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{{Short description|none}} {{Politics of Kuwait}} Since its independence in 1961, [[Kuwait]] has maintained strong '''international relations''' with most countries, especially nations within the [[Arab world]]. Its vast oil reserves give it a prominent voice at the global economic forums and organizations like the [[OPEC]]. Kuwait is also a major ally of [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]], a regional ally of [[China]], and a [[major non-NATO ally]] of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/us-official-hails-strong-strategic-ties-with-kuwait-1.317992#:~:text=US%2DKuwaiti%20relations.-,The%20designation%20of%20Kuwait%20as%20a%20major%20non%2DNato%20ally,%2C%22%20the%20US%20official%20said.|title=US official hails strong strategic ties with Kuwait|date=31 March 2004 |access-date=2020-12-24|archive-date=2022-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109122306/https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/us-official-hails-strong-strategic-ties-with-kuwait-1.317992#:~:text=US%2DKuwaiti%20relations.-,The%20designation%20of%20Kuwait%20as%20a%20major%20non%2DNato%20ally,%2C%22%20the%20US%20official%20said.|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://gbtimes.com/china-and-kuwait-agree-to-establish-strategic-partnership|title=China and Kuwait agree to establish strategic partnership|work=GBTIMES|access-date=2018-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710093904/https://gbtimes.com/china-and-kuwait-agree-to-establish-strategic-partnership|archive-date=2018-07-10|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2644133&language=en|title=KUNA : Kuwait calls for stronger GCC-ASEAN partnership- Politics - 28/09/2017|work=www.kuna.net.kw|language=en|access-date=2018-07-10|archive-date=2023-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712090443/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2644133&language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> ==International disputes== In November 1994, Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 687|687]] (1991), [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 773|773]] (1992), and 883 (1993); this formally ends earlier claims to Kuwait and to [[Bubiyan Island|Bubiyan]] and [[Warbah Island]] islands; ownership of Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islands are disputed by Saudi Arabia. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue to negatotiate a joint [[maritime boundary]] with Iran; no maritime boundary exists with Iraq in the Persian Gulf. == Diplomatic relations == List of countries which Kuwait maintains diplomatic relations with: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic_relations_of_Kuwait.svg|frameless|425x425px]] |- !# !Country !Date |- |1 |{{Flag|Chile}} |{{Date table sorting|13 September 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visita a Chile del ministro de informacion del estado de Kuwait Sheikh Saud Nasir al-Saud Al-Sabah |url=https://archivopatrimonial.uahurtado.cl/uploads/r/archivo-institucional-universidad-alberto-hurtado/c/e/0/ce0ca64df244098e74dcfbf288f34cc75aedb03651a5e97ffb7f21d5e64990a6/93-4873.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527140007/https://archivopatrimonial.uahurtado.cl/uploads/r/archivo-institucional-universidad-alberto-hurtado/c/e/0/ce0ca64df244098e74dcfbf288f34cc75aedb03651a5e97ffb7f21d5e64990a6/93-4873.pdf |archive-date=2023-05-27 |access-date=2023-06-05 |page=1 |language=es}}</ref> |- |2 |{{Flag|United States}} |{{Dts|22 September 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114211020/https://history.state.gov/countries/all |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |3 |{{Flag|Lebanon}} |{{Dts|27 September 1961}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, Volume 2 |publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center |year=1961 |pages=139}}</ref> |- |4 |{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} |{{Dts|5 October 1961}}<ref name="Today in Kuwait's history">{{Cite web |date=5 October 2017 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2645220&language=en |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907191450/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2645220&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |5 |{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |{{dts|8 October 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2010 |title=This day in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2116315&language=en |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref> |- |6 |{{Flag|Egypt}} |{{Dts|2 December 1961}}<ref name="Today in Kuwait's History2">{{Cite web |title=Today in Kuwait's History |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2663024&language=en |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511181924/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2663024&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |7 |{{Flag|Jordan}} |{{Dts|2 December 1961}}<ref name="Today in Kuwait's History2" /> |- |8 |{{Flag|Japan}} |{{Date table sorting|8 December 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2021 |title=Photo exhibition marks 60 yrs of Kuwait-Japan diplomatic ties |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=3013668&language=en |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency}}</ref> |- |9 |{{Flag|Iran}} |{{Dts|17 December 1961}}<ref name="حدث فى مثل هذا اليوم فى الكويت">{{Cite web |date=17 December 2005 |title=حدث فى مثل هذا اليوم فى الكويت |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1740763&language=ar |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |language=ar |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907195338/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1740763&language=ar |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |10 |{{Flag|Libya}} |{{Dts|24 December 1961}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2016 |title=Today in Kuwait's History |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2583132&Language=en |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907185548/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2583132&Language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |11 |{{Flag|India}} |{{Date table sorting|26 March 1962}}<ref name="Indian Information">{{Cite book |title=Indian Information |publisher=February 1963 |pages=234}}</ref> |- |12 |{{flag|Tunisia}} |{{dts|24 June 1962}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2002 |title=حدث في مثل هذا اليوم في الكويت |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1739499&language=ar |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |language=ar |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907174041/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1739499&language=ar |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |13 |{{flag|Sudan}} |{{dts|6 January 1963}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Middle Eastern Affairs Volume 14 |publisher=Council for Middle Eastern Affairs |year=1963 |pages=125}}</ref> |- |14 |{{flag|Russia}} |{{dts|11 March 1963}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Soviet Foreign Policy: 1945-1980 |publisher=Progress Publishers |year=1981 |pages=642–681}}</ref> |- |15 |{{Flag|Serbia}} |{{dts|7 May 1963}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilateral cooperation |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation |access-date=24 December 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224235340/https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |16 |{{Flag|Poland}} |{{Date table sorting|17 May 1963}}<ref>{{Cite book |first= |title=Dyplomacja polska w XX wieku |publisher=Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie |year=2006 |pages=126–132}}</ref> |- |17 |{{Flag|Czech Republic}} |{{Dts|27 May 1963}}<ref name=":023">{{Cite book |last=Petruf |first=Pavol |title=Československá zahraničná politika 1945 – 1992 |pages=99–119 |language=sk}}</ref> |- |18 |{{flag|Romania}} |{{dts|10 June 1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lista statelor cu care România întreţine relaţii diplomatice |url=https://www.mae.ro/node/9879 |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204125928/https://www.mae.ro/node/9879 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |19 |{{Flag|Thailand}} |{{Date table sorting|14 June 1963}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=รัฐคูเวต |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bcc1c15e39c306000a014?cate=5d5bcb4e15e39c3060006870 |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=th |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908181709/https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bcc1c15e39c306000a014?cate=5d5bcb4e15e39c3060006870 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |20 |{{Flag|Bulgaria}} |{{dts|15 June 1963}}<ref name=":12">{{cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005) |url=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 |language=bg |access-date=2023-12-26 |archive-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704212150/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=live }}</ref> |- |21 |{{flag|Mali}} |{{Date table sorting|3 July 1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2016 |title=Today in Kuwait's History |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2509835&Language=en |access-date=18 July 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718205011/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2509835&Language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |22 |{{flag|Pakistan}} |{{dts|21 July 1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2018 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2738067&Language=en |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908084921/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2738067&Language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |23 |{{flag|Morocco}} |{{Date table sorting|23 October 1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2017 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2652485&language=en |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908140124/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2652485&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |24 |{{flag|Syria}} |{{Date table sorting|24 October 1963}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2005 |title=Today in Kuwait's History, October 24, 2005 |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1583143&language=en |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511163427/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1583143&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |25 |{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} |{{dts|October 1963}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Kuwait/ufvg9-5uz-EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=&pg=PP467&printsec=frontcover |title=Diplomatic relations with Kuwait |publisher=Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations |year=1964}}</ref> |- |26 |{{flag|Iraq}} |{{Date table sorting|10 January 1964}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2016 |title=Today in Kuwait's History |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2481597&language=en |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161611/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2481597&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |27 |{{flag|Turkey}} |{{Date table sorting|10 January 1964}}<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite book |title=Chronology of Arab Politics - Volume 2, Issues 1-3 - Page 42 |publisher=Political Studies and Public Administration Department of the American University of Beirut |year=1964}}</ref> |- |28 |{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}} |{{dts|4 March 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Mideast Mirror |publisher=1964 |pages=21}}</ref> |- |29 |{{Flag|Guinea}} |{{dts|12 March 1964}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2016 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2492097&language=en |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908185629/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2492097&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |30 |{{Flag|Belgium}} |{{dts|8 April 1964}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2017 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2601399&Language=en |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909165225/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2601399&Language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |31 |{{Flag|Spain}} |{{dts|17 April 1964}}<ref name=":06">{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=23 July 2022 |page=307 |language=es |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014192118/https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |32 |{{Flag|Denmark}} |{{dts|25 April 1964}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Udenrigsministeriets Tidsskrift |date=1964 |page=339 |language=da}}</ref> |- |33 |{{flag|Hungary}} |{{dts|7 May 1964}}'''<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |title=Hungary |publisher=Pannonia Press |year=1969 |pages=90}}</ref>''' |- |34 |{{Flag|France}} |{{Dts|17 May 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lang |first=Peter |title=Documents Diplomatiques Français: 1968 - Tome II (2 Juillet - 31 Décembre) (2) |publisher=Ministère des Affaires étrangères |year=2020 |pages=284 |language=fr}}</ref> |- |35 |{{Flag|Germany}} |{{dts|20 May 1964}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuwait: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/kuwait-node/steckbrief-204128 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}}</ref> |- |36 |{{Flag|Somalia}} |{{dts|29 July 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts |publisher=CIA |year=1964 |volume=147-148 |pages=111}}</ref> |- |37 |{{Flag|Italy}} |{{dts|8 November 1964}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2003 |title=KUNA : Kuwaiti FM arrives in Italy |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1372939&language=en |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225213705/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1372939&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |38 |{{Flag|Algeria}} |{{dts|23 November 1964}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Mideast Mirror Volume 16 |publisher=Arab News Agency |year=1964 |pages=18}}</ref> |- |39 |{{Flag|Sweden}} |{{dts|22 December 1964}}<ref name="حدث في مثل هذا اليوم في الكويت">{{Cite web |date=22 December 2015 |title=حدث في مثل هذا اليوم في الكويت |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2479099&language=ar |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |language=ar |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908132425/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2479099&language=ar |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |40 |{{Flag|Colombia}} |{{DTS|26 December 1964}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=África, Medio Oriente y Asia Central |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=es |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629151232/https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |41 |{{Flag|Netherlands}} |{{DTS|1964}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 February 2018 |title=KUNA : Dutch diplomat lauds strong Dutch-Kuwaiti relations |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2692680&language=en |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225213707/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2692680&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |42 |{{Flag|Greece}} |{{dts|3 January 1965}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 1–2 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1965}}</ref> |- |43 |{{Flag|Malaysia}} |{{dts|28 March 1965}}<ref name=":05">{{Cite web |title=Today in Kuwait's History |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2432496&language=en |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511195540/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2432496&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |44 |{{Flag|Canada}} |{{dts|27 April 1965}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linwood |first=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 |access-date=26 June 2023 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607090946/https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |45 |{{Flag|Austria}} |{{Dts|6 June 1965}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2011 |title=This day in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2171797&language=en |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908162254/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2171797&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |46 |{{Flag|Norway}} |{{Dts|30 June 1965}}<ref>{{cite web |date=27 April 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=18 October 2021 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045702/https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |47 |{{Flag|Venezuela}} |{{Dts|13 September 1965}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Libro amarillo correspondiente al año ...: presentado al Congreso Nacional en sus sesiones ordinarias de ... por el titular despacho |publisher=Venezuela. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=2003 |pages=528–529 |language=es}}</ref> |- |48 |{{Flag|Switzerland}} |{{Dts|21 February 1966}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2018 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2692665&language=en |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161616/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2692665&language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |49 |{{Flag|Ethiopia}} |{{Dts|9 October 1966}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2fJh0K7kzGgC&dq=KUWAIT+,+ETHIOPIA++establish+diplomatic+relations+9+October+1966&pg=PP12 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 196-200 |publisher=United States. 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2012}}<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=9 November 2011 |title=Kuwait establishes diplomatic ties with Vanuatu .. in line with openness |work=KUNA |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2273039&language=en |access-date= |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908181709/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2273039&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |176 |{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |{{Date table sorting|16 November 2012}}<ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.foreign.gov.kn/2906-2/ |access-date=1 April 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407041049/https://www.foreign.gov.kn/2906-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |177 |{{Flag|Tuvalu}} |{{Dts|29 November 2012}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |178 |{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |{{Dts|8 January 2013}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |— |{{Flag|Kosovo}} |{{Date table sorting|16 January 2013}}<ref name="Visoka2">{{cite book |author1=Gëzim Visoka |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781138285330 |location=Abingdon |pages=219–221}}</ref> |- |179 |{{Flag|South Sudan}} |{{dts|12 February 2013}}<ref name=":31">{{cite news |date=October 2011 |title=الكويت وجنوب السودان وقعتا مذكرة تفاهم بشأن إقامة علاقات دبلوماسية بين البلدين |language=ar |work=alraimedia.com |url=https://www.alraimedia.com/Home/Details?Id=b8d35f5a-ccae-4a76-9af3-a925200f2445 |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> |- |180 |{{Flag|Nauru}} |{{Dts|9 April 2013}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |181 |{{Flag|Grenada}} |{{Dts|17 May 2013}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |182 |{{Flag|Rwanda}} |{{dts|19 September 2013}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 September 2013 |title=Kuwaiti diplomat submits credentials as non-resident Amb. to Rwanda |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2334511&Language=en |access-date=8 July 2023 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708221829/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2334511&Language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |183 |{{Flag|Kiribati}} |{{Dts|4 March 2014}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |184 |{{Flag|San Marino}} |{{Dts|17 December 2014}}<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Rapporti bilaterali della Repubblica di San Marino |url=https://www.esteri.sm/pub2/EsteriSM/Relazioni-Internazionali/Rapporti-Bilaterali.html |access-date=15 December 2021 |language=it |archive-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311203622/https://www.esteri.sm/pub2/EsteriSM/Relazioni-Internazionali/Rapporti-Bilaterali.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |185 |{{Flag|Palau}} |{{Dts|26 May 2015}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |186 |{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} |{{Dts|1 September 2016}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |187 |{{Flag|Monaco}} |{{dts|19 July 2018}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2018 |title=سفير الكويت يقدم أوراق اعتماده لأمير موناكو |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2749332 |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909141144/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2749332 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |188 |{{Flag|Tonga}} |{{Dts|2 September 2021}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |189 |{{Flag|Dominica}} |{{Dts|10 September 2021}}<ref name=":0" /> |- |— |{{Flag|Cook Islands}} |{{dts|8 December 2021}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2021 |title=Kuwait signs a joint statement with the Cook Islands to establish diplomatic relations |url=https://irshadgul.com/kuwait-signs-a-joint-statement-with-the-cook-islands-to-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923132057/https://irshadgul.com/kuwait-signs-a-joint-statement-with-the-cook-islands-to-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |190 |{{Flag|Suriname}} |{{dts|1 February 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2024 |title=Kuwait, Suriname establish diplomatic relations |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3135261&Language=en |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=1 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201225145/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3135261&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> |} ==Bilateral relations== === Africa === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kenya}}||23 April 1968||See [[Kenya–Kuwait relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 April 1968 when has been accredited first Ambassador of Kuwait to Kenya with residence in Nairobi Mr. Mohammad A. Al-Mishari.<ref name="Kenya. Protocol Office"/> * Kenya has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Nairobi]]. |} === Americas === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations started !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Canada}}||27 April 1965|| Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |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=7 September 2023 |website=Canadian Global Affairs Institute |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607090946/https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019#Beginnings |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1965, official relations between Kuwait and [[Canada]] were launched when the US ambassador to Kuwait began to act as a non-resident ambassador to Canada.<ref name="eok">{{cite web|title=Kuwait and Canada Relations|url=http://www.embassyofkuwait.ca/pages/International/Kuwait-Canada.html|work=Embassy of Kuwait|access-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014021810/http://www.embassyofkuwait.ca/pages/International/Kuwait-Canada.html|archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> In 1978, Canada opened its embassy in Kuwait City.<ref name="eok" /> Kuwait opened its embassy in [[Ottawa (City of) (electoral district)|Ottawa]] in 1993.<ref name="eok" /> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mexico}}||23 July 1975||See [[Kuwait–Mexico relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 July 1975<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoy conmemoramos el 47 aniversario del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre México y Kuwait |url=https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1550810456943513600?s=20 |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México |language=es |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511153948/https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1550810456943513600?s=20 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mofa.gov.kw/en/kuwaiti-diplomatic-missions-abroad/ |title=Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=2022-10-20 |archive-date=2022-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020183213/https://www.mofa.gov.kw/en/kuwaiti-diplomatic-missions-abroad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Mexico has an embassy in Kuwait City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/kuwait/ |title=Embassy of Mexico in Kuwait City |access-date=2016-12-29 |archive-date=2019-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702231021/https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/kuwait/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Peru}} |1 December 1975 |{{main|Kuwait–Peru relations}} Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 December 1975<ref name="Peru-Endless Possibilities"/> * Peru has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait is accredited to Peru from Santiago, Chile. |- valign="top" |{{flag|United States}}||22 September 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 September 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Kuwait |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/kuwait |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=Office of the Historian |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929055742/https://history.state.gov/countries/kuwait |url-status=live }}</ref> See [[Kuwait–United States relations]] [[File:Defense.gov News Photo 111214-D-VO565-005 - Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey for a meeting in Kuwait.jpg|thumb|[[United States]] [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], [[Martin Dempsey]], with [[Prime Minister of Kuwait|Kuwaiti Prime Minister]] [[Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah|Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah]] in 2011.]] The United States opened a consulate in Kuwait in October 1951, which was elevated to embassy status at the time of Kuwait's independence 10 years later. * Kuwait has an [[Embassy of Kuwait, Washington, D.C.|embassy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and an consulates-general in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]]. * the United States has an [[Embassy of the United States, Kuwait City|embassy]] in Kuwait City. |} === Asia === Kuwait, is a member of the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf]], which includes, [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[Oman]]. These countries, have solid, and unbreakable bilateral relations. Citizens of these countries, may enter other GCC, country with their national ID. GCC citizens are allowed to reside at any other GCC, nation an unlimited period of time. They also follow the same economic plan, and give each other military, and Intelligence support. They also have similar, educational, social, plans. The GCC countries, discuss their foreign policies, as they try to maintain similar foreign policies. These six monarchies are also known as the oil-rich countries of the [[Middle East]]. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Armenia}}||8 July 1994|| * Armenia has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Yerevan]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bahrain}}||2 September 1971||See [[Bahrain–Kuwait relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 September 1971<ref>{{Cite web |title=This day in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1935118&language=en |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511211003/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1935118&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> * Bahrain has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Manama]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|China}}||22 March 1971|| See [[China–Kuwait relations]] China and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 22 March 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China and Kuwait |url=http://kw.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zkgx/sbgxjj/200908/t20090824_1648929.htm |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the State of Kuwait |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419170928/http://kw.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zkgx/sbgxjj/200908/t20090824_1648929.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Kuwait exported $2.3 billion worth of goods to China ($2.1 billion of which was oil) and Kuwait imported $1.3 billion of goods from China. In 2007, Kuwait supplied China with {{convert|95000|oilbbl}} of oil per day, accounting for 2.6% of China's total crude oil imports. Saudi Arabia was China's top supplier with its shipments jumping 69.8 percent to 3.84 million tons (939,000 bbl/d), followed by Angola with 2.06 million tons (503,000 bbl/d), down 27.1 percent. Iran became third, with imports from the country shrinking 35.3 percent to 1.18 million tons (289,000 bbl/d). China is the world's second-biggest oil consumer after the US. Abdullatif Al-Houti, managing director of International Marketing at state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), told KUNA in October that Kuwait is on course for its China-bound crude oil export target of {{convert|500000|oilbbl/d|abbr=on}} by 2015, but success will heavily depend on the Sino-Kuwaiti refinery project. The two countries have been in talks for the planned {{convert|300000|oilbbl/d|abbr=on}} refinery in China's southern Guangdong Province. The complex is expected to be on-stream by 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Petrochemical complex construction underway in Zhanjiang|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/guangdong/zhanjiang/2017-03/21/content_28630012.htm|newspaper=China Daily|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=12 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712110636/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/guangdong/zhanjiang/2017-03/21/content_28630012.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/28/content_10568853.htm News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228230952/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/28/content_10568853.htm |date=2008-12-28 }} ''Xinhua'', 28 December 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=26440&ccid=12 News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192141/http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=26440&ccid=12 |date=2016-03-03 }} ''Arab Times Online''</ref> In July 2018, the [[State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence]] signed an agreement with the [[Government of Kuwait]] to increase cooperation in the [[defense industry]].<ref name="ihskuwait">{{cite news |publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]] |first=Charles |last=Forrester |date=July 11, 2018 |title=SASTIND signs collaboration agreement with Kuwait |url=http://www.janes.com/article/81689/sastind-signs-collaboration-agreement-with-kuwait?from_rss=1 |access-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712005022/http://www.janes.com/article/81689/sastind-signs-collaboration-agreement-with-kuwait?from_rss=1 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> China also agreed to increase investment in the Kuwaiti energy sector.<ref name="ihskuwait" /> In July 2019, UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Kuwait, have signed a joint letter to the [[UNHRC]] defending China's [[Xinjiang re-education camps|treatment of Uyghurs]] in the [[Xinjiang]] region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Which Countries Are For or Against China's Xinjiang Policies? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/which-countries-are-for-or-against-chinas-xinjiang-policies/ |work=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716160658/https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/which-countries-are-for-or-against-chinas-xinjiang-policies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2020, Kuwait was one of 53 countries backed the [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|Hong Kong national security law]] at the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawler |first1=Dave |title=The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong |url=https://www.axios.com/countries-supporting-china-hong-kong-law-0ec9bc6c-3aeb-4af0-8031-aa0f01a46a7c.html |website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |access-date=3 July 2020 |language=en |date=2 July 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112070158/https://www.axios.com/countries-supporting-china-hong-kong-law-0ec9bc6c-3aeb-4af0-8031-aa0f01a46a7c.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Georgia}}||3 September 1992||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1992. * Georgia has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait is accredited to Georgia from its embassy in Yerevan, Armenia. |- valign="top" |{{flag|India}}||26 March 1962||See [[India–Kuwait relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 March 1962 when India and Kuwait have decided to raise their diplomatic missions to Embassy level.<ref name="Indian Information"/> [[File:India and Kuwait on Asian map.png|thumb|India and Kuwait enjoy mutual relationship due to the strategic position of both nations in the important lane of trade and development of Asia.]] India and Kuwait enjoy traditionally friendly relations. These are based in history and have stood the test of time. Geographic proximity, historical trade links, cultural affinities and presence of a large number of Indian expatriates continue to sustain and nurture this long standing relationship. India has been a natural trading partner and a destination for higher learning. Until 1961, the Indian Rupee was the legal tender in Kuwait. High level visits from India to Kuwait have included those by Vice President of India Dr. Zakir Husain in 1965, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1981 and by Vice President of India Shri M Hamid Ansari in 2009. High level visits from Kuwait to India have included those by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah in November 1964, the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 1980 and again in 1983 (for the NAM Summit), and the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 2006. According to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, there are approximately 600,000 Indians, who constitute the largest expatriate community in Kuwait. The Indian community is regarded as the community of first preference among the expatriates in Kuwait. Kuwait views India as a fast-growing economy and a source of highly qualified professional and technical personnel. A large proportion of the Indian expatriates are unskilled and semi-skilled workers. Professionals like engineers, doctors, chartered accountants, scientists, software experts, management consultants, architects; skilled workers like technicians and nurses; semi-skilled workers; retail traders and businessmen are also present in the Indian community. Of late, there has been an increase in the number of highly qualified Indian experts in hi-tech areas, especially in the software and financial sector in Kuwait. In the field of health, India not only supplies top specialists but also para-medical staff who enjoy high reputation. The total remittance from Kuwait to India is estimated to be upwards of US$3 billion annually. Approximately 300 associations exist within the Indian community in Kuwait, representing a variety of regional, professional and cultural interests. Of these, 128 Associations are presently registered with the embassy. Cultural events are organised regularly by these associations through the year, to which leading Indian artistes are often invited. There are 18 Indian Schools in Kuwait affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iran}}||17 December 1961||See [[Iran–Kuwait relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 December 1961.<ref name="حدث فى مثل هذا اليوم فى الكويت"/> Iran and Kuwait signed a demarcation agreement in 1965.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mokhtari |first=Fariborz |title=No One Will Scratch My Back: Iranian Security Perceptions in Historical Context |journal=The Middle East Journal |date=Spring 2005 |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=209–229 |doi=10.3751/59.2.12 |url=http://www.ndu.edu/nesa/publications/Mokhtari.pdf |access-date=19 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 13 July 2008, Kuwait's Speaker of the Parliament [[Jassem Al-Kharafi]] publicly accused the West of provoking [[Iran]] on the nuclear issue. In his interview with state-owned Kuwait TV, Al-Kharafi said, "What is happening is that there are provocative Western statements, and Iran responds in the same way... I believe that a matter this sensitive needs dialogue not escalation, and it shouldn't be dealt with as if Iran were one of America's states."<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/14/africa/ME-Kuwait-Iran-Nuclear.php Kuwait and Iean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012225154/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/14/africa/ME-Kuwait-Iran-Nuclear.php |date=2012-10-12 }} IHT</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iraq}}||10 January 1964||See [[Iraq–Kuwait relations]], [[Kurdistan Region–Kuwait relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1964.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Diplomatic relations severed on 2 August 1990 when then Iraqi president Saddam Hussein sent his forces to occupy the small Gulf emirate and restore diplomatic relations on 2 August 2004''.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2004 |title=Iraq, Kuwait restore diplomatic ties |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/8/2/iraq-kuwait-restore-diplomatic-ties |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Aljazeera |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161608/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/8/2/iraq-kuwait-restore-diplomatic-ties |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 2, 2021, Iraqi official said that Iraq has so far paid $49.5 billion in war reparations to Kuwait. Mazhar Salih, an adviser to the [[Mustafa Al-Kadhimi|Prime Minister]], told Al-Sabaah newspaper that Iraq's dues now amount to only $2.5 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iraq says paid $50 bln in war reparations to Kuwait|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraq-says-paid-50-bln-in-war-reparations-to-kuwait/2161854|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.aa.com.tr|archive-date=2021-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223113855/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraq-says-paid-50-bln-in-war-reparations-to-kuwait/2161854|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Israel}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Israel–Kuwait relations]] Kuwait has no diplomatic ties with Israel, and boycotts Israeli products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-launches-probe-into-allegations-over-israeli-potatoes-1.1279158|title=Kuwait launches probe into allegations over Israeli potatoes|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001212204/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-launches-probe-into-allegations-over-israeli-potatoes-1.1279158|archive-date=2015-10-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2014, Kuwait boycotted a renewable energy conference attended by Israel in Abu Dhabi, because Kuwait opposes normalization of ties with Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Kuwait-boycotts-Abu-Dhabi-energy-conference-attended-by-Zionist-regime-338624|title=Israel shrugs off Kuwaiti boycott, joins Arab states, Iran at Abu Dhabi conference|work=The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com|date=19 January 2014 |access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114131338/https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Kuwait-boycotts-Abu-Dhabi-energy-conference-attended-by-Zionist-regime-338624|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2008, Kuwaiti lawmakers protested in front of the [[Kuwait National Assembly Building]] against Israel during the [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza War]]. The Kuwaiti lawmakers burned Israeli flags, waved banners reading, "No to hunger, no to submission" and chanted "Allahu Akbar". Israel launched air strikes against [[Hamas]] in the Gaza Strip on December 26 after Hamas launched rockets into the Israeli town of [[Sderot]] following the expiration of a six-month ceasefire on December 18. On January 3, 2009, MPs protested in front of the National Assembly again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=26748&ccid=9|title=Arab Times -Leading English Daily in Kuwait|website=www.arabtimesonline.com|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202324/http://www.arabtimesonline.com/kuwaitnews/pagesdetails.asp?nid=26748&ccid=9|url-status=live}}</ref> After Friday prayers on January 8, 2009, [[Jamaan Al-Harbash]] and several other MPs urged Arab leaders to take a stronger stand against the Israeli attacks and open Rafah Crossing to end an embargo imposed by Israel on the residents of Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213212741/http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIxMDY0NzU1NA%3D%3D|url-status=dead|title=Home|archive-date=February 13, 2012|website=Kuwait Times|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> In November 2012, Kuwait and the [[World Bank]] concluded an agreement according to which Kuwait contributed a US$50 million [[grant (money)|grant]] to the World Bank's Palestinian Reform and Development Program (PRDP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuwait Supports Palestinian Reforms with a US$50 Million Grant|url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2012/11/14/kuwait-supports-palestinian-reforms-fifty-million-dollar-grant|publisher=World Bank|access-date=2017-04-07|archive-date=2017-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408081759/http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2012/11/14/kuwait-supports-palestinian-reforms-fifty-million-dollar-grant|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Japan}}||8 December 1961|| Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 December 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2010 |title=Kuwait, Japan to cooperate in renewable energy, environment |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092020&language=en |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907195901/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092020&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The two nations have agreed to work together on the security of the oil trade route that connects them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/27/national/japan-kuwait-to-start-dialogue-for-maritime-security/|title=Japan, Kuwait to start dialogue for maritime security|work=The Japan Times|date=27 August 2013|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221172635/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/27/national/japan-kuwait-to-start-dialogue-for-maritime-security/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Lebanon}}||27 September 1961||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1961<ref>{{Cite book |title=Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, Volume 2 |publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center |year=1961 |pages=139}}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Beirut]]. * Lebanon has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malaysia}}||28 March 1965||See [[Kuwait–Malaysia relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 1965<ref>{{Cite web |title=Today in Kuwait's History |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2432496&language=en |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511195540/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2432496&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. * Malaysia has an embassy in Kuwait City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kln.gov.my/web/kwt_kuwait/home|title=Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Kuwait City|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia]]|access-date=28 January 2014|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203180653/http://www.kln.gov.my/web/kwt_kuwait/home|url-status=live}}</ref> Relations are mainly in economic cooperation. |- |{{flag|Northern Cyprus}} | |Northern Cyprus has a Representative Office in Kuwait City.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-09|title=İLETİŞİM - Kuveyt Temsilciliği|url=https://kuveyt.mfa.gov.ct.tr/iletisim/|access-date=2021-11-01|language=tr-TR|archive-date=2021-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101063143/https://kuveyt.mfa.gov.ct.tr/iletisim/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Pakistan}}||21 July 1963||See [[Kuwait–Pakistan relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1963 when Kuwait opens embassy in Islamabad.<ref name="kuna.net.kw">{{Cite web |date=21 July 2018 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2738067&Language=en |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908084921/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2738067&Language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The relationship between Kuwait and Pakistan are exemplary, brotherly, historical and deep based on shared history, traditions and common culture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2010/May/PR_107.htm |title=NEW AMBASSADOR OF KUWAIT MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER |access-date=2011-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230435/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Press_Releases/2010/May/PR_107.htm |archive-date=2012-03-03}}</ref> Kuwait and Pakistan have always enjoyed deep economic and cultural ties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69131&Itemid=1|title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Kuwait, Pakistan enjoy deep friendly ties: Consul General|author=uploader|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221171516/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69131&Itemid=1|archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> After the end of the first Gulf War in 1991 Pakistani army engineers were involved in a programme of mine clearance in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803023037/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-main_page|archive-date=August 3, 2012|title=ISPR - Inter Services Public Relations - PAKISTAN|access-date=September 15, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuwait was also the first country to send aid to isolated mountain villages in Kashmir after the quake of 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|title=Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231075253/http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|url-status=live}}</ref> also offering the largest amount of aid in the aftermath of the quake ($100m).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - Race to save earthquake survivors|date=12 October 2005|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-date=20 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220133717/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Qatar}}||15 December 1971||See [[Kuwait–Qatar relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1971.<ref name="ReferenceD"/> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Doha]]. * Qatar has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||5 October 1961||See [[Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 1961.<ref name="Today in Kuwait's history"/> Although Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have good relations and cooperate within [[OPEC]] and the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]], Riyadh disputes Kuwait's ownership of the Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islands.<ref>[http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pdf.php?template=C05&CID=2927]{{dead link|date=October 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Riyadh]] and a consulate-general in [[Jeddah]]. * Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Korea}}||11 June 1979|| The Republic of Korea and Kuwait have had diplomatic relations since 11 June 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=188 |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=mofa.go.kr |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511163415/https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=188 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 2 March 2015, foreign minister Yun Byung-se and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah signed a bilateral Agreement on the mutual waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, official, and special passports in the presence of the heads of state of the Republic of Korea and Kuwait.<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%3D314932 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Press Releases |access-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060943/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%3D314932 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Syria}}||24 October 1963||See [[Kuwait–Syria relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 October 1963<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2005 |title=Today in Kuwait's History, October 24, 2005 |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1583143&language=en |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511163427/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1583143&language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Kuwait–Syria relations became somewhat strained due to the [[Syrian Civil War]] after Kuwait closed its embassies along with the rest of the [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf]]. Bilaterial relations have since come to focus on humanitarian efforts for Syria instead. For example, Kuwait has hosted three international pledging conferences in 2013, 2014 and 2015, raising 1.5bn,<ref>{{cite news|title=Donors meet target of $1.5 billion aid for stricken Syrians: U.N.|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE90S0GU20130130|work=Reuters|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044352/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE90S0GU20130130|url-status=live}}</ref> 2.4bn<ref>{{cite news|title=Donors Offer $2.4 Billion to Aid Syrian Civilians, but U.N. Says More Is Needed|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/world/middleeast/us-pledges-380-million-in-relief-aid-for-syria.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/world/middleeast/us-pledges-380-million-in-relief-aid-for-syria.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 January 2014 |access-date=7 March 2017 |last1=Gordon |first1=Michael R. }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and 3.8bn<ref>{{cite web|title=Donors pledge $3.8bn at Syria crisis meeting in Kuwait|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/donors-pledge-38bn-syria-crisis-meeting-kuwait-150331075051202.html|website=Aljazeera|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308133650/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/donors-pledge-38bn-syria-crisis-meeting-kuwait-150331075051202.html|url-status=live}}</ref> respectively. Relations between the two countries have since normalized. In 2016, Kuwait co-hosted the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London along with the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Germany and Norway.<ref name="UN News Centre">{{cite web|title=Record $10 billion pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria at UN co-hosted conference in London|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53162#.WL7bXxLytE4|publisher=UN News Centre|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227073543/http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53162#.WL7bXxLytE4|url-status=live}}</ref> The conference resulted in a record $10 billion pledge.<ref name="UN News Centre"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Turkey}}||10 January 1964||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1964<ref name="ReferenceC"/> See [[Kuwait–Turkey relations]] The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] in Turkey describes the current relations at "outstanding levels".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-kuwait.en.mfa|title=Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|work=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927025924/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-kuwait.en.mfa|archive-date=2011-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bilateral trade between the two countries is worth around $275 million. The two countries have recently signed fifteen agreements for cooperation in tourism, health, environment, economy, commercial exchange and oil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzMyNzg4MjM4|title=Kuwait Times - Leading English Daily in Kuwait|work=Kuwait Times|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805192409/http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzMyNzg4MjM4|archive-date=5 August 2009}}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate-general in [[Istanbul]]. * Turkey has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||8 March 1972||See [[Kuwait–United Arab Emirates relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 March 1972<ref name="ReferenceE"/> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]] and a consulate-general in [[Dubai]]. * United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Vietnam}}||10 January 1976|| Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1976<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of countries which maintains diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (as April 2010) |url=https://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=mofa.gov.vn |archive-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426174310/https://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kuwait was the first country in the [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] that Vietnam chose to establish its trade representative office in 1993, and embassy in 2003. The former Prime Minister of Kuwait [[Nasser Al-Sabah|Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah]] and Prime Minister [[Nguyen Tan Dung]] in 2009 visited each other's countries.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Vietnam-Kuwait Relations|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/the-vietnam-kuwait-relations/|access-date=1 February 2016|work=Kuwait Times|archive-date=1 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201093704/http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/the-vietnam-kuwait-relations/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Yemen}}||<!--Date started-->|| As a member of the [[UN Security Council]] in 1990 and 1991, Yemen abstained on a number of resolutions concerning the [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait]] and voted against the "use of force resolution." Kuwait responded by cancelling aid programs, cutting diplomatic contact, and expelling thousands of Yemeni workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/80088/yemen-expelled-saudi-arabia-down-and-out|title=Expelled from Saudi Arabia, down and out|date=August 31, 2008|website=The New Humanitarian|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225021943/https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/80088/yemen-expelled-saudi-arabia-down-and-out|url-status=live}}</ref> |} === Europe === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Albania}}||8 August 1968||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 August 1968<ref name="Bilateral Relations"/>[[File:Kuwait - Albania firendship monument of culture.jpg|thumb|Kuwait – Albania friendship monument]] Albania and Kuwait are members of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]]. The restoration of [[Skanderbeg Square]] in Albanian capital Tirana is funded by a grant from the State of Kuwait. * Albania has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Tirana]]. |- |{{AUT}} | | * Austria has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Vienna]]. |- |{{BEL}} | | * Belgium has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Brussels]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cyprus}}||3 May 2005||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 May 2005<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Kuwait and Cyprus as of 3 May 2005 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3845961?ln=en |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library | date=3 May 2005 |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114155310/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3845961?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref> See [[Cyprus-Kuwait relations]] Cyprus and Kuwait can be described as excellent with various exchange visits between the two countries. * Cyprus has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Nicosia]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Czech Republic}}|||| * the Czech Republic has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Prague]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Denmark}}||25 April 1964|| Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 April 1964.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Udenrigsministeriets Tidsskrift |publisher=Denmark. Udenrigsministeriet |year=1964 |pages=339 |language=da}}</ref> On 6 November 2006, the Kuwaiti parliament voted 22–15 to approve severing diplomatic ties with Denmark over the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]] and spending about US$50 (€39.20) million to defend Muhammad's image in the West. Both votes were nonbinding, meaning the Cabinet does not have to abide by them. Kuwaiti lawmaker Abdulsamad voted in favor of cutting diplomatic ties, saying, "We have to cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Denmark...We don't have to eat Danish cheese."<ref name="iht.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/07/africa/ME_GEN_Kuwait_Prophet_Cartoons.php |title=Prophet Cartoons |access-date=2008-12-27 |archive-date=2012-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012143823/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/07/africa/ME_GEN_Kuwait_Prophet_Cartoons.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Al-Rashid voted against cutting diplomatic ties, arguing that Muslims have to be positive and remember that it were some individuals, not governments, who insulted Muhammad. Al-Rashid was quoted as saying, "We here in Kuwait curse Christians in many of our mosques, should those (Christian) countries boycott Kuwait?"<ref name="iht.com" /> |- |{{FRA}} | | * France has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Paris]]. |- |{{GER}} |20 May 1964<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Kuwait: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/kuwait-node/steckbrief/204128 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |language=de |archive-date=2022-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222224523/https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/kuwait-node/steckbrief/204128 |url-status=live }}</ref> |See [[Germany–Kuwait relations]] * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Berlin]]. * Germany has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Greece}}||3 January 1965|| Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 January 1965<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uxAR4JF04kkC&dq=Kuwaiti-Greek+diplomatic+relations&pg=PP8 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 1-2 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1965 |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712090443/https://books.google.com/books?id=uxAR4JF04kkC&dq=Kuwaiti-Greek+diplomatic+relations&pg=PP8 |url-status=live }}</ref> Greece was one of the 34 member countries in the coalition which assisted in the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq in 1991 during the Gulf War. Greece also participated in the UNICOM mission to patrol the demilitarized zone along the Kuwait-Iraq border.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Mediterranean+-+Middle+East/Bilateral+Relations/Kuwait/|title=Bilateral Relations Between Greece And Kuwait|website=mfa.gr|access-date=2019-09-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813033301/http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Mediterranean+-+Middle+East/Bilateral+Relations/Kuwait/|archive-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> * Greece has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Athens]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Holy See}}||21 October 1968||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 October 1968<ref>{{Cite web |title=The diplomatic mission to Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar |url=https://www.nunciaturekuwait.com/diplomatic-relations-gcc/ |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Apostolic Nunciature - Vatican Embassy in Kuwait |date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511195541/https://www.nunciaturekuwait.com/diplomatic-relations-gcc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Holy See has an apostolic nunciature in Kuwait City. |- |{{ITA}} | | * Italy has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Rome]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kosovo}}||16 January 2013|| * Kuwait recognised the [[Republic of Kosovo]] on 11 October 2011.<ref>[http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,4,981 Kuwait formally recognizes the Republic of Kosovo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725115708/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,4,981 |date=2018-07-25 }}, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, 2011-10-11</ref> * Kosovo and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 16 January 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2013 |title=Kosovë, Kuvajt: Vendosen marrëdhënie diplomatike |url=https://www.evropaelire.org/a/24838874.html |access-date=9 September 2023 |newspaper=Radio Evropa e Lirë |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161608/https://www.evropaelire.org/a/24838874.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{NED}} | | * Kuwait has an embassy in [[The Hague]]. * the Netherlands has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Poland}}||13 May 1963||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 May 1963<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland in Kuwait |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/kuwait/bilateral-relations#:~:text=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Poland%20and%20Kuwait%20were%20established%20on%2013%20May%201963. |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=gov.pl |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712085553/https://www.gov.pl/web/kuwait/bilateral-relations#:~:text=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Poland%20and%20Kuwait%20were%20established%20on%2013%20May%201963. |url-status=live }}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Warsaw]]. * Poland has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- |{{Flag|Romania}} | | * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Bucharest]]. * Romania has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Spain}}||17 April 1964||See [[Kuwait–Spain relations]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 April 1964<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=11 May 2023 |page=307 |language=es |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014192118/https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Madrid]]. * Spain has an embassy in Kuwait City. |- |{{Flag|Sweden}} |22 December 1964 |Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 December 1964 when Sweden opens its embassy in Kuwait.<ref name="حدث في مثل هذا اليوم في الكويت"/> |- valign="top" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}||||See [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]] Kuwait established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 8 November 1961.<ref name="uk">{{Cite book |author=Great Britain. Diplomatic Service Administration Office. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8ofAAAAMAAJ |title=The Diplomatic Service List |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |year=1970 |pages=136–149}}</ref> *Kuwait maintains an [[Embassy of Kuwait, London|embassy]] in [[London]]. *The United Kingdom is accredited to Kuwait through its embassy in Kuwait City.<ref>{{cite web|title=British Embassy Kuwait|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-doha|access-date=2 October 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913185111/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-kuwait|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK governed [[Sheikhdom of Kuwait|Kuwait]] from 1899 to 1961, when it achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have signed an Investment Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuwait - United Kingdom BIT (2009)|url=https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bits/3519/kuwait---united-kingdom-bit-2009-|website=[[UN Trade and Development]]|access-date=2 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812220615/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bits/3519/kuwait---united-kingdom-bit-2009-|archive-date=12 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK and the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]], of which Kuwait is a member, are negotiating a [[Gulf Cooperation Council–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement|Free Trade Agreement]]. |} === Oceania === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Australia}}|||| * Australia has an embassy in Kuwait City. * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Canberra]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|New Zealand}}|||| * Kuwait has an embassy in [[Wellington]]. * New Zealand is accredited to Kuwait from its embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |} ==See also== * [[List of diplomatic missions in Kuwait]] * [[List of diplomatic missions of Kuwait]] * [[Iran-Arab relations#Kuwait|Iran-Arab Relations (Kuwait)]] * [[Visa requirements for Kuwaiti citizens]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{Kuwait topics}} {{Foreign relations of Kuwait}} {{Asia in topic|Foreign relations of}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foreign Relations Of Kuwait}} [[Category:Foreign relations of Kuwait| ]]
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