Foreign relations of Cambodia

The Cambodian government has diplomatic relations with most countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, as well as all of its Asian neighbors, including China, India, Vietnam, Laos, South Korea, and Thailand. The government is a member of most major international organizations, including the United Nations and its specialized agencies such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The government is an Asian Development Bank (ADB) member, a member of ASEAN, and of the WTO. In 2005 Cambodia attended the inaugural East Asia Summit. The government is also a member of the Pacific Alliance (as observer) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (as dialogue partner).

International disputes

Delegates of the ASEAN Summit pose for a photograph at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 19 November 2012.

Cambodia is involved in a dispute regarding offshore islands and sections of the boundary with Vietnam. In addition, the maritime boundary Cambodia has with Vietnam is undefined. Parts of Cambodia's border with Thailand are indefinite, and the maritime boundary with Thailand is not clearly defined.

Illicit drugs

Cambodia is a transshipment site for Golden Triangle heroin, and possibly a site of money laundering. There is corruption related to narcotics in parts of the government, military and police. Cambodia is also a possible site of small-scale opium, heroin, and amphetamine production. The country is a large producer of cannabis for the international market.

International organization participation

ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), International Monetary Fund, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WB, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Cambodia maintains diplomatic relations with:

# Country Date
1  United States 11 July 1950
2  Thailand 19 December 1950
3  Italy 27 July 1951
4  Liberia 16 November 1951
5  Spain 16 November 1951
6  Australia 15 January 1952
7  United Kingdom 15 May 1952
8  Pakistan 28 May 1952
9  Sri Lanka 28 May 1952
10  India 30 May 1952
11  France 4 November 1952
12  Egypt 30 March 1953
13  Japan 4 May 1954
14  Myanmar 12 July 1955
15  Laos 15 June 1956
16  Russia 6 November 1956
17  Czech Republic 16 April 1957
18  Philippines 27 August 1957
19  Poland 16 April 1957
20  Netherlands 1957
21  China 19 July 1958
22  Indonesia 13 February 1959
23  Israel 16 February 1959
24  New Zealand 18 February 1959
25  Cuba 15 April 1960
26  Bulgaria 18 September 1960
27  Mongolia 30 November 1960
28  Singapore 26 April 1961
29  Romania 10 January 1963
30  Lebanon 13 July 1963
31  Hungary 22 July 1963
39  Germany 19 February 1964
32  North Korea 20 December 1964
33  Argentina 1 February 1966
34  Algeria 2 December 1966
35  Vietnam 24 June 1967
36  Albania 9 October 1967
37  Austria 9 October 1967
38  Denmark 9 October 1967
39   Switzerland 9 October 1967
40  Belgium 19 October 1967
41  Yemen 19 March 1968
42  Guinea June 1969
43  South Korea May 1970
44  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 October 1972
45  Cameroon 13 October 1972
46  Colombia 1 August 1973
47  Jordan September 1974
48    Nepal 18 April 1975
49  Guyana 5 September 1975
50  Mexico 26 September 1975
51  Angola 4 December 1975
52  Peru 31 May 1976
53  Mozambique 25 June 1975
54  Grenada Before 1982
55  Somalia Before 1983
56  Gabon Before 1984
57  Niger Before 1984
58  Cabo Verde March 1984
59  Ethiopia 1980s
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 1980s
60  Libya 16 February 1990
61  Sweden 27 April 1991
62  Canada 25 November 1991
63  Eswatini 13 December 1991
 State of Palestine 17 December 1991
64  Malaysia 19 December 1991
65  Mauritania 9 March 1992
66  Ukraine 23 April 1992
67  Finland 23 May 1992
68  Portugal 29 May 1992
69  Iran 5 June 1992
70  Brunei 9 June 1992
71  Bangladesh 17 February 1993
72  Malta 6 June 1993
73  Chile 16 February 1994
74  Kazakhstan 25 February 1994
75  Nicaragua 10 March 1994
76  Brazil 25 March 1994
 Holy See 25 March 1994
77  Bolivia 26 April 1994
78  Norway 29 April 1994
79  Burundi 15 May 1994
80  Turkey 14 June 1994
81  Venezuela 18 June 1994
82  Ecuador 29 June 1994
83  Kuwait 16 July 1994
84  Uruguay 29 September 1994
85  Papua New Guinea 7 October 1994
86  United Arab Emirates 21 October 1994
87  Paraguay 27 October 1994
88  Belize 1 November 1994
89  Georgia 17 November 1994
90  Mali 2 December 1994
91  Sudan 5 January 1995
92  Benin 23 January 1995
93  South Africa 26 January 1995
94  Azerbaijan 2 February 1995
95  Iraq 22 February 1995
96  Tanzania 8 March 1995
97  Moldova 10 March 1995
98  Kyrgyzstan 23 March 1995
99  Turkmenistan 6 April 1995
100  Tunisia 12 April 1995
101  Federated States of Micronesia 2 May 1995
102  Mauritius 18 May 1995
103  Ghana 24 May 1995
104  Armenia 18 August 1995
105  Uzbekistan 7 September 1995
106  Maldives 21 September 1995
107  Latvia 22 September 1995
108  Lithuania 22 September 1995
109  Vanuatu 26 September 1995
110  Belarus 25 October 1995
111  Tajikistan 29 November 1995
112  Panama 15 February 1996
113  Guatemala 26 February 1996
114  Honduras 26 February 1996
115  Greece 8 April 1996
116  Zambia 8 May 1996
117  Slovenia 16 July 1996
118  Seychelles 15 August 1996
119  Croatia 10 September 1996
120  Morocco 23 October 1996
121  North Macedonia 29 October 1996
122  Slovakia 20 February 1997
123  Madagascar 25 March 1997
124  Senegal 14 October 1999
125  Ireland 30 October 1999
126  Costa Rica Before 1999
127  Cyprus 16 August 2000
128  Republic of the Congo 13 September 2000
129  Nigeria 28 May 2001
130  Zimbabwe 30 June 2001
131  Luxembourg 15 May 2002
132  East Timor 29 July 2002
133  Iceland 19 June 2003
134  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 December 2003
135  Estonia 31 August 2005
136  Rwanda 29 September 2005
137  Andorra 8 March 2006
138  Nauru 25 April 2007
139  Qatar 1 April 2008
140  Ivory Coast 9 April 2008
141  Dominican Republic 13 November 2008
142  Serbia 2 March 2009
143  Bahrain 29 June 2009
144  Kenya 4 July 2009
145  Montenegro 12 October 2009
146  Palau 26 October 2009
147  Oman 16 November 2009
148  Jamaica 12 January 2010
149  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 January 2010
150  El Salvador 16 January 2010
151  Saudi Arabia 18 January 2010
152  Eritrea 2 February 2010
153  Chad 9 February 2010
154  Comoros 22 February 2010
155  Dominica 27 April 2010
156  Antigua and Barbuda 28 April 2010
157  Gambia 28 April 2010
158  Samoa 18 May 2010
159  Fiji 27 May 2010
160  Namibia 25 June 2010
161  Equatorial Guinea 30 June 2010
162  Guinea-Bissau 30 June 2010
163  Burkina Faso 2 July 2010
164  Togo 6 August 2010
165  Sierra Leone 7 October 2010
166  Syria 25 October 2010
167  San Marino 12 April 2011
168  Liechtenstein 8 June 2011
169  Tuvalu 28 June 2011
170  Malawi 20 July 2011
171  South Sudan 22 July 2011
172  Suriname 31 October 2011
173  Solomon Islands 22 February 2012
174  Djibouti 28 April 2016
175  Marshall Islands 20 January 2017
176  Saint Kitts and Nevis 16 November 2018
177  Monaco 11 July 2019
178  Barbados 11 November 2019
179  Uganda 23 January 2020
180  Afghanistan Unknown

Bilateral relations

Africa

Americas

Country Formal relations began in Notes
 Canada 25 November 1991 See Cambodia–Canada relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Canada from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.
  • Canada is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
 Mexico September 1976
  • Cambodia is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
  • Mexico is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam.
 United States 11 July 1950 See Cambodia–United States relations
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • United States has an embassy in Phnom Penh.

Asia

Country Formal relations began Notes
 Brunei 9 June 1992 See Brunei–Cambodia relations
  • Brunei has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.
  • The relations are mainly on economics and security.
 China (PRC) 19 July 1958 See Cambodia–China relations
  • Cambodia and the People's Republic of China relations have strengthened considerably after the end of the Cambodian-Vietnamese War.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Beijing.
  • China has an embassy in Phnom Penh
China China (ROC, Taiwan) No official relations
 India 1981 See Cambodia–India relations
  • Cambodia and India have ties that go deep into history, in areas of religion, architecture, art, political systems and royal families.
  • India has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in New Delhi.
 Indonesia 1957 See Cambodia–Indonesia relations
 Israel 1960
1993 (reestablished)
See Cambodia–Israel relations
 Japan 1950 See Cambodia–Japan relations
  • Japan has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Both Countries relations that in 1946, King Norodom Sihanouk said that Japan do not need to pay for the destruction since 1940, he said Cambodia wanted to be allied with Japan.
 Laos 15 June 1956
  • Laos has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Vientiane.
  • Historically, relations have been tense, with long-standing unresolved border disputes.
 Malaysia 2 December 1996 See Cambodia–Malaysia relations
  • The relations are mainly in economic.
  • Malaysia was the fourth largest foreign investors to Cambodian in 2009.
 North Korea 28 December 1964 See Cambodia–North Korea relations
 Pakistan See Cambodia–Pakistan relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Pakistan from its embassy in New Delhi, India.
  • Pakistan has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
 Philippines 1956 See Cambodia–Philippines relations
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on 14 December 2016.
  • The two countries have an agreements on economic and trade relations, agricultural and agribusiness collaboration, and tourism cooperation.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Manila.
  • Philippines has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
 Singapore 10 August 1965 See Cambodia–Singapore relations
  • Cambodia was one of the first countries to recognize Singapore's sovereignty when it became independent in 1965.
  • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Cambodia in 2005 and 2012.
  • Singapore has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Singapore.
 South Korea 18 May 1970
King Norodom Sihamoni granting an audience to President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak in 2009.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Seoul.
  • South Korea has an embassy in Phnom Penh.

See Cambodia–South Korea relations

 Tajikistan 1956
  • Cambodia embassy in Ankara, Turkey is presented for Tajikistan.[1]
 Thailand See Cambodia–Thailand relations
  • Cambodian–Thai border dispute
  • The Kingdom of Thailand has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • The Kingdom of Cambodia has an embassy in Bangkok.
  • Thailand was once Cambodia's arch-enemy.
 Turkey 1959 See Cambodia–Turkey relations
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Ankara.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$108.4 million in 2015 (Cambodian exports/imports: 94.7/13.7 million USD).
 Vietnam See Cambodia–Vietnam relations
  • Bilateral relations between the Cambodia and Vietnam were for long strained due to the Cambodian-Vietnamese War.
  • The maritime boundary with Vietnam is hampered by unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Hanoi.
  • Vietnam has an embassy in Phnom Penh.

Europe

Country Formal relations began Notes
 Denmark 9 October 1967 See Cambodia–Denmark relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Denmark from its embassy in London, United Kingdom.
  • Denmark is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
 Finland 20 January 1970
  • Finland recognized Cambodia on 19 December 1969. Diplomatic relations established on 20 January 1970, re-established 9 August 1976.
  • Cambodia is represented in Finland through its embassy in London, England
  • Finland is represented in Cambodia through its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand
 France 1863 See Cambodia–France relations
 Germany See Cambodia–Germany relations
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Berlin.
  • Germany has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
 Greece
  • Cambodia's embassy in Brussels, Belgium is also accredited to Greece
  • Greece's embassy in Bangkok is also accredited to Cambodia.
  • Both countries are full members of the Francophonie.
 Hungary 10 July 1995
 Poland 29 March 1992
  • Poland closed its embassy in Phnom Penh at 2009 and accredited from Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Cambodia is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
 Spain 16 November 1951 See Cambodia–Spain relations
  • Cambodia is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Paris, France.
  • Spain is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
  Switzerland 1957
  • Switzerland recognized Cambodia in 1957, and the two countries have maintained diplomatic relations since 1963.
  • Bilateral relations between Cambodia and Switzerland are good. Switzerland supports the transition process and development efforts in Cambodia.
  • Trade between the two countries is marginal.
 Ukraine 23 April 1992 See Cambodia–Ukraine relations
 United Kingdom 1953
1976 (reestablished)
See Cambodia–United Kingdom relations
  • British Minister of State Hugo Swire visited Cambodia on 29 January 2014 to discuss solutions for political deadlock with the ruling and opposition parties.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in London.
  • United Kingdom has an embassy in Phnom Penh.

Oceania

Country Formal relations began Notes
 Australia 1950's See Australia–Cambodia relations
  • Australia has an embassy in Phnom Penh.
  • Cambodia has an embassy in Canberra.

Country with no relations

There are 17 countries that haven't establish any diplomatic relations with Cambodia:

See also


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