Foreign relations of Cambodia
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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).[1]
International disputes
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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
[edit]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.[2]
International organization participation
[edit]ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, ASEAN-Japan Centre, 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
[edit]List of countries which Cambodia maintains diplomatic relations with:
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# | Country | Date[3] |
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11 July 1950 |
2 | ![]() |
19 December 1950 |
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27 July 1951 |
4 | ![]() |
16 November 1951 |
5 | ![]() |
16 November 1951 |
6 | ![]() |
15 January 1952 |
7 | ![]() |
15 May 1952 |
8 | ![]() |
28 May 1952 |
9 | ![]() |
28 May 1952 |
10 | ![]() |
30 May 1952 |
11 | ![]() |
4 November 1952 |
12 | ![]() |
30 March 1953[4] |
13 | ![]() |
4 May 1954 |
14 | ![]() |
12 July 1955[5] |
15 | ![]() |
15 June 1956[6] |
16 | ![]() |
6 November 1956 |
17 | ![]() |
16 April 1957 |
18 | ![]() |
27 August 1957 |
19 | ![]() |
16 April 1957 |
20 | ![]() |
31 August 1957[7] |
21 | ![]() |
1957[8] |
22 | ![]() |
19 July 1958 |
23 | ![]() |
13 February 1959 |
24 | ![]() |
16 February 1959[9] |
25 | ![]() |
18 February 1959 |
26 | ![]() |
15 April 1960 |
27 | ![]() |
18 September 1960[10] |
28 | ![]() |
30 November 1960 |
29 | ![]() |
26 April 1961 |
30 | ![]() |
10 January 1963[11] |
31 | ![]() |
13 July 1963[12] |
32 | ![]() |
22 July 1963 |
33 | ![]() |
19 February 1964[13] |
34 | ![]() |
19 February 1964[14] |
35 | ![]() |
20 December 1964 |
36 | ![]() |
29 October 1965[15] |
37 | ![]() |
1 February 1966 |
38 | ![]() |
2 December 1966[16] |
39 | ![]() |
24 June 1967 |
40 | ![]() |
9 October 1967 |
41 | ![]() |
9 October 1967 |
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9 October 1967 |
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9 October 1967 |
44 | ![]() |
19 October 1967 |
45 | ![]() |
19 March 1968 |
46 | ![]() |
27 March 1969[17] |
47 | ![]() |
3 May 1969[18] |
48 | ![]() |
June 1969[19] |
49 | ![]() |
20 January 1970[20] |
50 | ![]() |
May 1970[21] |
51 | ![]() |
6 June 1972[22] |
52 | ![]() |
5 October 1972[23] |
53 | ![]() |
13 October 1972[24] |
54 | ![]() |
1 August 1973 |
55 | ![]() |
September 1974[25] |
56 | ![]() |
18 April 1975[26] |
57 | ![]() |
5 September 1975 |
58 | ![]() |
26 September 1975[27] |
59 | ![]() |
4 December 1975 |
60 | ![]() |
31 May 1976 |
61 | ![]() |
1 June 1976[28] |
62 | ![]() |
25 June 1975[29] |
63 | ![]() |
31 October 1976[30] |
64 | ![]() |
18 November 1976[31] |
65 | ![]() |
10 January 1978[32] |
66 | ![]() |
Before 1982[33] |
67 | ![]() |
Before 1983[34] |
68 | ![]() |
Before 1984[35] |
69 | ![]() |
Before 1984[35] |
70 | ![]() |
March 1984[36] |
71 | ![]() |
1980s |
— | ![]() |
1980s |
72 | ![]() |
16 February 1990 |
73 | ![]() |
25 November 1991 |
74 | ![]() |
13 December 1991 |
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17 December 1991 |
75 | ![]() |
23 April 1992 |
76 | ![]() |
29 May 1992 |
77 | ![]() |
5 June 1992 |
78 | ![]() |
9 June 1992 |
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6 June 1993 |
80 | ![]() |
25 February 1994 |
81 | ![]() |
10 March 1994 |
82 | ![]() |
25 March 1994 |
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25 March 1994 |
83 | ![]() |
26 April 1994 |
84 | ![]() |
15 May 1994 |
85 | ![]() |
18 June 1994 |
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29 June 1994 |
87 | ![]() |
16 July 1994 |
88 | ![]() |
29 September 1994 |
89 | ![]() |
7 October 1994 |
90 | ![]() |
21 October 1994 |
91 | ![]() |
27 October 1994 |
92 | ![]() |
1 November 1994 |
93 | ![]() |
17 November 1994 |
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5 January 1995 |
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23 January 1995 |
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26 January 1995 |
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2 February 1995 |
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8 March 1995 |
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10 March 1995 |
100 | ![]() |
23 March 1995 |
101 | ![]() |
6 April 1995 |
102 | ![]() |
12 April 1995 |
103 | ![]() |
2 May 1995 |
104 | ![]() |
18 May 1995 |
105 | ![]() |
24 May 1995 |
106 | ![]() |
18 August 1995 |
107 | ![]() |
7 September 1995 |
108 | ![]() |
21 September 1995 |
109 | ![]() |
22 September 1995 |
110 | ![]() |
22 September 1995 |
111 | ![]() |
26 September 1995 |
112 | ![]() |
25 October 1995 |
113 | ![]() |
29 November 1995 |
114 | ![]() |
15 February 1996[37] |
115 | ![]() |
26 February 1996 |
116 | ![]() |
26 February 1996 |
117 | ![]() |
8 April 1996 |
118 | ![]() |
8 May 1996 |
119 | ![]() |
16 July 1996 |
120 | ![]() |
15 August 1996 |
121 | ![]() |
10 September 1996 |
122 | ![]() |
23 October 1996 |
123 | ![]() |
29 October 1996 |
124 | ![]() |
20 February 1997 |
125 | ![]() |
25 March 1997 |
126 | ![]() |
30 October 1999 |
127 | ![]() |
1999[38] |
128 | ![]() |
16 August 2000 |
129 | ![]() |
13 September 2000 |
130 | ![]() |
28 May 2001 |
131 | ![]() |
30 June 2001 |
132 | ![]() |
15 May 2002 |
133 | ![]() |
29 July 2002 |
134 | ![]() |
19 June 2003 |
135 | ![]() |
23 December 2003 |
136 | ![]() |
31 August 2005 |
137 | ![]() |
29 September 2005 |
138 | ![]() |
8 March 2006 |
139 | ![]() |
25 April 2007 |
140 | ![]() |
1 April 2008 |
141 | ![]() |
9 April 2008 |
142 | ![]() |
13 November 2008 |
143 | ![]() |
2 March 2009 |
144 | ![]() |
29 June 2009 |
145 | ![]() |
4 July 2009 |
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12 October 2009 |
147 | ![]() |
26 October 2009 |
148 | ![]() |
16 November 2009 |
149 | ![]() |
12 January 2010 |
150 | ![]() |
12 January 2010 |
151 | ![]() |
16 January 2010 |
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18 January 2010 |
153 | ![]() |
2 February 2010 |
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9 February 2010 |
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22 February 2010 |
156 | ![]() |
27 April 2010 |
157 | ![]() |
28 April 2010 |
158 | ![]() |
28 April 2010 |
159 | ![]() |
18 May 2010 |
160 | ![]() |
27 May 2010 |
161 | ![]() |
25 June 2010 |
162 | ![]() |
30 June 2010 |
163 | ![]() |
30 June 2010 |
164 | ![]() |
2 July 2010 |
165 | ![]() |
6 August 2010 |
166 | ![]() |
7 October 2010 |
167 | ![]() |
25 October 2010 |
168 | ![]() |
12 April 2011 |
169 | ![]() |
8 June 2011 |
170 | ![]() |
28 June 2011 |
171 | ![]() |
20 July 2011 |
172 | ![]() |
22 July 2011 |
173 | ![]() |
31 October 2011 |
174 | ![]() |
22 February 2012 |
175 | ![]() |
28 April 2016 |
176 | ![]() |
20 January 2017 |
177 | ![]() |
16 November 2018[39] |
178 | ![]() |
11 July 2019 |
179 | ![]() |
11 November 2019 |
180 | ![]() |
23 January 2020[39] |
181 | ![]() |
Unknown |
Bilateral relations
[edit]Africa
[edit]Americas
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25 November 1991 | See Cambodia–Canada relations
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September 1976 | |
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11 July 1950 | See Cambodia–United States relations
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Asia
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9 June 1992 | See Brunei–Cambodia relations
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19 July 1958 | See Cambodia–China relations
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No official relations |
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1981 | See Cambodia–India relations
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1957 | See Cambodia–Indonesia relations
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1960 1993 (reestablished) |
See Cambodia–Israel relations |
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4 May 1954 | See Cambodia–Japan relations
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15 June 1956 | See Cambodia–Laos relations |
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2 December 1996 | See Cambodia–Malaysia relations |
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28 December 1964[52] | See Cambodia–North Korea relations |
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See Cambodia–Pakistan relations
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1956 | See Cambodia–Philippines relations
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10 August 1965 | See Cambodia–Singapore relations
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18 May 1970[53] | [53]
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1956 |
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See Cambodia–Thailand relations
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1959[54] | See Cambodia–Turkey relations |
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See Cambodia–Vietnam relations
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Europe
[edit]Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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9 October 1967 | See Cambodia–Denmark relations
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20 January 1970[56] |
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1863 | See Cambodia–France relations
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See Cambodia–Germany relations
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10 July 1995 |
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29 March 1992 | |
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16 November 1951 | See Cambodia–Spain relations
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1957[64] |
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23 April 1992 | See Cambodia–Ukraine relations
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1953 1976 (reestablished) |
See Cambodia–United Kingdom relations
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Oceania
[edit]Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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1950s[66] | See Australia–Cambodia relations |
Country with no relations
[edit]There are 17 countries that haven't establish any diplomatic relations with Cambodia:
Afghanistan
Bahamas
Bhutan
Botswana
Central African Republic
Haiti
Kiribati
Lesotho
Saint Lucia
Sao Tome and Principe
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
See also
[edit]References
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Cambodia, which had established diplomatic relations with Israel on February 16, 1959...
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Further reading
[edit]- Deth, Sok Udom, and Serkan Bulut, eds. Cambodia's Foreign Relations in Regional and Global Contexts (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2017; comprehensive coverage) full book online free[dead link].
- Path Kosal, "Introduction: Cambodia's Political History and Foreign Relations, 1945-1998" pp 1–26
- Acharya, Amitav. The Making of Southeast Asia: International Relations of A Region (Cornell UP, 2012)
- Chandler, David. The Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War, and Revolution since 1945 (Yale UP, 1991)
- Ciorciari, John D. "Cambodia in 2019: Backing Further into a Corner." Asian Survey 60.1 (2020): 125–131. online
- Clymer, Kenton. Troubled Relations: The United States and Cambodia since 1870 (Northern Illinois UP, 2007).
- Leighton, Marian Kirsch. "Perspectives on the Vietnam-Cambodia border conflict." Asian Survey 18.5 (1978): 448–457. online
- Leng, Thearith. "2016: A Promising Year for Cambodia?." Southeast Asian Affairs (2017): 133–146. online
- Morris, Stephen J. Why Vietnam invaded Cambodia: Political culture and the causes of war (Stanford University Press, 1999).
- Peou, Sorpong. "Cambodia in 2018: a year of setbacks and successes." Southeast Asian Affairs 2019.1 (2019): 104–119. online
- Richardson, Sophie. China, Cambodia and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Columbia UP, 2010)
- Smith, Roger. Cambodia's Foreign Policy (Cornell UP, 1965).
- Un, Kheang, and Jing Jing Luo. "Cambodia in 2019: Entrenching One-Party Rule and Asserting National Sovereignty in the Era of Shifting Global Geopolitics." Southeast Asian Affairs 2020.1 (2020): 117–134. online
- Westad, Odd Arne, and Sophie Quinn-Judge, eds. The third Indochina war: conflict between China, Vietnam and Cambodia, 1972-79 (Routledge, 2006).
- Womack, Brantly. "Asymmetry and systemic misperception: China, Vietnam and Cambodia during the 1970s." Journal of Strategic Studies 26.2 (2003): 92-119 online.
External links
[edit]- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- US Department of State: Foreign relations with Southeast Asia 1961–63
- Foreign relations between Cambodia and Germany
- Japan-Cambodia Relations
- List of foreign embassies in Cambodia
- Foreign relations between Cambodia and Australia
- AsiaSociety: essays relating to the development of Cambodia