# Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau follows a nonaligned foreign policy and seeks friendly and cooperative relations with a wide variety of states and organizations. France, Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Libya, Cuba, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Ghana, and Russia have diplomatic offices in Bissau.

## Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Guinea-Bissau maintains diplomatic relations with:
Date :
| 1 | Hungary | 15 June 1973 |
| 2 | Russia | 30 September 1973 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 30 September 1973 |
| 4 | Cuba | 1 October 1973 |
| 5 | Poland | 3 October 1973 |
| 6 | Panama | 16 October 1973 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 19 October 1973 |
| 8 | Romania | 16 November 1973 |
| 9 | Guinea | 12 February 1974 |
| 10 | Liberia | 20 February 1974 |
| 11 | China | 15 March 1974 |
| 12 | North Korea | 16 March 1974 |
| 13 | Serbia | 10 May 1974 |
| 14 | Algeria | 13 May 1974 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 2 June 1974 |
| 16 | Egypt | 11 June 1974 |
| 17 | Libya | 4 July 1974 |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 July 1974 |
| 19 | Japan | 1 August 1974 |
| 20 | Finland | 9 August 1974 |
| 21 | Gambia | 10 August 1974 |
| 22 | Mauritania | 10 August 1974 |
| 23 | Senegal | 10 August 1974 |
| 24 | Chile | 23 August 1974 |
| 25 | India | 8 September 1974 |
| 26 | Argentina | 9 September 1974 |
| 27 | Kuwait | 6 November 1974 |
| 28 | Albania | 15 November 1974 |
| 29 | Brazil | 22 November 1974 |
| 30 | Portugal | 29 November 1974 |
| 31 | Nigeria | 1974 |
| 32 | Pakistan | 1974 |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 28 January 1975 |
| 34 | Spain | 3 March 1975 |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 12 March 1975 |
| 36 | Sweden | 14 March 1975 |
| 37 | Norway | 7 April 1975 |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 5 July 1975 |
| 39 | France | 15 July 1975 |
| 40 | Germany | 9 August 1975 |
| 41 | Netherlands | 13 August 1975 |
| 42 | United States | 3 September 1975 |
| 43 | Mongolia | 14 October 1975 |
| 44 | Iraq | 9 December 1975 |
| 45 | Turkey | 1975 |
| 46 | Canada | 26 March 1976 |
| 47 | Mozambique | 9 June 1976 |
| 48 | Austria | 15 October 1976 |
| 49 | Philippines | 26 October 1976 |
| 50 | Belgium | 2 August 1977 |
| 51 | Israel | 18 May 1978 |
| 52 | Ivory Coast | 9 October 1979 |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 7 December 1979 |
| 54 | Mali | 1980 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 1980 |
| 56 | Uganda | 1980 |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 18 August 1981 |
| 58 | Grenada | 4 December 1981 |
| 59 | Italy | 15 December 1982 |
| 60 | Switzerland | 22 February 1983 |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 15 March 1983 |
| 62 | Mexico | 23 March 1983 |
| 63 | Thailand | 6 December 1983 |
| 64 | South Korea | 22 December 1983 |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 1983 |
| 66 | Tanzania | 1984 |
| 67 | Morocco | 27 February 1986 |
| — | Holy See | 12 July 1986 |
| 68 | Peru | 29 September 1986 |
| 69 | Colombia | 23 March 1989 |
| — | State of Palestine | November 1989 |
| 70 | Iran | 22 August 1990 |
| 71 | Denmark | 8 November 1991 |
| 72 | Qatar | 27 July 1992 |
| 73 | Oman | 5 August 1992 |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 27 August 1992 |
| 75 | Armenia | 3 September 1992 |
| 76 | Brunei | 3 June 1994 |
| 77 | South Africa | 11 October 1994 |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 28 March 1995 |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 October 1995 |
| 80 | Croatia | 19 October 1995 |
| 81 | Singapore | 1 July 1996 |
| 82 | Ecuador | 10 December 1996 |
| 83 | Indonesia | 12 December 1996 |
| 84 | Slovenia | 24 July 1997 |
| 85 | Slovakia | 8 October 1997 |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 29 June 2000 |
| 87 | Malaysia | 2000 |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 20 May 2002 |
| 89 | Belarus | 27 September 2002 |
| 90 | Iceland | 24 September 2004 |
| 91 | Venezuela | 6 April 2006 |
| 92 | Montenegro | 29 June 2006 |
| 93 | Angola | 8 January 2007 |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 27 September 2007 |
| 95 | Estonia | 8 December 2007 |
| 96 | Ireland | Before April 2008 |
| 97 | Cyprus | 20 May 2008 |
| 98 | Ukraine | 22 February 2009 |
| 99 | Botswana | 22 March 2010 |
| 100 | Uruguay | 26 March 2010 |
| 101 | Cambodia | 30 June 2010 |
| 102 | Georgia | 9 March 2011 |
| 103 | Australia | 14 March 2011 |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 19 April 2013 |
| 105 | Fiji | 7 July 2014 |
| — | Kosovo | 10 June 2018 |
| 106 | Equatorial Guinea | 22 November 2018 |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 28 June 2019 |
| 108 | Kenya | 7 January 2020 |
| 109 | Lebanon | 20 October 2020 |
| 110 | Niger | 10 February 2021 |
| 111 | Rwanda | 27 April 2021 |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 27 April 2021 |
| 113 | Latvia | 14 July 2021 |
| 114 | Lithuania | 21 September 2021 |
| 115 | Republic of the Congo | 25 November 2021 |
| 116 | Andorra | 5 April 2022 |
| 117 | Monaco | 17 May 2022 |
| 118 | Maldives | 23 September 2022 |
| 119 | Myanmar | 6 March 2023 |
| 120 | Paraguay | 13 July 2023 |
| 121 | Namibia | 8 December 2023 |
| 122 | Jordan | 3 March 2024 |
| 123 | Madagascar | 30 July 2024 |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 27 September 2024 |
| 125 | Chad | 17 January 2025 |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 February 2025 |
| 127 | Benin | Unknown |
| 128 | Cameroon | Unknown |
| 129 | Ethiopia | Unknown |
| 130 | Gabon | Unknown |
| 131 | Ghana | Unknown |
| 132 | Greece | Unknown |
| 133 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Unknown |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | Unknown |
| 135 | Togo | Unknown |

## Bilateral relations

| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
| Angola | | Angola has an embassy in Bissau. Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Luanda. |
| Brazil | 22 November 1974 | See Brazil–Guinea-Bissau relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 November 1974. Brazil has an embassy in Bissau. Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Brasília. Both countries are members of Community of Portuguese Language Countries. |
| Cape Verde | 5 July 1975 | See Cape Verde–Guinea-Bissau relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 July 1975 The Republic of Cape Verde islands are about 900 km north-west of Guinea-Bissau. Both were colonies of the Portuguese Empire and they campaigned together for independence with a plan for unification, but the countries separated after 1980. Cape Verde has an embassy in Bissau. Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Praia. |
| China | 15 March 1974, broken 31 May 1990, Restored 23 April 1998 | See China–Guinea-Bissau relations China has an embassy in Bissau. Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Beijing. |
| Czech Republic | 19 October 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1973 (with Czechoslovakia) and in 1993. Czech Republic is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Accra, Ghana. |
| Egypt | 11 June 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1974 Egypt is accredited to Guinea-Bissau by its embassy in Conakry, Guinea. Both countries are full member of the African Union. |
| Hungary | 15 October 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1973 Hungary is represented in Guinea-Bissau by its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Mozambique | 9 June 1976 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1976 Guinea-Bissau is accredited to Mozambique from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bissau. Mozambique is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Maputo. Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Portugal | 10 September 1974 | See Guinea-Bissau–Portugal relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 September 1974. Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in Albufeira. Portugal has an embassy in Bissau. |
| Russia | 6 October 1973 | See Guinea-Bissau–Russia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1973. Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Moscow. Russia has an embassy in Bissau. |
| Senegal | 10 August 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 August 1974, when first ambassador of Senegal Mr Saer Gaye presented his credentials to head of state Luis Cabral Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Dakar and a consulate-general in Ziguinchor. Senegal has an embassy in Bissau. |
| Serbia | 10 May 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 May 1974 when Bozidar Stanic , Yugoslav Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, presented his credentials to President Luis Cabral. On 8 December 2017, Serbia unilaterally decided to abolish visa for of all types of passports of Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau denies to have recognized Kosovo. |
| Spain | 3 March 1975 | See Guinea-Bissau–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 1975 Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Bissau. |
| Sweden | 14 March 1975 | See Guinea-Bissau–Sweden relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 March 1975 when Sweden's first Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau , Mr. D. Friedman , presented his credentials to President Louis Cabral. Guinea-Bissau is accredited to Sweden from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and maintains an honorary consulate in Stockholm. Sweden is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal. |
| East Timor | 11 November 2021 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 November 2021 when Ambassador of Guinea-Bissau (resident in Beijing) Mr. Antonio Serifo Embalo presented his credentials to President Timor Leste Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo. Timor-Leste is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dili. Guinea-Bissau is accredited to Timor-Leste from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bissau. Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Turkey | | See Guinea-Bissau–Turkey relations Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Ankara. Turkey has an embassy in Bissau. Trade volume between the two countries was US$4.95 million in 2019. |
| Ukraine | 12 February 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 February 2009 Ukraine is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal. |
| United Kingdom | 1975 | See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom Guinea-Bissau established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 12 March 1975. Guinea-Bissau does not maintain an embassy in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is not accredited to Guinea-Bissau through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its embassy in Dakar, Senegal. The UK governed parts of Guinea-Bissau from 1792 to 1870, when it was transferred to Portugal. Both countries share common membership of the World Trade Organization. |
| United States | 3 September 1975 | See Guinea-Bissau–United States relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1975 The U.S. Embassy suspended operations in Bissau on 14 June 1998, in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then-President Vieira and the military-led junta. Prior to and following the embassy closure, the United States and Guinea-Bissau have enjoyed excellent bilateral relations. Guinea-Bissau is accredited to the United States from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City. United States is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal. |

## International membership

Guinea-Bissau is a member of several international organizations: the United Nations and many of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Group of 77, and the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Guinea-Bissau is also a member of the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the African Union (AU), and the permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS).