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Diplomatic  Relations

Bilateral relations with countries
 The diplomatic activities of the Order are closely linked to its humanitarian mission: in fact, 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. Therefore, due to these characteristics, the Order can act as a mediator whenever a State pleads its intervention to settle a dispute.
The Order has experienced a steady increase in its diplomatic relations in recent years. Today the Order has Embassies in 100 countries - many of which are non-Catholic - and missions to major European countries, as well as to European and international organizations.
 

 

The Order of Malta has diplomatic relations with 100 countries: :

Europe

Albania
Austria
Belarus
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Holy See
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco*
Montenegro
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia, Federation of*
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Ukraine

South America

Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Dominican Republic
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent-Grenadines
Salvador
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Asia

Afghanistan
Armenia
Cambodia
Georgia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Philippines
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan

Africa

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
Central African Republic
Comores
Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of Congo
Ivory Coast
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Equatorial Guinea
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Morocco
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Niger
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Somalia
Sudan
Togo

Oceania

Micronesia
Islas Marshall
Kiribati

* Relations with these countries are maintained through a diplomatic special mission.
 

The Order of Malta also has official relations with:

Belgium
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Switzerland
 


 


 

Multilateral relations


Order of Malta permanent missions to the United Nations and its specialised agencies:

United Nations - New York
United Nations - Geneva
United Nations - Vienna
UNESCO - United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation - Paris
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations - FAO - Rome
World Food Programme of the United Nations - WFP - Rome
International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD - Rome
World Health Organisation - WHO - Geneva
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR - Geneva
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - UNHCHR - Geneva
United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO - Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA – Vienna

Order of Malta official representation to the European Commission:
European Commission - Brussels

 

Order of Malta delegations or representations to international organisations:

Council of Europe - Strasbourg
International Organisation for Migration - IOM – Geneva
Organization of American States - OAS - Washington D.C.
Inter-American Development Bank – IDB - Washington D.C.
International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC - Geneva
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – Geneva
International Institute of Humanitarian Law - Sanremo, Geneva
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law - UNIDROIT – Rome
Unión Latina - Santo Domingo - Paris
International Committee of Military Medicine - ICMM - Brussels

 


 
09.12.2008

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