# Foreign relations of Portugal

Foreign relations of Portugal are linked with its historical role as a major player in the Age of Discovery and the holder of the now defunct Portuguese Empire. Portugal is a European Union member country and a founding member of NATO. It is a committed proponent of European integration and transatlantic relations. João Gomes Cravinho is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.

## Historical

Historically, the focus of Portuguese diplomacy has been to preserve its independence, vis-à-vis, the danger of annexation by Spain, and the maintenance of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, which officially came into being in 1386, and with the United Kingdom as a successor to England, it is still in place today.
Other goals have also been constant such as the political stability of the Iberian Peninsula and the affirmation of Portuguese interests in Europe and the Atlantic (also in the Indian and Pacific Oceans throughout different moments in history).

## International organizations

Portugal was a founding member of NATO (1949), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (1961), and European Free Trade Area (1960); it left the latter in 1986 to join the European Economic Community, which would become the European Union (EU) in 1993. In 1996, it co-founded the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP). The country is a member state of the United Nations since 1955.
Recently, the primacy of the United States and inter-governmental organizations such as NATO and the United Nations have also been paramount in the affirmation of Portugal abroad.
Portugal has been a significant beneficiary of the EU. It was among the top beneficiaries of the EU-15 between 1995 and 2004 (only behind Spain and Greece in absolute terms, and behind Ireland and Greece in a per capita basis). Portugal is a proponent of European integration and held the presidency of the European Union for the second time during the first half of 2000, and again in the second half of 2007. Portugal used its term to launch a dialogue between the EU and Africa and to begin to take steps to make the European economy dynamic and competitive. In 2002, the euro began to circulate as Portugal's currency. José Sócrates, as Prime Minister of Portugal, presided over the rotative Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the period July–December 2007. In this post, Sócrates and his team focused on the EU-Brazil (1st EU-Brazil summit) and EU-African Union (2007 Africa-EU Summit) relations, as well as in the approval of the Treaty of Lisbon.
Portugal was a founding member of NATO; it is an active member of the alliance by, for example, contributing proportionally large contingents in Balkan peacekeeping forces. Portugal proposed the creation of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) to improve its ties with other Portuguese-speaking countries. Additionally, Portugal has participated, along with Spain, in a series of Ibero-American Summit. Portugal held the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for the year 2002. The chairman-in-office was Portuguese Foreign Minister António Martins da Cruz.

## Disputes

Portugal holds claim to the disputed territory of Olivença on the Portugal-Spain border.

## International visits

* List of international prime ministerial trips made by António Costa

## Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Portugal maintains diplomatic relations with:
Date :
| 1 | Spain | 5 October 1143 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 9 May 1386 |
| — | Holy See | 12 February 1481 |
| 3 | France | 7 January 1485 |
| 4 | Netherlands | February 1641 |
| 5 | Denmark | 18 March 1641 |
| 6 | Sweden | 29 July 1641 |
| 7 | Russia | 24 October 1779 |
| 8 | United States | 13 May 1791 |
| 9 | Argentina | 28 July 1821 |
| 10 | Brazil | 29 August 1825 |
| 111 | Belgium | 8 August 1834 |
| 12 | Greece | 22 July 1835 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 14 February 1846 |
| 14 | Uruguay | 14 February 1846 |
| 15 | Peru | 26 March 1853 |
| 16 | Colombia | 9 April 1857 |
| 17 | Thailand | 10 February 1859 |
| 18 | Japan | 3 August 1860 |
| 19 | South Africa | February 1886 |
| 20 | Italy | 15 July 1872 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 5 November 1872 |
| 22 | Mexico | 6 December 1879 |
| 23 | Bolivia | 10 May 1879 |
| 24 | Serbia | 14 November 1882 |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1 May 1883 |
| 26 | Guatemala | 20 August 1884 |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 21 May 1891 |
| 28 | Panama | 21 May 1904 |
| 29 | Norway | 17 March 1906 |
| 30 | Chile | 26 November 1912 |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 10 July 1913 |
| 32 | Venezuela | 11 December 1913 |
| 33 | Romania | 27 August 1917 |
| 34 | Cuba | 16 May 1919 |
| 35 | Finland | 10 January 1920 |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 18 October 1920 |
| 37 | Austria | 4 April 1922 |
| 38 | Poland | 13 May 1922 |
| 39 | Egypt | 25 June 1925 |
| 40 | Turkey | 28 May 1926 |
| 41 | Ireland | 26 February 1942 |
| 42 | Philippines | 4 July 1946 |
| 43 | Iceland | 23 January 1948 |
| 44 | Ecuador | 28 August 1948 |
| 45 | India | 22 June 1949 |
| 46 | Pakistan | 4 November 1949 |
| 47 | Indonesia | 13 May 1950 |
| 48 | Canada | 12 April 1952 |
| 49 | Germany | 10 November 1952 |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 7 January 1953 |
| 51 | Morocco | 16 May 1955 |
| 52 | Lebanon | 1955 |
| 53 | Iran | 15 October 1956 |
| 54 | Tunisia | 21 May 1957 |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 3 March 1958 |
| 56 | Honduras | 20 October 1958 |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 6 January 1959 |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 July 1960 |
| 59 | Australia | 4 August 1960 |
| 60 | Madagascar | 20 September 1960 |
| 61 | South Korea | 15 April 1961 |
| 62 | Republic of the Congo | 25 May 1961 |
| — | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 19 December 1962 |
| 63 | Iraq | 8 February 1963 |
| 64 | Haiti | 1965 |
| 65 | El Salvador | 15 March 1966 |
| 66 | Eswatini | 6 September 1968 |
| 67 | Malawi | 26 March 1969 |
| 68 | Jordan | 5 July 1972 |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 26 June 1974 |
| 70 | Hungary | 1 July 1974 |
| 71 | Mongolia | 25 July 1974 |
| 72 | Senegal | 2 September 1974 |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 29 November 1974 |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 16 December 1974 |
| 75 | Ivory Coast | 28 January 1975 |
| 76 | Gabon | 30 January 1975 |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 18 February 1975 |
| 78 | Syria | 19 February 1975 |
| 79 | Burundi | 22 February 1975 |
| 80 | Cyprus | 5 March 1975 |
| 81 | Algeria | 7 March 1975 |
| 82 | Kuwait | 1 April 1975 |
| 83 | Tanzania | 1 April 1975 |
| 84 | Zambia | 3 April 1975 |
| 85 | Yemen | 18 April 1975 |
| — | North Korea (suspended) | 22 April 1975 |
| 86 | Ghana | 27 May 1975 |
| 87 | Mozambique | 25 June 1975 |
| 88 | Vietnam | 1 July 1975 |
| 89 | Niger | 10 July 1975 |
| 90 | Nigeria | 10 July 1975 |
| 91 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 18 July 1975 |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 18 July 1975 |
| 93 | Malta | 22 July 1975 |
| 94 | Malaysia | December 1975 |
| 95 | Libya | 1975 |
| 96 | Rwanda | 12 February 1976 |
| 97 | Mauritania | 3 March 1976 |
| 98 | Angola | 9 March 1976 |
| 99 | Liberia | 19 March 1976 |
| 100 | Lesotho | 29 March 1976 |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 14 April 1976 |
| 102 | United Arab Emirates | 20 June 1976 |
| 103 | New Zealand | 22 June 1976 |
| 104 | Bahrain | 10 July 1976 |
| 105 | Seychelles | 16 August 1976 |
| 106 | Nepal | 1 September 1976 |
| 107 | Gambia | 8 September 1976 |
| 108 | Grenada | 8 September 1976 |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 15 October 1976 |
| 110 | Myanmar | 14 November 1976 |
| 111 | Mauritius | 12 December 1976 |
| 112 | Mali | 17 December 1976 |
| 113 | Kenya | 10 January 1977 |
| 114 | Cameroon | 12 February 1977 |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 15 February 1977 |
| 116 | Fiji | 21 February 1977 |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 9 March 1977 |
| 118 | Chad | 4 April 1977 |
| 119 | Suriname | 2 May 1977 |
| 120 | Israel | 12 May 1977 |
| 121 | Albania | 21 June 1977 |
| 122 | Benin | 21 July 1977 |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 September 1977 |
| 124 | Togo | 18 March 1978 |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 7 July 1978 |
| 126 | Guinea | 2 January 1979 |
| 127 | China | 2 February 1979 |
| 128 | Guyana | 14 February 1979 |
| 129 | Jamaica | 26 February 1979 |
| 130 | Oman | 26 October 1979 |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 18 April 1980 |
| 132 | Botswana | 21 April 1980 |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 18 July 1980 |
| 134 | Singapore | 7 January 1981 |
| 135 | Sudan | 11 January 1981 |
| 136 | Qatar | 1 May 1982 |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20 March 1983 |
| 138 | Somalia | 3 April 1983 |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 30 August 1983 |
| 140 | Tonga | 1 November 1983 |
| 141 | Kiribati | 15 November 1983 |
| 142 | Nauru | 31 January 1984 |
| 143 | Barbados | 23 February 1989 |
| 144 | Estonia | 1 October 1991 |
| 145 | Latvia | 2 October 1991 |
| 146 | Lithuania | 4 October 1991 |
| 147 | Namibia | 22 November 1991 |
| 148 | Uganda | 2 December 1991 |
| 149 | Belarus | 26 January 1992 |
| 150 | Ukraine | 27 January 1992 |
| 151 | Croatia | 3 February 1992 |
| 152 | Slovenia | 3 February 1992 |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 6 February 1992 |
| 154 | Georgia | 23 May 1992 |
| 155 | Armenia | 25 May 1992 |
| 156 | Cambodia | 29 May 1992 |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 4 August 1992 |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 7 August 1992 |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 13 August 1992 |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 18 August 1992 |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 19 August 1992 |
| 162 | Uzbekistan | 28 August 1992 |
| 163 | Belize | 9 December 1992 |
| 164 | Slovakia | 2 January 1993 |
| 165 | Moldova | 10 February 1993 |
| 166 | Bahamas | 27 May 1993 |
| 167 | North Macedonia | 15 November 1994 |
| 168 | Andorra | 22 December 1994 |
| 169 | Maldives | 9 February 1995 |
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 10 February 1995 |
| 171 | Federated States of Micronesia | 24 March 1995 |
| 172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 March 1995 |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 April 1995 |
| 174 | Laos | 1 June 1995 |
| — | Cook Islands | 12 August 1995 |
| 175 | San Marino | 29 August 1995 |
| 176 | Eritrea | 8 June 1995 |
| 177 | Samoa | 9 June 1995 |
| 178 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 November 1995 |
| 179 | Djibouti | 19 March 1996 |
| 180 | Brunei | 22 March 1996 |
| 181 | Palau | 17 May 1996 |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 19 September 1996 |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 20 November 1996 |
| 184 | Comoros | 27 December 1996 |
| 185 | Dominica | 27 December 1996 |
| 186 | Timor-Leste | 20 May 2002 |
| 187 | Montenegro | 18 May 2007 |
| 188 | Monaco | 13 November 2008 |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 26 May 2009 |
| — | Kosovo | 14 November 2011 |
| 190 | South Sudan | 23 April 2013 |

## Bilateral relationships
### Africa

| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
| Algeria | 7 March 1975 | Algeria has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Algiers. |
| Angola | 9 March 1976 | See Angola–Portugal relations. Portugal ruled Angola for 400 years, colonizing the territory from 1483 until independence in 1975. Angola's war for independence did not end in a military victory for either side, but was suspended as a result of a coup in Portugal, that replaced the Caetano regime with a Military junta. Angola has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in Porto. Portugal has an embassy in Luanda and a consulate-general in Benguela. |
| Cape Verde | 18 July 1975 | See Cape Verde–Portugal relations Cape Verde has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Praia. |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 7 July 1960 | DR Congo has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Kinshasa. |
| Egypt | 24 November 1942 | Egypt has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Cairo. |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 March 1977 | Equatorial Guinea has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Malabo. |
| Ethiopia | 6 January 1959 | Ethiopia is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France. Portugal has an embassy in Addis Ababa. |
| Guinea-Bissau | 29 November 1974 | See Guinea-Bissau–Portugal relations Guinea-Bissau has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in Albufeira. Portugal has an embassy in Bissau. |
| Ivory Coast | 28 January 1975 | Ivory Coast has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Ivory Coast from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal. |
| Libya | 1975 | Libya has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal's embassy in Tripoli is currently suspended due to the current Libyan Crisis. |
| Morocco | 16 May 1955 | Morocco has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Rabat. |
| Mozambique | 25 June 1975 | See Mozambique–Portugal relations. Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Mozambique has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Maputo and a consulate-general in Beira. |
| Nigeria | 10 July 1975 | Nigeria has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Abuja. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 18 July 1975 | See Portugal–São Tomé and Príncipe relations. Portugal has an embassy in São Tomé. São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Senegal | 2 September 1974 | Portugal has an embassy in Dakar. Senegal has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| South Africa | February 1886 | See Portugal–South Africa relations. Portugal has an embassy in Pretoria and consulates-general in Cape Town and Johannesburg. South Africa has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Tanzania | | Portugal is accredited to Tanzania from its embassy in Maputo, Mozambique. |
| Tunisia | 21 May 1957 | Portugal has an embassy in Tunis. Tunisia has an embassy in Lisbon. |

### Americas

| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
| Argentina | 9 August 1852 | See Argentina–Portugal relations Formal relations between Portugal and Argentina began on 26 May 1812. Argentina has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Buenos Aires and three honorary consulates (in Comodoro Rivadavia, Mendoza and Rosario). Both countries are full members of the Organization of Ibero-American States. Argentine Ministry of Foreign Relations: list of bilateral treaties with Portugal (in Spanish only) |
| Belize | 9 December 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 December 1992. |
| Brazil | 29 August 1825 | See Brazil–Portugal relations. Relations between Brazil and Portugal have spanned over four centuries, beginning in 1532 with the establishment of São Vicente, the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas, up to the present day. Relations between the two are intrinsically tied because of the Portuguese Empire. They continue to be bound by a common language and ancestral lines in Portuguese Brazilians, which can be traced back hundreds of years. Brazil has an embassy in Lisbon and consulates-general in Faro and Porto. Portugal has an embassy in Brasília, consulates-general in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo and consulates in Belém, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife and Santos. |
| Canada | 12 April 1952 | See Canada–Portugal relations. Canada has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Ottawa and consulates-general in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Both nations are part of NATO. |
| Chile | 28 February 1879 | See Chile–Portugal relations Chile has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Santiago. |
| Colombia | 9 April 1857 | Formal relations began in 1857. Colombia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Bogotá. |
| Cuba | 1929 | Cuba has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Havana. |
| El Salvador | 15 March 1966 | El Salvador has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. |
| Mexico | 6 December 1879 | See Mexico–Portugal relations. Formal relations between Portugal and Mexico began on 20 October 1864. Mexico has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Mexico City. Both countries are full members of the Organization of Ibero-American States. |
| Panama | 21 May 1904 | Panama has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Panama City. |
| Peru | 26 March 1853 | Main article: Peru–Portugal relations Peru has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Lima. |
| United States | 13 May 1791 | See Portugal–United States relations. Portugal was among the first nations to establish diplomatic ties with the United States. Contributing to the strong ties between the United States and Portugal are the 20,000 Americans living in Portugal and some sizable Portuguese communities in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, California, and Hawaii. The latest census estimates that 1.3 million individuals living in the United States are of Portuguese ancestry, with a large percentage coming from the Portuguese Autonomous region of the Azores. Portugal has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates-general in Boston, New York, Newark and San Francisco and consulates in New Bedford and Providence. United States has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Uruguay | 16 October 1852 | See Portugal–Uruguay relations. Portugal has an embassy in Montevideo. Uruguay has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Venezuela | 1914 | Portugal has an embassy in Caracas and a consulate-general in Valencia. Venezuela has an embassy in Lisbon. |

### Asia

| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
| Armenia | 25 May 1992 | See Armenia–Portugal relations. Armenia is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Rome, Italy. Portugal is accredited to Armenia from its embassy in Moscow, Russia. Portugal has recognized the Armenian genocide in 2019. |
| Azerbaijan | 4 August 1992 | See Azerbaijan-Portugal relations. Azerbaijan is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Rabat, Morocco. Portugal is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. |
| Bahrain | 10 July 1976 | See Bahrain–Portugal relations. Bahrain was ruled by the Portuguese Empire from 1521 until 1602, when they were expelled by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. |
| China | 2 February 1979 | See China–Portugal relations. China has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Beijing and consulates-general in Macau and Shanghai. |
| India | 22 June 1949 | See India–Portugal relations. Relations between India and Portugal began amicably in 1947 when the former achieved independence. Relations went into decline after 1950 over Portugal's refusal to surrender its enclaves of Goa, Daman and Diu on India's west coast. By 1955, the two nations had cut off diplomatic relations, triggering a crisis which precipitated in the invasion of Portuguese India in 1961. Portugal refused to recognize Indian sovereignty over the annexed territories until 1974 when, following the Carnation Revolution, the new government in Lisbon recognized Indian sovereignty and restored diplomatic relations. Relations have turned cordial since then and a number of state visits have been made, treaties have been signed. Indo-Portuguese bilateral trade grew from US$69 million in 1991 to US$289.52 million in 2005. The Indian state of Goa hosted the 2013 Lusophony Games, the third edition of the multi-sport event for delegations representing every Portuguese-speaking National Olympic Committees. India has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in New Delhi and a consulate-general in Panjim, Goa. |
| Indonesia | 4 January 1965 | See Indonesia–Portugal relations. In 1999, Indonesia and Portugal restored diplomatic relations, which were broken off following the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975. Indonesia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Jakarta. |
| Iran | 15 October 1956 | See Iran–Portugal relations Iran has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Tehran. |
| Iraq | | Iraq has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is represented in Iraq through embassy in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). |
| Israel | 12 May 1977 | The Estado Novo regime did not recognize Israel. Full diplomatic relations with the Israeli government were established in 1977, following the Portuguese revolution of 1974. Israel has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Tel Aviv. |
| Japan | 3 August 1860 | See Japan–Portugal relations. Japan has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Tokyo. |
| Kazakhstan | 19 August 1992 | Kazakhstan has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Nur-Sultan. |
| North Korea | 22 April 1975 | See Portugal–North Korea relations. In 1975, North Korea and Portugal established diplomatic relations. In 2017, Portugal cut diplomatic ties with North Korea. |
| Pakistan | 4 November 1949 | Pakistan has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Islamabad. |
| Philippines | 4 July 1946 | Philippines has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to the Philippines from its embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
| Qatar | 1 May 1982 | Portugal has an embassy in Doha. Qatar has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Saudi Arabia | 18 July 1980 | Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Riyadh. |
| South Korea | 15 April 1961 | See Portugal–South Korea relations Although far apart in geographical terms, the known contacts between Portugal and Korea date from the beginning of the 17th century. In 1604, a Portuguese merchant, João Mendes, traveled to East Asia via Macao to engage in trading and, after having been taken captive along with other crew in a sea battle with a Japanese foreign trade mission boat, landed in Tongyang, on the Southeastern coast of Korea. But before that – throughout the 16th century – both Portuguese cartography and texts written by Portuguese Jesuit fathers provide a significant number of references to Korea. Luís de Fróis, in his History of Japan (which includes ten chapters on Korea), Tomé Pires, in his Summa Oriental, Fernão Mendes Pinto, celebrated author of The Peregrination, Fernão Vaz Dourado, Gaspar Vilela, or father Manuel Teixeira, are some of the authors and cartographers where numerous references to Korea can be found. On the basis of toponyms related to Korea found in texts written and charts drawn by Portuguese travelers and cartographers, Korean historians have attributed to the Portuguese the introduction of Korea to the Western world. Thus, Portugal and Korea can trace their relations back to the era when Portugal played a pioneering role in opening the sea routes between Europe and Asia, between East and West, setting out the first wave of globalization and fostering multiform contacts and exchanges between different civilizations that became the hallmark of the modern world. Today, the relations between Portugal and Korea stand on solid grounds, built upon an extensive network of bilateral agreements and political visits at high level, as well as on a growing exchange of people to people contacts. With Asia taking centerpiece place in the world economy and Korea playing a leading role in Asia, trade and relations between both countries are expected to develop further. On the sidelines of their meeting on 10 April the South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Portuguese counterpart Rui Machete signed the Memorandum of Understanding between South Korea and Portugal concerning a Working Holiday Program. The Memorandum of understanding (MOU) was brought into force on 10 April 2014, allowing an annual 200 youngsters aged 18–30 of each country to stay in the other country for up to one year traveling and working. South Korea is the first country Portugal has concluded such an MOU with The bilateral MOU is expected to offer opportunities to future leaders of the two countries to better understand each other's cultures and promote exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. Portugal has an embassy in Seoul. South Korea has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Thailand | 10 February 1859 | Portugal has an embassy in Bangkok. Thailand has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Timor-Leste | 20 May 2002 | See Portugal–Timor-Leste relations. East Timor was an overseas territory of Portugal for over 400 years. Portugal was a strong advocate of independence for East Timor, which was occupied annexed by neighboring Indonesia between 1975 and 1999, and has committed troops and money to Timor-Leste, in close cooperation with the United Nations and Timor-Leste's Asian neighbors. Timor-Leste has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Dili. |
| Turkey | 20 March 1843 | See Portugal–Turkey relations Turkey's 161 years of political relations with Portugal date back to the Ottoman period when the Visconde do Seixal was appointed as an envoy to Istanbul. Diplomatic relations ceased during World War I and were re-established in the Republican period in 1926. A resident embassy was established in 1957. Portugal has an embassy in Ankara. Turkey has an embassy in Lisbon. Both countries are full members of NATO. Portuguese embassy in Ankara Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Portugal |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 June 1976 | Portugal has an embassy in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Vietnam | 1 July 1975 | Portugal is accredited to Vietnam from its embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. However, Portugal has a consulate-general in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France. |

### Europe

| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
| Albania | 19 December 1939 | See Albania–Portugal relations. Albania has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Tirana. Both countries are full members of NATO. Albania is an EU candidate and Portugal is an EU member. |
| Andorra | 22 December 1994 | See Andorra–Portugal relations Andorra has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain. |
| Austria | April 1696 | See Austria–Portugal relations Austria has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Vienna. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. |
| Belgium | July 1834 | Belgium has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Brussels. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Bulgaria | 26 June 1974 | See Bulgaria–Portugal relations. Diplomatic relations were first established in 1925. They were severed in 1945 and were restored on 24 June 1974. Bulgaria has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Sofia. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. In 2007, the two countries signed a police co-operation agreement. |
| Croatia | 3 February 1992 | Croatia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Zagreb. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Cyprus | 5 March 1975 | Cyprus has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Nicosia. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. |
| Czech Republic | 1921 | Czech Republic has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Prague. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Denmark | 18 March 1641 | See Denmark–Portugal relations. Denmark has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Estonia | | Estonia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Finland | 10 January 1920 | Finland has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Helsinki. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. Portugal fully supported Finland's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 4 April 2023. |
| France | 1485 | See France–Portugal relations Portuguese links to France have remained very strong and the country is considered one of Portugal's main political partners. France has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Paris and consulates-general in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg and a vice-consulate in Toulouse. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Germany | 1871 | See Germany–Portugal relations Germany has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Berlin and has consulates-general in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Greece | 22 July 1835 | See Greece–Portugal relations Greece has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Athens. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Holy See | 23 May 1179 | Holy See has an apostolic nunciature in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy to the Holy See based in Rome. |
| Hungary | 1 July 1974 | Hungary has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Budapest. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Iceland | 23 January 1948 | Iceland is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France. Portugal is accredited to Iceland from its embassy in Oslo, Norway. Both countries are full members of NATO. |
| Ireland | 1942 | Ireland has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Dublin. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. |
| Italy | 15 July 1872 | See Italy–Portugal relations Italy has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Rome. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Kosovo | 14 November 2011 | See Kosovo–Portugal relations. Portugal recognized Kosovo on 7 October 2008. Kosovo has formally announced its decision to open an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Luxembourg | | Luxembourg has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Luxembourg. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Malta | 22 July 1975 | See Malta–Portugal relations. Malta has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. |
| Netherlands | February 1641 | See Netherlands–Portugal relations Netherlands has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in The Hague. Both nations are members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe. |
| North Macedonia | | North Macedonia is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France. Portugal is accredited to North Macedonia from its embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and NATO. North Macedonia is an EU candidate and Portugal is an EU member. |
| Norway | 17 March 1906 | Norway has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Oslo. Both countries are full members of NATO. |
| Poland | 13 May 1922 | See Poland–Portugal relations Poland has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Warsaw. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Romania | 27 August 1917 | See Portugal–Romania relations Portugal has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Lisbon. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Russia | 24 October 1779 | See Portugal–Russia relations. Portugal has an embassy in Moscow. Russia has an embassy in Lisbon. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. |
| Serbia | 14 November 1882 | See Portugal–Serbia relations. Portugal established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Serbia on 19 October 1917. Relations continued with the successor Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Portuguese recognized the government in exile of this state after the German occupation of 1941. Relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which took power in 1945 after World War II, were only established in 1974 after the Portuguese Carnation Revolution. Following the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia during the Yugoslav wars, Portugal maintained relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, later reconstituted as Serbia and Montenegro and finally as Serbia after Montenegro declared its independence in July 2006. Portugal has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Lisbon. In April 1999, Portugal participated in the NATO bombing of Serbia from the Aviano air base in Italy. Portugal also provided troops as part of NATO peacekeeping efforts in the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo in 1999. In April 1999, Serbia filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice regarding Portugal's use of force in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As of 2007, Portugal still had about 300 troops in Kosovo. In December 1997, President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević received Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama to discuss strengthening bilateral relations. In January 2002, Jaime Gama returned to Yugoslavia in his capacity as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office. The OSCE was engaged in stabilizing the situation in southern Serbia following the Kosovo War. In November 2003, the President of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marović, visited Portugal. During this visit, he signed an agreement on the succession of Bilateral Agreements between Yugoslavia and Portugal, extending prior agreements on tourism, business, scientific, and technological co-operation, and co-operation in information. In July 2005, Portuguese Minister of Defense Luís Amado visited Serbia and Montenegro, where he discussed military co-operation with his Serbian counterpart. In May 2007, Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado gave strong support for Serbian ambitions to join the European Union. In July 2007, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica visited Lisbon. In October 2008, Portugal recognized Kosovo's independence from Serbia. (See also Kosovan–Portuguese relations.) In November 2008, Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado met with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić in Belgrade and voiced his support for removing the suspension of a trade agreement between Serbia and the European Union. Also that month, the Serbian Minister of Science and Technological Development met a Portuguese delegation and discussed cooperation in energy efficiency, nanotechnology, and the food industry, with plans to sign a co-operation agreement on science and technology by the end of 2008. In February 2009, Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Šutanovac met with his Portuguese counterpart Nuno Severiano Teixeira. They signed an agreement on defense cooperation and discussed Serbia's NATO bid. In June 2009, Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković met with Portuguese parliamentary speaker Jaime Gama, and discussed improvements to bilateral cooperation. In the January–October 2006 period, bilateral trade between Serbia and Portugal were estimated at US$12.7 million. Portugal has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is an EU member and Serbia is an EU candidate. |
| Spain | 5 October 1143 | See Portugal–Spain relations. Historically, the two states were long-standing adversaries, but in recent years, they have enjoyed a much friendlier relationship and in 1986, they entered the European Union together. Portugal has an embassy in Madrid, consulates-general in Barcelona and Seville, and a vice-consulate in Vigo. Spain has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate-general in Porto. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. |
| Sweden | 29 July 1641 | See Portugal–Sweden relations Portugal has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Lisbon. Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO and of the Council of Europe. Portugal fully supported Sweden's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 7 March 2024. |
| Switzerland | 5 November 1872 | Portugal has an embassy in Bern. Switzerland has an embassy in Lisbon. |
| Ukraine | 27 January 1992 | See Portugal–Ukraine relations. Portugal recognized Ukraine's independence in 1991. Portugal has an embassy in Kyiv. Ukraine has an embassy in Lisbon and a consulate in Porto. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Council of Europe. Portugal is an EU member and Ukraine is an EU candidate. As of 2015, according to United Nations statistics, there are 45,051 Ukrainians living in Portugal. |
| United Kingdom | 9 May 1386 | See Portugal–United Kingdom relations. Portugal established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 May 1386. Portugal maintains an embassy and a consulate general in London, and consulates in Belfast, Edinburgh, Hamilton and St Helier. The United Kingdom is accredited to Portugal through its embassy in Lisbon, and a vice consulate in Portimão. Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact, Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, OSCE, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have an Alliance. |

### Oceania

| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
| Australia | 4 August 1960 | Australia has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Canberra and a consulate-general in Sydney. |
| New Zealand | 22 June 1976 | New Zealand is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France. Portugal is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. |