Foreign relations of El Salvador

El Salvador is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Central American Common Market (CACM), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the Central American Integration System (SICA). It actively participates in the Central American Security Commission (CASC), which seeks to promote regional arms control.

In November, 1950 El Salvador helped the newly empowered 14th Dalai Lama by supporting his Tibetan Government cabinet minister's telegram requesting an appeal before the General Assembly of the United Nations to stop the Communist China's People's Liberation Army's invasion of Tibet.[2]

El Salvador also is a member of the World Trade Organization and is pursuing regional free trade agreements. An active participant in the Summit of the Americas process, El Salvador chairs a working group on market access under the Free Trade Area of the Americas initiative.

El Salvador has joined its six Central American neighbors in signing the Alliance for Sustainable Development, known as the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA or CONCAUSA to promote sustainable economic development in the region.

Bilateral relations

Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Egypt		Egypt has an interest section in San Salvador. El Salvador does not have an accreditation to Egypt.
Morocco		El Salvador is accredited to Morocco from its embassy in Madrid, Spain. Morocco is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	31 July 1989	El Salvador recognized the SADR on July 31, 1989. On April 1997, El Salvador cancelled relations with the SADR. On June 2009, and during a visit of SADR's president, Mohamed Abdelaziz, relations were restored. On November 30, 2010, the SADR and El Salvador upgrade their relations to ambassadorial level.[3]
South Africa		El Salvador is accredited to South Africa from its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. South Africa is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.

Americas

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Argentina	1940	See Argentina–El Salvador relations Argentina has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Buenos Aires.
Belize		Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1982 or 1985.[4] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States. Belize has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Belmopan.
Bolivia		Bolivia is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in San José, Costa Rica. El Salvador has an embassy in La Paz.
Brazil		Brazil has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Brasília.
Canada	29 December 1961	See Canada–El Salvador relations Canada has an embassy in San Salvador.[5] El Salvador has an embassy in Ottawa and consulates-general in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Chile		Chile has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Santiago.
Colombia		Colombia has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Bogotá.
Costa Rica		Costa Rica has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in San José.
Cuba		Cuba and El Salvador have resumed diplomatic relations on June 1, 2009. El Salvador previously suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 due to the Cuban Revolution.[6] The diplomatic ties have started after El Salvador's new president Mauricio Funes has been sworn into office, and pledged to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. El Salvador is also the very last Latin American nation to do so. Cuba has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Havana.
Dominican Republic		Dominican Republic has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Santo Domingo.
Ecuador		Ecuador has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Quito.
Guatemala		El Salvador has an embassy in Guatemala City. Guatemala has an embassy in San Salvador.
Guyana	1 May 1992	El Salvador is accredited to Guyana from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Havana, Cuba. Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Haiti		El Salvador is accredited to Haiti from its embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Haiti is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
Honduras		In July 1969, El Salvador and Honduras fought the 100-hour Football War over disputed border areas and friction resulting from the 300,000 Salvadorans who had emigrated to Honduras in search of land and employment. The catalyst was nationalistic feelings aroused by a series of soccer matches between the two countries. The two countries formally signed a peace treaty on October 30, 1980, which put the border dispute before the International Court of Justice. In September 1992, the court issued a 400-page ruling, awarding much of the disputed land to Honduras. Although there have been tensions between citizens on both sides of the border, the two countries have worked to maintain stability and signed an agreement in November 1996 to establish a framework for negotiating the final disposition of citizens and property in the affected areas. El Salvador and Honduras share normal diplomatic and trade relations. The Honduras-El Salvador Border Protocol ratified by Honduras in May 1999 established a framework for a long-delayed border demarcation, which is currently underway; with respect to the maritime boundary in the Golfo de Fonseca, the International Court of Justice referred to the line determined by the 1900 Honduras-Nicaragua Mixed Boundary Commission and advised that some tripartite resolution among El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua likely would be required. El Salvador has an embassy in Tegucigalpa and consulates-general in Choluteca and San Pedro Sula. Honduras has an embassy in San Salvador.
Mexico	1838	See El Salvador–Mexico relations Diplomatic relations between Mexico and El Salvador were established in 1838. Mexico has an embassy in San Salvador.[7] El Salvador has an embassy in Mexico City and consulates-general in Acayucan, Monterrey, Tapachula and San Luis Potosí and consular offices in Arriaga, Comitán and in Tenosique.[8]
Nicaragua		El Salvador has an embassy in Managua. Nicaragua has an embassy in San Salvador.
Panama		El Salvador has an embassy in Panama City. Panama has an embassy in San Salvador.
Paraguay		El Salvador is accredited to Paraguay from its embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay. Paraguay is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Bogotá, Colombia.
Peru	10 June 1857	See El Salvador–Peru relations El Salvador has an embassy in Lima. Peru has an embassy in San Salvador.
Suriname		El Salvador is accredited to Suriname from its embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Suriname is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
Trinidad and Tobago		El Salvador has an embassy in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in San José, Costa Rica.
United States		See El Salvador–United States relations U.S. policy towards the country promotes the strengthening of El Salvador's democratic institutions, rule of law, judicial reform, and civilian police; national reconciliation and reconstruction; and economic opportunity and growth. El Salvador has been a committed member of the coalition of nations fighting against terrorism and has sent 10 rotations of troops to support the Iraq War.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)[9] El Salvador has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and has several consulates-general scattered about the country.[10] United States has an embassy in San Salvador.[11]
Uruguay		See El Salvador–Uruguay relations El Salvador has an embassy in Montevideo. Uruguay has an embassy in San Salvador.
Venezuela		El Salvador has an embassy in Caracas. Venezuela has an embassy in San Salvador.

Asia

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Armenia	22 March 1999	Armenia does not have an accreditation in El Salvador. El Salvador does not have an accreditation to Armenia.
China	21 August 2018	On August 21, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with El Salvador Foreign Minister Carlos Castaneda and signed a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations, deciding to recognize each other and establish diplomatic relations at an ambassadorial level from the date of the communique's signing. The government of the Republic of China on Taiwan has preemptively severed diplomatic ties with El Salvador.[12] China has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has not yet opened an embassy in Beijing.
India		See El Salvador–India relations El Salvador has an embassy in New Delhi[13] India is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Israel		El Salvador has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in San José, Costa Rica.
Japan		El Salvador has an embassy in Tokyo. Japan has an embassy in San Salvador.
Jordan		El Salvador is accredited to Jordan from its embassy in Doha, Qatar.[14] Jordan is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City.
Lebanon		El Salvador is accredited to Lebanon from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City. Lebanon is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City.
Palestine	May 2013	See El Salvador–Palestine relations El Salvador, which is home to a sizable ethnic Palestinian community, was widely expected to join the succession of South American governments that recognised Palestine in the end of 2010.[15] In May 2011, members of the country's Legislative Assembly including its president Sigfrido Reyes presented a proposal to the Cabinet to issue a statement formally recognising the State of Palestine.[16][17] The Central American Integration System (SICA) was expected to adopt a co-ordinated position on the issue at its summit in San Salvador on 18 August.[18] However, El Salvador, as the nation presiding over the summit, refused to include the matter on the official agenda,[19] insisting that discussion should retain a regional focus.[20] Despite this, the government officially recognised the Palestinian state on 25 August 2011.[21] El Salvador conducts relations with Palestine from its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel and maintains an honorary consulate in Bethlehem.[22] Palestine has an embassy in San Salvador.[23] See also Palestinian Salvadoran
Qatar		El Salvador has an embassy in Doha. Qatar has an embassy in San Salvador.
South Korea	1962	The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of El Salvador began on August 1962 and the number of the South Koreans living in El Salvador in 2013 was about 258.[24] South Korea has an embassy in San Salvador. El Salvador has an embassy in Seoul.
Turkey		See El Salvador–Turkey relations El Salvador is accredited to Turkey from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Turkey is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Andorra	14 May 1998	Andorra does not have an accreditation to El Salvador. El Salvador is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain.
Austria		Austria is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. El Salvador has an embassy in Vienna.
Belgium		Belgium is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Panama City, Panama. El Salvador has an embassy in Brussels.
Finland		See El Salvador–Finland relations
France	2 January 1858	See El Salvador–France relations El Salvador has an embassy in Paris. France has an embassy in San Salvador.
Germany		El Salvador has an embassy in Berlin. Germany has an embassy in San Salvador.
Greece		El Salvador is accredited to Greece from its embassy in Rome, Italy. Greece is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
Holy See		El Salvador has an embassy to the Holy See based in Rome. Holy See has an Apostolic Nunciature in San Salvador.
Italy		El Salvador has an embassy in Rome and a consulate-general in Milan. Italy has an embassy in San Salvador.
Kosovo	29 June 2013	El Salvador officially recognised Kosovo as an independent sovereign state on 29 June 2013.[25] El Salvador and Kosovo established official diplomatic relations on 18 October 2014.[26] Both countries enjoy excellent relationships.
Netherlands		El Salvador has an embassy in The Hague. Netherlands is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in San José, Costa Rica.
Poland		El Salvador is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany. Poland is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Panama City, Panama.
Portugal		El Salvador is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in Paris, France. Portugal is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
Russia	1992	El Salvador established diplomatic relation with Russia in 1992 after the end of the Salvadoran Civil War and after the end of the cold war. Russian Federation foreign minister Sergei Lavrov visited El Salvador and since then legislative visits of legislative even from anti-narcotics cooperation have been accomplished. El Salvador has benefited with the selling of Russian tractors and Russian vans. El Salvador has an embassy in Moscow. Russia is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.
Spain	24 June 1865	See El Salvador–Spain relations El Salvador has an embassy in Madrid and a consulate-general in Barcelona.[27] Spain has an embassy in San Salvador.[28]
Sweden		El Salvador has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Switzerland	1841	El Salvador has an embassy in Geneva. Switzerland is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in San José, Costa Rica and maintains an honorary consulate in San Salvador.
United Kingdom		El Salvador has an embassy in London. United Kingdom has an embassy in San Salvador.

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Australia		Australia is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. El Salvador has an embassy in Canberra and a consulate-general in Melbourne.
New Zealand		El Salvador is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. New Zealand is accredited to El Salvador from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico and maintains an honorary consulate in San Salvador.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in El Salvador
• List of diplomatic missions of El Salvador

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