Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close ties to the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom, and cooperates with regional political and economic organizations such as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
In May 1997, Prime Minister Mitchell joined 14 other Caribbean leaders and U.S. President Bill Clinton during the first-ever U.S.-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional cooperation on justice and counternarcotics issues, finance and development, and trade.
Saint Vincent is a transshipment point for South American illicit drugs destined for the US and Europe.
Bilateral relations
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2010 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 1, 2010.[1] | |
1983 |
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2004 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 17, 2004.[3] | |
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1979 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 27, 1979.[5] | |
1981 | ||
2007 |
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1979 |
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1981 |
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1994 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 7, 1994.[10][11] | |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close relations with Cuba, which provides a number of scholarship and other exchange programs for Vincentians, particularly in the field of healthcare. | ||
2006 |
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2009 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 2, 2009.[13] | |
2010 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 22, 2010.[14] | |
As a member of CARICOM, St. Vincent and the Grenadines strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement UN Security Council Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power. Saint Vincent agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force, which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994. | ||
See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations | ||
1981 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations in January 1981.[16] | |
2006 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 25, 2006.[17] | |
2007 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 5, 2007.[18] | |
1993 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993.[19] | |
2004 |
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31 July 1990 |
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2011 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 13, 2011.[22][23] | |
2010 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 8, 2010.[24] | |
10 August 1988 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 10, 1988.[25] | |
2007 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 27, 2007.[26] | |
2006 |
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Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 22, 2003.[28] | ||
2011 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 26, 2011.[29] | |
1999-02-19 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1999.[30] | |
2011-05-04 |
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1995 |
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1979-10-28 |
The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines began on 28 October 1979.[34] | |
1985 |
Both countries established consular relations in 1985 and diplomatic relations in 2001.[35] | |
Since 1999, Turkey is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Havana and since 2007 an honorary consulate in Kingstown.[36] | ||
See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relations | ||
See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations | ||
Saint Vincent protests Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves (Bird) Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea. | ||
1995 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 18, 1995.[37] |
See also
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