As part of the foreign relations of Suriname, the country is a participant in numerous international organizations.
Border disputes
The country claims an area in French Guiana between Litani River and Marouini River (both headwaters of the Lawa). Suriname also claims an area in Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne).
International organization participation
Suriname is a member of numerous international organizations. Among them, since gaining independence, Suriname has become a member of the UN, the OAS, and the Non-Aligned Movement. Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market and the Association of Caribbean States. It is associated with the European Union through the Lomé Convention. Suriname participates in the Amazonian Pact, a grouping of the countries of the Amazon basin that focuses on protection of the Amazon region's natural resources from environmental degradation.
Reflecting its status as a major bauxite producer, Suriname is a member of the International Bauxite Association. The country also belongs to the Caribbean Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Latin America, the Forum of East Asia–Latin America Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Suriname became a member of the Islamic Development Bank in 1998, under the Wijdenbosch government. In 2003, Suriname joined the Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch language union).
Suriname has been a member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS) since the group's founding in 1992.
Regional and international agreements
Bilateral agreements with several countries of the region, covering diverse areas of cooperation, have underscored the government's interest in strengthening regional ties. The return to Suriname from French Guiana of about 8,000 refugees of the 1986–91 civil war between the military and domestic insurgents has improved relations with French authorities. Longstanding border disputes with Guyana and French Guiana remain unresolved. Negotiations with the Government of Guyana brokered by the Jamaican Prime Minister in 2000 did not produce an agreement but the countries agreed to restart talks after Guyanese national elections in 2001. In January 2002 the presidents of Suriname and Guyana met in Suriname and agreed to resume negotiations, establishing the Suriname-Guyana border commission to begin meeting in May 2002. An earlier dispute with Brazil ended amicably after formal demarcation of the border.
In May 1997, then-President Wijdenbosch joined US President Clinton and 14 other Caribbean leaders during the first-ever US-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional Partnership for Prosperity and Security in the Caribbean - Outlining a framework for cooperation on justice and counter narcotics issues, finance, development, and trade.
Diplomatic relations
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- Barbados is accredited to Suriname from Bridgetown and has an honorary consulate in Paramaribo.
- Suriname is accredited to Barbados from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and has an honorary consulate in Bridgetown.
- Suriname has an embassy in Brasília, and a consulate in Belém.
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|||<!--Date started-->1975||
- Both countries established diplomatic relations in November 1975.
- Both country are full members of the Organization of American States.
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|||<!--Date started-->||See China–Suriname relations
- China has an embassy in Paramaribo.
- Suriname has an embassy in Beijing.
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|||<!--Date started-->||See Cuba–Suriname relations
- Cuba has an embassy in Paramaribo.
- Suriname has an embassy in Havana.
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|||<!--Date started-->||See France–Suriname relations
- France has an embassy in Paramaribo.
- Suriname has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Cayenne.
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|<!--Date started-->25 November 1975
|See Germany–Suriname relations
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|||<!--Date started--> 24 November 1975 ||See Ghana–Suriname relations
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|||<!--Date started-->||See Guyana–Suriname relations
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|||<!--Date started-->||See India–Suriname relations
- India has an embassy in Paramaribo.
- Suriname has an embassy in New Delhi.
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|||<!--Date started-->||See Indonesia–Suriname relations
- Indonesia has an embassy in Paramaribo.
- Suriname has an embassy in Jakarta.
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|||<!--Date started-->1975||See Mexico–Suriname relations
- Mexico is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and has an honorary consulate in Paramaribo.
- Suriname is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C.; United States.
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|||<!--Date started-->25 November 1975||See Netherlands–Suriname relations
- Netherlands has an embassy in Paramaribo.
- Suriname has an embassy in The Hague and consulates-general in Amsterdam and in Willemstad, Curaçao.
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|||<!--Start date-->||
The nations have begun discussing cooperation in the areas of agriculture, fishing, shipbuilding, education, along with trade. In October 2013, the Surinamese foreign minister, Yldiz Pollack-Beighle visited Moscow for talks on concluding military and joint law enforcement training.
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|||<!--Date started-->1979|| See Suriname–Switzerland relations
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|||<!--Date started-->||See Suriname–Trinidad and Tobago relations
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|||<!--Date started-->1976||See Suriname–Turkey relations
- Turkey is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
England governed Suriname from 1650 to 1667, when Suriname was ceded to the Netherlands. The UK occupied Suriname from 1799 until 1816.
Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact, the Caribbean Development Bank, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement.
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|||<!--Date started-->||See Suriname–United States relations
- Suriname has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulate-general in Miami.
- United States has an embassy in Paramaribo.
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|||<!--Date started-->||See Suriname–Venezuela relations
- Suriname has an embassy in Caracas.
- Venezuela has an embassy in Paramaribo.
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See also
- List of diplomatic missions in Suriname
- List of diplomatic missions of Suriname
References
External links
- Permanent Mission of Suriname to the United Nations