Foreign relations of Monaco

The Principality of Monaco is a sovereign and independent state, linked closely to France by the Treaty of July 1918, which was formally noted in Article 436 of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. The foreign policy of Monaco is one illustration of this accord: France has agreed to defend the independence and sovereignty of Monaco, while the Monegasque Government has agreed to exercise its sovereign rights in conformity with French interests, whilst at the same time maintaining complete independence. Since then, the relations between the sovereign states of France and Monaco have been further defined in the Treaty of 1945 and the Agreement of 1963.

Although not a member of the European Union (EU), Monaco is closely associated with the economic apparatus of the EU through its customs union with France and its reliance upon the euro as its official currency.

Monaco actively participates in the United Nations, which it joined in 1993. Monaco joined the Council of Europe on October 4, 2004. Monaco also is a member of many international and intergovernmental organizations, including Interpol, the UNESCO, and the World Health Organization (WHO). The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is headquartered in Monaco.

Bilateral relations

Diplomatic relations of Monaco (as of August 2019)

Africa

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Egypt		Egypt is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris, France. Monaco does not have an accreditation to Egypt.
Madagascar		Madagascar has an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Antananarivo.
Morocco		Monaco has honorary consulates in Agadir, Casablanca and in Rabat. Morocco is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Senegal		Monaco has an honorary consulate in Dakar. Senegal is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
South Africa		Monaco does not have an accreditation to South Africa. South Africa is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris.

Americas

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Argentina		Argentina is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Buenos Aires.
Brazil		Brazil is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in São Paulo.
Canada	1926	Canada is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.[1] Monaco is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States, and maintains honorary consulates in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.[2]
Chile		Chile is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Santiago and in Valparaíso.
Colombia	2000	Colombia is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris.[3] Monaco has an honorary consulate in Bogotá.[4]
Mexico	1881	Main article: Mexico–Monaco relations Mexico is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.[5] Monaco has an honorary consulate in Mexico City.[6]
United States	1866	See Monaco–United States relations The United States and Monaco enjoy excellent relations. From 1956 until her death in 1982, the American-born Grace Kelly was married to Prince Rainier III, Prince Albert's father. The United States does not yet have a diplomatic mission located in Monaco but there is an embassy in Paris, and a consulate general in Marseille. In December 2006, the United States and Monaco upgraded from consular to full diplomatic relations. Shortly thereafter, Craig Stapleton (ambassador to France) was accredited to Monaco, and ambassador Gilles Noghes became the first Monegasque ambassador to the United States.[7] On December 3, 2013, Maguy Maccario Doylee replaced Noghes as the Principality's new emissary to Washington, DC, following her appointment by Prince Albert II of Monaco. Ambassador Maccario Doyle is the first woman to hold the post at the embassy. She previously served as Consul General of Monaco in New York since 1997 and head of the Principality's Tourism Board in North America since the early 1990s.[8] Monaco has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and a consulate-general in New York City.[9] The United States is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris.[10]
Uruguay		Monaco has an honorary consulate in Montevideo. Uruguay is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.

Asia

Country	Formal relations began in	Notes
Armenia	October 2008	Armenia is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris. Monaco does not have an accreditation to Armenia.
China		China is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris. Monaco is accredited to China from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monaco and maintains honorary consulates in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
India		Main article: India–Monaco relations India is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris. Monaco is accredited to India from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monaco.
Israel		Israel is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Ramat Gan.
Japan		Japan is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco is accredited to Japan from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monaco and maintains an honorary consulate in Tokyo.
Lebanon		Lebanon has an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Beirut.
Pakistan		Pakistan is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris[11] and an honorary consulate was inaugurated in 2012 in Monaco.[12] Monaco maintains an honorary consulate in Karachi.[11]
South Korea	March 2007	See Monaco–South Korea relations Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Principality of Monaco were established on March 2007.[13] Principauté de Monaco has an honorary consulate in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris.[14]

Europe

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Andorra	7 July 2006	Andorra is accredited to Monaco from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Andorra la Vella. Monaco is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Paris.
Belgium		Belgium is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an embassy in Brussels.
Denmark		Denmark is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Hellerup.
European Union		Main article: Monaco–European Union relations Monaco participates in a number of European Union policies through its interaction with France. Monaco is in the EU's customs and VAT area, is a de facto member of the Schengen Area due to its open border with France and uses the euro as its sole currency.
France	1918	Main article: France–Monaco relations Formal relations were established in 1918. France has agreed to defend the independence and sovereignty of Monaco, while the Monegasque Government has agreed to exercise its sovereign rights in conformity with French interests. Since then, the relations between the sovereign states of France and Monaco have been further defined in the Treaty of 1945 and the Agreement of 1963. In 2002, Monaco renegotiated its 1918 treaty with France. In 2005, it was ratified by both parties and entered into force. The terms of the treaty upgrade France's representation in Monaco from Consulate General to that of an embassy; permit, for the first time, other countries to accredit ambassadors to Monaco; and formally recognize the succession scheme set out in the 1962 Constitution, which extends eligibility to the Prince's daughters and other family members. France has an embassy in Monte Carlo.[15] Monaco has an embassy in Paris.[16]
Germany		Germany is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an embassy in Berlin.
Greece		Greece is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Athens.
Holy See		It is part of Monaco's generally accepted cultural and political history that Monaco and the Holy See have maintained a diplomatic friendship bound by the Catholic faith since the founding of the Principality. Article 9 of the Monegasque Constitution, dated 17 December 1962, and modified in 2002, establishes the Catholic religion as the official religion of the sovereign state, which is a Catholic constitutional monarchy ruled by the Catholic Grimaldi dynasty. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the official yearbook of the Holy See, Monaco has maintained a diplomatic representative to the Holy See with the rank of minister plenipotentiary since 1915. In 1982, following the July 1981 signing of a new convention between Monaco and the Holy See reaffirming the close Catholic friendship and diplomatic relations which exists between the Catholic Principality and the Holy See, the rank of Monaco's diplomatic legation was elevated from that of a ministerial rank diplomatic legation to that of an embassy, with Cesar Charles Solamito, being elevated from the rank of minister plenipotentiary to ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in June 1982. Ambassador Solamito served as Monaco's first ambassador to the Holy See until 1997. In 1999, the position of ambassador of Monaco to the Holy See was assumed by Monegasque ambassador Jean Claude Michel. With respect to the Holy See, the Holy See has only maintained a diplomatic legation in Monaco since 2006. The appointment of a papal diplomatic representative to the Principality was subsequent to the revision of Monaco's treaty with France which was revised in 2002 and ratified in 2005. This revised treaty granted the Principality the sovereign prerogative of establishing formal diplomatic relations with other sovereign states at the highest diplomatic level, that of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary—for the Holy See this means at the nunzorial level, i.e., that of an apostolic nunciature headed by an apostolic nuncio (apostolic nuncios normally hold the ecclesiastical rank of archbishop). The first, apostolic nuncio to represent the Holy See to Monaco, with residence and coterminous accreditation to the EU in Brussels, is Archbishop Andre Dupuy. Archbishop Dupuy presented his credentials to HSH Prince Albert II on 26 September 2006.[17] The Holy See is accredited to Monaco from its apostolic nunciature in Paris. Monaco has an embassy to the Holy See based in Rome.
Iceland		Iceland is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco does not have an accreditation to Iceland.
Ireland		Ireland is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco. Monaco does not have an accreditation to Ireland.
Italy		Italy has an embassy in Monte Carlo. Monaco has an embassy in Rome. Monte Carlo is the sister city of Campagna, in the Province of Salerno, because of the historical descendency of the Grimaldi family Around 10,000 Italians live in Monaco.
Kosovo	19 March 2008	Formal relations were established on 19 March 2008.[18][19] Kosovo is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris. Monaco does not have an accreditation to Kosovo.
Norway		Norway is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris, France and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.[20][21] Monaco maintains an honorary consulate in Oslo.[22]
Poland		Monaco is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany, and maintains an honorary consulate in Warsaw. Poland is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris.
Portugal		Monaco has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Russia	1858	Main article: Monaco–Russia relations Monaco and Russia had bilateral relations since 1858, when Russia and Monaco signed treaties and agreements of extradition of criminals, of mutual legal assistance, on recognition of civil status of natural persons and of medical aid. However diplomatic relations were suspended in 1917. Diplomatic relations were re-established in April 2002. Monaco is accredited to Russia from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Monaco and maintains honorary consulates in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and in Saint Petersburg. Russia is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Serbia	November 2007	Both countries have established diplomatic relations in November 2007.[23] Monaco does not have an accreditation to Serbia. Serbia is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Spain		Main article: Monaco–Spain relations Monaco has an embassy in Madrid. Spain is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Sweden		Monaco does not have an accreditation to Sweden. Sweden is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Switzerland		Monaco has an embassy in Bern. Switzerland is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
Ukraine	26 July 2007	Both countries have established diplomatic relations 26 July 2007.[24] Monaco does not have an accreditation to Ukraine. Ukraine is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.
United Kingdom		Monaco has an embassy in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris.

Oceania

Country	Formal relations began on	Notes
Australia		Australia is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris. Monaco is accredited to Australia from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monaco and maintains honorary consulates in Darlinghurst and in Melbourne.
New Zealand		Monaco has an honorary consulate in Wellington. New Zealand is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Monaco
• List of diplomatic missions of Monaco

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Monaco (in English and French)

References

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2. Embassy of Monaco in Washington, D.C.
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