{"id":514,"date":"2017-03-09T14:38:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T13:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/?page_id=514\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:50:29","slug":"bilateral-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/en\/the-order-of-malta\/diplomatic-activities\/bilateral-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilateral relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-block-wrapper clearfix\">\n<p><a class=\"img-link-wrapper full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ordredemaltesuisse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/NICU3777-e1671717171443_new.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><a>Bilateral relations with 110 states<\/a><\/h5>\n<div>\n<p>The diplomatic activities of the Sovereign Order of Malta are closely linked to its humanitarian mission: the presence of accredited diplomatic missions in more than 100 countries of the world supports the activities of the Order.<\/p>\n<p>In the international political field, the Order of Malta is neutral, impartial and non-political. Because of these characteristics, it can act as a mediator whenever a State requests its intervention to help settle a dispute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kopa-main-col col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n<h5 style=\"padding-top: 15px;\"><b>The Sovereign Order of Malta has diplomatic relations with 108 countries:<\/b><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\">\n<p><strong>EUROPE:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlbania | Austria | Belarus | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Germany| Holy See | Hungary | Italy | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Malta | Moldova | Monaco | Montenegro | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russian Federation* | San Marino | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Ukraine<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>* Relations with the Russian Federation are maintained through a diplomatic special mission.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"><strong>THE AMERICAS:<\/strong><br \/>\nAntigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Bahamas, The | Belize | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Uruguay | Venezuela<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"><strong>AFRICA:<\/strong><br \/>\nAngola | Benin | Burkina | Faso | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central Africa | Chad | Comoros | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Congo, Republic of the | C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Liberia | Madagascar | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Sudan | South Sudan | Togo<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"><strong>ASIA:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfghanistan | Armenia | Cambodia | Georgia | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Lebanon | Philippines | Tajikistan | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Turkmenistan<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f3f3f3;\"><strong>OCEANIA:<\/strong><br \/>\nMicronesia | Marshall Islands | Kiribati |\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Nauru<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\">Belgium | France | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Canada<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n<h5 style=\"padding-top: 15px;\"><b>The Sovereign Order of Malta has relations at Ambassador level with:<\/b><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\">Palestine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilateral relations with 110 states The diplomatic activities of the Sovereign Order of Malta are closely linked to its humanitarian mission: the presence of accredited diplomatic missions in more than 100 countries of the world supports the activities of the Order. In the international political field, the Order of Malta is neutral, impartial and non-political. 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