Foreign relations of Estonia: Difference between revisions

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{{Politics of Estonia}}

 

==Trends following re-independence==

 

 

 

Estonia is a party to 181 international organizations, including the [[Bank for International Settlements|BIS]], [[Council of the Baltic Sea States|CBSS]], [[Council of Europe|CE]], [[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council|EAPC]], [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development|EBRD]], [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|ECE]], [[European Union|EU]] (member since 1 May 2004), [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], [[International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]], [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]], [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|ICRM]], [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|IFRCS]], [[International Hydrographic Organization|IHO]], [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], [[International Maritime Organization]], [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]], [[IOC]], [[International Organization for Migration|IOM]] (observer), [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] (correspondent), [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]], [[International Trade Union Confederation|ITUC]], [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]], [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons|OPCW]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], [[Partnership for Peace|PFP]], [[United Nations|UN]], [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], [[UNESCO]], [[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina|UNMIBH]], [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]], [[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization|UNTSO]], [[Universal Postal Union|UPU]], [[World Customs Organization|WCO]], [[Western European Union|WEU]] (associate partner), [[World Health Organization|WHO]], [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]], [[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]], [[World Trade Organization|WTO]].

 

== Diplomatic relations ==

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|{{flag|Czech Republic}}

|{{dts|9 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{dts|10 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Ireland}}

|{{dts|10 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|China}}

|{{dts|11 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Romania}}

|{{dts|13 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Mauritania}}

|{{dts|18 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Argentina}}

|{{dts|27 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Chile}}

|{{dts|27 September 1991}}

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|{{flag|Cape Verde}}

|{{dts|1 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Portugal}}

|{{dts|1 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Greece}}

|{{dts|2 October 1991}}

|{{dts|3 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Lithuania}}

|{{dts|5 October 1991}}<ref>{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations |url=https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110123939/https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=}}</ref>

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|{{flag|Spain}}

|{{dts|9 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Japan}}

|{{dts|10 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|South Korea}}

|{{dts|17 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|{{dts|21 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Turkey}}

|{{dts|23 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|Russia}}

|{{dts|24 October 1991}}

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|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{dts|4 November 1991}}

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|{{flag|Cuba}}

|{{dts|12 November 1991}}

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|{{flag|Mongolia}}

|{{dts|20 November 1991}}

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|{{flag|Australia}}

|{{dts|21 November 1991}}

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|{{flag|India}}

|{{dts|2 December 1991}}

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|{{flag|Mexico}}

|{{dts|5 December 1991}}

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|{{flag|Slovenia}}

|{{dts|11 December 1991}}

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|{{flag|Brazil}}

|{{dts|16 December 1991}}

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|{{flag|Philippines}}

|{{dts|19 December 1991}}

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|{{flag|Albania}}

|{{dts|1 January 1992}}

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|{{flag|Malta}}

|{{dts|1 January 1992}}

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|{{flag|Egypt}}

|{{dts|2 January 1992}}

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|131

|{{dts|1 July 2005}}

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|161

|{{dts|20 May 2009}}

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|{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

|{{dts|3 July 2018}}

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|188

|{{dts|21 November 2018}}

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===Africa===

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* China has an embassy in Tallinn.

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Beijing]].

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|{{flag|Georgia }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1992-06-17}}

* Georgia recognized Estonia on 27 August 1991.

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Tbilisi]].

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070718101754/http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_176/977.html Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Georgia]

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|{{flag|Japan }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1921-01-26}}

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* Japan has an embassy in Tallinn.

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|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1992-05-27}}

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* Kazakhstan has an embassy in Tallinn.

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* Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1996.

* Kyrgyzstan is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Minsk, Belarus.

* Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].

|{{flag|Tajikistan}}||<!--Data started-->2006||

* Both countries established diplomatic relations in 2006.

* Tajikistan is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Minsk, Belarus.

* Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Ankara]].

* Turkey has an embassy in Tallinn.

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|{{flag|Turkmenistan}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1994-08-26}}

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* Turkmenistan is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Minsk, Belarus.

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|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1994-10-10}}

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* Uzbekistan is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Riga, Latvia.

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|{{flag|Belarus }}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1992-04-06}}

* Belarus has an embassy in Tallinn.

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Minsk]].

 

* Belgium is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland.

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|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1993-02-08}}

* Bulgaria recognised Estonia on 20 May 1921 and re-recognised Estonia on 26 August 1991.

* Bulgaria is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland and maintains an honorary consulate in Tallinn.

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* Croatia is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland.

 

* Cyprus is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland.

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|{{flag|Czech Republic }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1991-09-09}}||

 

* Czech Republic has an embassy in Tallinn.

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|{{flag|Denmark }}||<!--Data started-->1921||See [[Denmark–Estonia relations]]

 

* Denmark has an embassy in Tallinn.

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|{{flag|Finland }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1920-06-20}}||See [[Estonia–Finland relations]]

* Finland has an embassy in Tallinn and an honorary consulate in [[Tartu]].

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Helsinki]] and six honorary consulates in [[Kotka]], [[Mariehamn]], [[Oulu]], [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] and [[Vaasa]].

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|{{flag|France }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1921-01-26}}

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Paris]] and 4 honorary consulates (in [[Lille]], [[Lyon]], [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] and [[Toulouse]]).

* France has its [[French Institute of Estonia]] in Tallinn.

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|{{flag|Germany}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1991-08-28}}

|{{flag|Holy See }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1921-10-10}}

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* Holy See is accredited to Estonia from its Apostolic Nunciature in Vilnius, Lithuania.

* In September 1993, [[Pope John Paul II]] visited Estonia.

* Iceland is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland.

* Both countries are full members of NATO, of the [[Council of Europe]] and of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]].

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|{{flag|Ireland }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1991-08-27}}

* Estonia is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy.

* Malta is accredited to Estonia from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in [[Valletta]].

* Both countries are full members of the European Union.

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* Estonia haș an embassy office in [[Chişinău]].

* Moldova has an embassy in Tallinn.

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|{{flag|Montenegro}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|2006-06-13}}

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* Estonia is accredited to Montenegro from its embassy in Budapest, Hungary.

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|{{flag|Netherlands }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1921-03-05}}

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 March 1995.

* Estonia is accredited to North Macedonia from its embassy in Budapest, Hungary.

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|{{flag|Norway }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1921-02-05}}

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* Estonia is accredited to Serbia from its embassy in Budapest, Hungary.

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|{{flag|Slovakia }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1993-03-30}}

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Stockholm]] and five honorary consulates (in [[Eskilstuna]], [[Gothenburg]], [[Karlskrona]], [[Malmö]] and [[Visby]]).

* Sweden has an embassy in Tallinn and two honorary consulates (in [[Narva]] and [[Tartu]]).

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|{{flag|Switzerland}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1991-09-04}}

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|{{flag|Ukraine }}||<!--Data started-->{{dts|format=dmy|1992-01-04}}

* Ukraine recognised Estonia on 26 August 1991.

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Kyiv]].

* [[Embassy of Ukraine, Tallinn|Ukraine has an embassy]] in Tallinn.

The contractual and legal framework of relations between Ukraine and Estonia covers a wide range of branches of bilateral cooperation, including political, trade and economic, scientific and technical, humanitarian, law enforcement and other spheres. This base is ramified and efficient enough and includes 53 bilateral documents, among which are 3 interstate agreements, 15 intergovernmental and 35 interdepartmental.

 

* Australia is accredited to Estonia through a part-time (pop-up) embassy in [[Tallinn]] since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180307b.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX/lS0K+g9ZKEg==|title=Pop up embassy opens in Estonia, Media release, 07 Mar 2018, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Julie Bishop MP|website=foreignminister.gov.au|access-date=30 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320131431/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180307b.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D|archive-date=20 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Estonia has an embassy in [[Canberra]].

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|{{flag|New Zealand}}||<!--Date started--> {{dts|format=dmy|1992-01-06}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vm.ee/en/countries/new-zealand?display=relations|title=New Zealand &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=vm.ee}}</ref>