAAJ&dq=C.+Serruys,+charge+d%27affaires+1834,+20+fevrier&pg=PA303 |title=Almanach de la Cour de Bruxelles sous les Dominations autrichienne et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement Belge, de 1725 à 1840 formant l'introduction à l'almanach Royal officiel de Belgique |publisher=Tarlier |year=1865 |page=303 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Lisbon]].
* Portugal has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Romania}} ||29 March 1880||Diplomatic relations were established on 29 March 1880.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Bucharest]].
* Romania has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Russia}}||11 April 1853||See [[Belgium–Russia relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 11 April 1853.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2020 |title=Ambassade de Russie en Belgique |url=https://m.facebook.com/MIDRussia/posts/2390831424349618/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=Russian Foreign Ministry - МИД России is on Facebook}}</ref>

* Belgium has an [[Embassy of Belgium in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]] and a consulate-general in [[Saint Petersburg]].
* Russia has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Serbia}}||<!--Date started-->15 March 1886
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* Belgium recognised [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]] as an independent country on 22 April 1996.<ref>''Belgisch Staatsblad'' 11 July 1996</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Belgrade]].
* Serbia has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Belgium is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]].
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|{{flag|Slovakia}}||1 January 1993
|Diplomatic relations were established on 1 January 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belgicko: Základné informácie |url=https://www.mzv.sk/web/sk/belgicko |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=mzv.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Slovakia as an independent country on 16 February 1993, effective from 1 January 1993.<ref name="ReferenceE"/> 
* Belgium is accredited to Slovakia from its embassy in Vienna, Austria.
* Slovakia has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Slovenia}}||5 March 1992
|Diplomatic relations were established on 5 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mag. Mojca Pristavec Đogić |date=2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=14 October 2023 |page=4 |language=sl}}</ref>
Belgium recognised Slovenia as an independent country effective from 15 January 1992.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* Belgium is accredited to Slovenia from its embassy in Vienna, Austria.
* Slovenia has an embassy in Brussels.
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]].
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|{{flag|Spain}}||18 September 1832||See [[Belgium–Spain relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 18 September 1832 when has been accredited chargé d'affaires of Belgium to Spain J.-B. Kaufmann.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KChOAAAAcAAJ&dq=J.-B.+Kaufmann,+charge+d%27affaires+(1832,+18+sept.&pg=PA303 |title=Almanach de la Cour de Bruxelles sous les Dominations autrichienne et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement Belge, de 1725 à 1840 formant l'introduction à l'almanach Royal officiel de Belgique |publisher=Tarlier |year=1865 |page=303 |language=fr}}</ref>

* Belgium has an embassy in [[Madrid]].
* Spain has an embassy in Brussels. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flag|Sweden}} ||23 February 1837||Diplomatic relations were established on 23 February 1837 when has been accredited Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium to Sweden baron T. Vander Straten Ponthoz.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SptjAAAAcAAJ&dq=Vander+Straten+Ponthoz,+Charge+d%27affaires,+25+fevrier+1837&pg=PA14 |title=Almanach royal de Belgique Classé Et Mis En Ordre Par H. Tarlier |publisher=Librairie polytechnique |year=1845 |page=14 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Stockholm]].
* Sweden is accredited to Belgium from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
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|{{flag|Ukraine}}||10 March 1992||See [[Belgium–Ukraine relations]]
Diplomatic relations were established on 10 March 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Political relations |url=https://belgium.mfa.gov.ua/en/partnership/ukraine-and-belgium/3132-diplomacy |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Belgium}}</ref>

Although politically the two nations are not closely connected, they have a long history of economic integration and trade, with Belgian investment playing a role in the contemporary Ukrainian economy. As of 2008, trade revenue generated between the two nations accounted for approximately US$1 billion.<ref name="Joint Commission">{{cite web|url=http://www.me.gov.ua/control/en/publish/article?art_id=123754&cat_id=38912 |title=The first session of Ukrainian-Belgian Intergovernmental Joint Commission on trade, economic and financial cooperation had taken place |date=31 October 2009 |publisher=Ministry of the Economy of Ukraine }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Belgium recognised Ukraine as an independent country effective from 31 December 1991.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Kyiv]].
* Ukraine has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||1 December 1830||See [[Belgium–United Kingdom relations]]
Belgium established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 1 December 1830.<ref name="britain"/> 
* Belgium maintains an [[Embassy of Belgium, London|embassy]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Embassy of Belgium in the United Kingdom|date=21 February 2024|url=https://unitedkingdom.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/embassy-and-consulates/embassy-london|title=Embassy in London|website=[[Embassy of Belgium, London|Embassy of Belgium in the United Kingdom]]|access-date=21 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527093914/https://unitedkingdom.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/embassy-and-consulates/embassy-london|archive-date=27 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Belgium through its [[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Brussels|embassy]] in Brussels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-brussels|title=British Embassy Brussels|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=21 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213191206/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-brussels|archive-date=13 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,<ref>{{Cite x|name=U.S. Department of State | Science Diplomacy USA|user=SciDiplomacyUSA|number=1726709400398967019|date=20 November 2023|title=The Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation welcomes Belgium as its newest member! The United States looks forward to working with Belgium on shared issues facing the Atlantic region.|url=https://twitter.com/SciDiplomacyUSA/status/1726709400398967019|access-date=12 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412133548/https://twitter.com/SciDiplomacyUSA/status/1726709400398967019|archive-date=12 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Council of Europe]], [[European Court of Human Rights]], the [[International Criminal Court]], [[NATO]], [[OECD]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Classified Information Protection Agreement,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office|date=10 August 2023|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukbelgium-agreement-concerning-the-protection-of-classified-information-ts-no282023|title=UK/Belgium: Agreement concerning the Protection of Classified Information|website=GOV.UK|access-date=21 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518075038/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukbelgium-agreement-concerning-the-protection-of-classified-information-ts-no282023|archive-date=18 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Maritime Cooperation Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|author=The Brussels Times with [[Belga (news agency)|Belga]]|date=10 August 2023|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/771015/belgium-signs-maritime-cooperation-agreement-with-united-kingdom|title=Belgium signs maritime cooperation agreement with United Kingdom|website=[[The Brussels Times]]|access-date=21 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221144656/https://www.brusselstimes.com/771015/belgium-signs-maritime-cooperation-agreement-with-united-kingdom|archive-date=21 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Oceania===
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|{{flag|Australia}} ||10 October 1947||Diplomatic relations were established on 10 October 1947.<ref name="Belgisch staatsblad Issues 305-334">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YAPHB3WmHREC&dq=Belgisch+staatsblad+...+A.+Nihotte+minister+Belgique+en+Nouvelle+Z%C3%A9lande+...+1947&pg=PA11039 |title=Belgisch staatsblad Issues 305-334 |date=6 January 2024 |publisher=1947 |page=11039 |language=fr,nl}}</ref>
* Australia has an embassy in Brussels.
* Belgium has an embassy in [[Canberra]] and honorary consulates in [[Adelaide]], [[Brisbane]], [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], [[Melbourne]], [[Perth]] and [[Sydney]].
* There are a number of Australian cemeteries and war memorials (partially) dedicated to Australian soldiers in the Belgian province of [[West Flanders]], being one of the reasons why many Australians still visit Belgium today.
* Over 2 dozen [[Australia–Belgium bilateral treaties]] cover extradition, trade, taxation, and social security. 
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