Editing Foreign relations of Chad (section)

===Asia===
Despite centuries-old cultural ties to the [[Arab World]], the Chadian Government maintained few significant ties to Arab states in [[North Africa]] or [[West Asia]] in the 1980s.<ref name=":0" /> In September 1972, Chad had broken off relations with the [[State of Israel]] under [[Chadian President]] [[François Tombalbaye]].<ref name=":0" /> President Habré hoped to pursue closer relations with Arab states as a potential opportunity to break out of Chad's post-imperial dependence on France, and to assert Chad's unwillingness to serve as an arena for [[Cold War|superpower rivalries]].<ref name=":0" /> In addition, as a northern Muslim, Habré represented a constituency that favored Afro-Arab solidarity, and hoped [[Islam]] would provide a basis for national unity in the long term.<ref name=":0" /> For these reasons, he was expected to seize opportunities during the 1990s to pursue closer ties with the Arab World.<ref name=":0" /> In 1988, Chad recognized the [[State of Palestine]], which maintains a mission in [[N'Djamena]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://palestineun.org/about-palestine/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=palestineun.org |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123034741/https://palestineun.org/about-palestine/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2018, President Deby visited Israel and announced his intention to restore diplomatic relations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meeting Israeli leaders, Chad president says he wants to restore diplomatic ties |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/meeting-israeli-leaders-chad-president-says-he-wants-to-restore-diplomatic-ties/}}</ref> Chad and Israel re-established diplomatic relations in January 2019.<ref name="Chad-Israel" /> In February 2023, Chad opened an embassy in Israel.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2023-02-02 |title=Israel to Chad: need to curb Iran, Hezbollah clout in Sahel |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-chad-idUSKBN2UC0XQ |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref>

During the 1980s, Arab opinion on the [[Chadian–Libyan War|Chadian–Libyan conflict]] over the [[Aouzou Strip]] was divided.<ref name=":0" /> Several Arab states supported Libyan territorial claims to the Strip, among the most outspoken of which was [[Algeria]], which provided training for anti-Habré forces, although most recruits for its training programs were from Nigeria or Cameroon, recruited and flown to Algeria by Libya.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Progressive Socialist Party]] of [[Lebanon]] also sent troops to support [[Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi's]] efforts against Chad in 1987.<ref name=":0" /> In contrast, numerous other Arab states opposed the Libyan actions,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Markham |first=James M. |date=December 28, 1980 |title="Libya's Islamic Visions Are A Real Nightmare in Africa" |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/28/archives/libyas-islamic-visions-are-a-real-nightmare-in-africa.html |access-date=May 17, 2022}}</ref> and expressed their desire to see the dispute over the Aouzou Strip settled peacefully.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1194421506 |title=Middle East contemporary survey |date=1978–2002 |publisher=Holmes & Meier |others=Colin Legum, Haim Shaked, Itamar Rabinovich, Ami Ayalon, Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Mekhon Shiloaḥ le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah |isbn=9780813309255 |location=New York |pages=627 |oclc=1194421506}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> By the end of 1987, Algiers and N'Djamena were negotiating to improve relations and Algeria helped mediate the end of the Aouzou Strip conflict.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 1, 1989 |title=CHAD, LIBYA SIGN PEACE ACCORD |work=The Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0901/ofill01a.html |access-date=2022-05-17 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref>

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* Chad is represented in Brunei through its embassy in [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chad |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/dfm_Chad.aspx |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
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|{{flag|China}}||28 November 1972||See [[Chad–China relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 November 1972,<ref name="french.china.org.cn"/> but China severed diplomatic relations with Chad in 1997 when the country resumed diplomatic ties with Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China appreciates Chad stance on Taiwan issue(09/20/07) |url=http://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zt_120777/hxla/200709/t20070920_4913572.htm |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=us.china-embassy.gov.cn}}</ref> According to a joint communique signed by the two countries when they resumed diplomatic ties starting from August 6, 2006, Chad recognized there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory<ref>{{Cite web |title=China and Chad Resume Diplomatic Ties |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/2006/Aug/177076.htm |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=china.org.cn}}</ref>

* Chad has an embassy in Beijing.
* China has an embassy in N'Djamena.
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|{{flag|India}}||18 October 1975||See [[Chad–India relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 October 1975<ref name="Foreign Policy Research Centre"/>

* Chad has an embassy in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-decret-de-nomination-d-un-ambassadeur-en-Inde_a76299.html| title = Tchad : décret de nomination d'un ambassadeur en Inde (in French)}}</ref>
* India has an embassy in N'Djamena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eoindjamena.gov.in/pages/Nw,,# |title=Embassy of India, N'Djamena, Chad |publisher=Ministry of External Affairs of India |access-date=29 January 2025}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Iran}}
|19 July 1972
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 July 1972<ref name="News Review on West Asia"/>
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|29 April 1973
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 April 1973.<ref>{{Cite book |title=ARR: Arab Report and Record |publisher=Economic Features, Limited |year=1973 |pages=22}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Israel}}||10 January 1961||See [[Chad–Israel relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1961,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel International Relations: International Recognition of Israel |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/international-recognition-of-israel |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=Jewish Virtual Library}}</ref> but diplomatic relations were broken on 28 November 1972<ref>{{Cite web |date= March 20, 2015|title=Chad Severs Diplomatic Relations with Israel; No Immediate Explanation Given |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/chad-severs-diplomatic-relations-with-israel-no-immediate-explanation-given |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234856/https://www.jta.org/1972/11/29/archive/chad-severs-diplomatic-relations-with-israel-no-immediate-explanation-given |archive-date=9 November 2018 |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}}</ref> and re-established on 20 January 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel and Chad renew diplomatic ties decades after rupture |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190120-netanyahu-visit-deby-chad-israel-renew-diplomatic-ties |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=France 24|date=January 20, 2019 }}</ref>
In November 2018, Chadian President [[Idriss Déby]] paid a visit to Israel.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/President-of-Chad-makes-unannounced-historic-visit-572804| title = President of Chad makes Unannounced Historic Visit| date = November 26, 2018}}</ref> In January 2019 Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] paid a visit to Chad. During the visit, both nations re-established diplomatic relations since relations were cut in 1972.<ref name=Chad-Israel>{{cite news| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46938869| title = Israel's PM Netanyahu signs deals with Chad's President Deby| date = January 20, 2019}}</ref> In February 2023, Chad opened an embassy in Israel.<ref name=":2" />

* Chad has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name=":2" />
* Israel is accredited to Chad from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal<ref name=":2" />
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* Malaysia is represented in Chad through its High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Commission of Malaysia, Abuja |url=https://www.kln.gov.my/web/nga_abuja |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
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* Pakistan is represented in Chad through its embassy in Sudan.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 May 2020 |title=Stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Chad via special flight |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2228491/stranded-pakistanis-repatriated-chad-via-special-flightc |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>
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* The State of Palestine is represented in Chad through its embassy in Bamako, Mali.<ref name="UNPLOlist">{{Cite web |author=Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations |date=10 December 2010 |title=Palestine Embassies, Missions, Delegations Abroad |url=http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/palestine/cache/offonce/pid/11548;jsessionid=28CDCCFCCADD2376963B0ED42BD194DB |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225003457/http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/palestine/cache/offonce/pid/11548%3Bjsessionid%3D28CDCCFCCADD2376963B0ED42BD194DB |archive-date=25 February 2011 |access-date=1 January 2011 |publisher=United Nations}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Taiwan}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Chad–Taiwan relations]]

Chad and [[Taiwan]] had relations from 1962 to 1972 when Chad first switched diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China. Chad then reestablished bilateral ties with Taiwan from 1997 to 2006. Since August 2006, Chad has granted diplomatic recognition to China.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||27 January 1970||See [[Chad–Turkey relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 January 1970<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relations Between Türkiye and Chad |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkiye-and-chad.en.mfa#:~:text=T%C3%BCrkiye%20recognized%20the%20independence%20of,Ministers%20on%2029%20November%201969. |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=mfa.gov.tr}}</ref>
* Chad has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto53">{{Cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Chad |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-chad.en.mfa}}</ref>
* Turkey has an embassy in N'Djamena.<ref name="auto53" />
* Trade volume between the two countries was US$72.4&nbsp;million in 2019 (Chadian exports/imports: 32.5/39.9 million USD).<ref name="auto53" />
*There are direct flights from [[Istanbul]] to [[N'Djamena]] since December 12, 2013.<ref name="auto53" />
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||7 April 1973||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 April 1973<ref>{{Cite book |title=Record of the Arab World: Yearbook of Arab and Israeli Politics · Volume 1. |publisher=Research and Publishing House |year=1973 |pages=177}}</ref>
* Chad has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] and a consulate-general in [[Dubai]].
* UAE has an embassy in N'Djamena.
*UAE opened coordination office for [[foreign aid]] in Chad in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2023|title=United Arab Emirates (UAE) Opens Coordination Office for Foreign Aid in Chad|url=https://african.business/2023/08/apo-newsfeed/united-arab-emirates-uae-opens-coordination-office-for-foreign-aid-in-chad}}</ref>
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