Foreign relations of Niue

Overview of the foreign relations of Niue

Niue maintains diplomatic relations with various other countries and multilateral organizations.

Niue is an island country in the Pacific Ocean in a state of free association with New Zealand. The King in right of New Zealand is the head of state of Niue - as such Niue is part of the Realm of New Zealand.

The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs records that in 1988 "New Zealand stated ... that its future participation in international agreements would no longer extend to ... Niue".[1] Niue was granted membership of UNESCO in 1993 and the World Health Organization in 1994. Also in 1994, the United Nations Secretariat "recognized the full treaty-making capacity ... of Niue".[1]

New Zealand retains a constitutional link with Niue in relation to citizenship, with people from Niue being citizens of New Zealand.[2]

Niue conducts bilateral relations with other countries and interacts with the international community as an independent state.[3]

Despite self-rule, New Zealand manages its defence and foreign affairs on Niue's request. Like the Cook Islands, however, Niue has begun to establish formal diplomatic relations with sovereign states. As of September 2016, 20 other states maintain diplomatic relations with Niue. China's ambassador to New Zealand, Zhang Limin, is accredited to Niue, and became the first Chinese ambassador to present his credentials there in October 2008.[4]

## Diplomatic relations[edit]

List of countries with which Niue maintains diplomatic relations:

#  | Country  | Date
1  |  New Zealand | 2 August 1993[5]
2  |  Malaysia | 30 January 1996[6]
3  |  China | 12 December 2007[7][8]
4  |  Singapore | 6 August 2012[9]
5  |  India | 30 August 2012[10]
6  |  Thailand | 27 August 2013[11]
—  |  Cook Islands | 2013[12]
7  |  Australia | 27 February 2014[13]
8  |  Turkey | 7 June 2014[14]
9  |  Cuba | 5 September 2014[15]
10  |  Papua New Guinea | 9 December 2014[16]
—  |  Kosovo | 23 June 2015[17]
11  |  Japan | 4 August 2015[18]
12  |  Italy | 12 September 2015[19]
13  |  Brazil | 2 September 2016[20]
14  |  Indonesia | 13 July 2019[21]
15  |  Peru | 3 July 2020[22]
16  |  Chile | 6 July 2021[23]
17  |  Tuvalu | 11 July 2022[24]
18  |  Philippines | 27 September 2022[25]
19  |  South Korea | 29 May 2023[26]
20  |  Israel | 1 August 2023[27]
21  |  Switzerland | 9 August 2023[28]
22  |  Canada | 12 September 2023[29]
23  |  United States | 25 September 2023[30]
24  |  Fiji | 7 November 2023[31]

### Other[edit]

#### Oceania[edit]

* Nauru (9 January 2004 or before)[32]
* Samoa (June 2014 or before)[33]

#### Europe[edit]

* France (15 January 2012 or before)[34][35]

## International organization participation[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)

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* ACP, AOSIS, ESCAP (associate), FAO, IFAD, OPCW, Pacific Islands Forum, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, WHO, WMO
* Commonwealth of Nations \- Niue is a part of the Commonwealth, but is not a member state, being a dependency of New Zealand, whose Commonwealth membership covers Niue, Cook Islands, and Tokelau, as well as New Zealand itself.
* In November 2011, Niue was one of the eight founding members of Polynesian Leaders Group, a regional grouping intended to cooperate on a variety of issues including culture and language, education, responses to climate change, and trade and investment.[36][37][38]

## Participation in international treaties and conventions[edit]

* Biodiversity Convention and its Cartagena Protocol, Cotonou Agreement, POPs Project, UNCCD, UNCLOS, UNFCCC and its Kyoto protocol

## See also[edit]

* List of diplomatic missions of Niue
* List of diplomatic missions in Niue
* Foreign relations of the Cook Islands
* Foreign relations of New Zealand
* Politics of Niue

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs Supplement No. 8" (PDF). United Nations. p. 10\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
2. ^ "The Cook Islands' unique constitutional and international status" (PDF). p. 9\. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2012.
3. ^ "Cook Islands: Constitutional status and international personality" (PDF). Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration. p. 2\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
4. ^ "China's first ambassador to Niue presents credential to Niue PM". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-10-18. Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
5. ^ "New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions - N". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
6. ^ "Senarai tarikh penubuhan hubungan diplomatik Malaysia dan negara - negara luar" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
7. ^ "China, Niue establish diplomatic ties". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-12-12. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
8. ^ "Full text of joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Niue". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
9. ^ "The Pacific Islands". Ministry of External Affairs of Singapore. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-27."Singapore established bilateral relations with Niue and Cook Islands on 6 August 2012"
10. ^ "India establishes Diplomatic Relations with Niue". Ministry of External Affairs of India. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
11. ^ "Press Releases : Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and Niue". Ministry of External Affairs of Thailand. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
12. ^ "Pacific Relations". Cook Islands Government. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
13. ^ "Niue country brief". Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
14. ^ "Foreign Minister Davutoğlu "In the last six years, we have taken significant steps to strengthen our relations with Pacific Island States"". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2014-06-13."Joint Declaration concerning the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Niue, ...were signed."
15. ^ "Cuba and Niue establish diplomatic relations". Cuba-L Direct. 2014-09-05. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
16. ^ "Niue establish diplomatic relations with PNG". 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
17. ^ Gëzim Visoka (2018). Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 219–221. ISBN 9781138285330.
18. ^ "Niue Establish Diplomatic Relations with Japan" (PDF). Government of Niue. 2015-08-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
19. ^ "Niue Establish Diplomatic Relations with Italy" (PDF). Government of Niue. 2015-09-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
20. ^ Randig, Rodrigo Wiese (2017). "Argentina, primeiro país a reconhecer a independência do Brasil" (PDF) (in Portuguese). p. 524. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
21. ^ "RI opens ties with Cook Islands, Niue". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
22. ^ "El Perú y Niue establecen relaciones diplomáticas". Government of Peru (in Spanish). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
23. ^ "We are pleased to announce that the Ambassador of Chile and the High Commissioner of Niue, Mr. Fisa Igilisi Pihigia, signed today the "Joint Statement Concerning the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Niue and the Republic of Chile"". 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
24. ^ "Pacific". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
25. ^ "Niue and the Republic of the Philippines establish diplomatic relations" (PDF). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
26. ^ "S. Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Pacific island nation of Niue". Yonhap News Agency. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
27. ^ "Niue formalises diplomatic relations with Israel". 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
28. ^ "Switzerland is expanding its network in the PacificIslands". 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
29. ^ "Niue Formalises Diplomatic Relations With The Government Of Canada" (PDF). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
30. ^ "On the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Niue". 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
31. ^ "Government of Niue established diplomatic relations with the Government of the Republic of Fiji". Office of the Secretary of Government NIUE. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
32. ^ "NAURU, Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Relations". Permanent Mission to the UN of Republic of Nauru. 2004-01-09. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
33. ^ "Niue signs Diplomatic relations with Turkey" (PDF). Government of Niue Office of the Premier. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
34. ^ "Autres pays d'accréditation" (in French). Embassy of France in Wellington. Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
35. ^ "Accredited Countries". Embassy of France in Wellington. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
36. ^ Andrews, John (19 September 2011). "NZ may be invited to join proposed 'Polynesian Triangle' ginger group". Scoop News. Pacific Scoop News. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
37. ^ "New Polynesian Leaders Group formed in Samoa". Radio New Zealand. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
38. ^ "American Samoa joins Polynesian Leaders Group, MOU signed". Samoa News. Savalii. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Government of Niue
* Niue Diplomatic and Consular Corps 2005
* Niue Abstracts Part 1 A (General Information)
* Niue representatives overseas historical list

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