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{{Politics of Papua New Guinea}}

[[File:APEC Leaders Photo - Papua New Guinea 2018.jpg|thumb|APEC 2018 in Papua New Guinea]]
[[File:Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations.png|thumb|10 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Israel, opposed the [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/22|resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza]] that was overwhelmingly passed by the UN General Assembly on 12 December 2023]]
[[Papua New Guinea]]'s foreign policy reflects close ties with [[Australia]] and other traditional allies and cooperative relations with neighboring countries. Its views on international political and economic issues are generally moderate.

Papua New Guinea belongs to a variety of regional organizations, including the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC) forum; the [[ASEAN Regional Forum]] (ARF) (Papua New Guinea is an observer member of the [[ASEAN]]); the [[South Pacific Commission]]; the [[Pacific Islands Forum]]; the [[Melanesian Spearhead Group]] and the South Pacific Regional Environmental Program (SPREP).

Papua New Guinea has been a member of [[The Forum of Small States (FOSS)]] since the group's founding in 1992.<ref name="singaporebook">{{Cite book|title=50 Years of Singapore and the United Nations |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-4713-03-0 |year=2015}}.</ref>

==Diplomatic relations==
List of countries which Papua New Guinea maintains diplomatic relations with:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Papua New Guinea.svg|frameless|425x425px]]
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!#
!Country
!Date
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|1
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Guidelines of the Foreign Policy of Papua New Guinea: Universalism |publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Papua New Guinea |year=1976 |pages=55 |language=English}}</ref>
|-
|2
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|3
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|4
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|5
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|6
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|7
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|8
|{{Flag|United States}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1975}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|9
|{{flag|Kuwait}}
|{{Date table sorting|1975}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 August 2014 |title=News in brief |work=Arab Times |url=https://www.pressreader.com/kuwait/arab-times/20140827/281603828643065 |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|10
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|{{Date table sorting|20 April 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|11
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|{{Date table sorting|14 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|12
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|13
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|14
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|15
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|16
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|17
|{{Flag|Republic of Korea}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|18
|{{Flag|Serbia}}
|{{Date table sorting|21 May 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|19
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 June 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|20
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|{{Date table sorting|2 June 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|21
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 June 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|22
|{{Flag|France}}
|{{Date table sorting|22 June 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|23
|{{Flag|Austria}}
|{{Date table sorting|24 June 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|24
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{Date table sorting|12 July 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|25
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|{{Date table sorting|9 August 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|26
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|{{Date table sorting|9 August 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|27
|{{Flag|Chile}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 August 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|28
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|{{Date table sorting|25 August 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|29
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|30
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 September 1976}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|31
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{Date table sorting|4 October 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Joint Communiques |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan |year=1998 |volume=I |pages=xx}}</ref>
|-
|32
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Date table sorting|12 October 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2000 |title=Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjb_663304/zzjg_663340/tyfls_665260/tyfl_665264/2631_665276/200011/t20001115_600058.html |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|33
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|{{Date table sorting|15 October 1976}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|34
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|{{Date table sorting|10 November 1976}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Australian Foreign Affairs Record |publisher=Australian Government Pub. Service |year=1977 |isbn= |volume=48 |pages=192}}</ref>
|-
|35
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|{{Date table sorting|January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greece's Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mfa.gr/en/greece-bilateral-relations.html |access-date=26 September 2023 |website=Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1978. Выпуск двадцать второй: Зарубежные страны в 1977 |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/42940/3_zarubezhnye_strany_v_1977.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624020625/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/42940/3_zarubezhnye_strany_v_1977.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=333 |language=ru}}</ref>
|-
|36
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|{{Date table sorting|4 February 1977}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Holy See}}
|{{Date table sorting|7 March 1977}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|37
|{{Flag|Ghana}}
|{{Date table sorting|22 August 1977}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=West Africa|publisher=West Africa Publishing Company|year=1977|pages=1906}}</ref>
|-
|38
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|{{Date table sorting|27 August 1977}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=Daily Report: Asia & Pacific - Issues 172-186|publisher=The Service|year=1977|pages=18}}</ref>
|-
|39
|{{Flag|Finland}}
|{{Date table sorting|31 August 1977}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, Issues 172-186|publisher=The Service|year=1977|pages=18}}</ref>
|-
|40
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|{{Date table sorting|15 October 1977}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1977/BID_1977_13/BID_1977_13.pdf |access-date=10 July 2023 |page=52 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|41
|{{Flag|Denmark}}
|{{Date table sorting|February 1978}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Papua New Guinea Newsletter |date=1978 |publisher=Office of Information of Papua New Guinea}}</ref>
|-
|42
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|{{Date table sorting|10 February 1978}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/australia-en/papua-new-guinea |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|43
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|{{Date table sorting|20 April 1978}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East. Part III, Part 3|publisher=Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation|year=1978}}</ref>
|-
|44
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}
|{{Date table sorting|28 April 1978}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=43 anos de relaciones diplomaticas co Papua Nueva Guinea. Ministerio Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica|website = [[Facebook]]|url=https://m.facebook.com/CancilleriaCostaRica/posts/3880391098748172?locale2=cs_CZ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/646166248837356/3880391098748172 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|45
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 May 1978}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Encyclopaedia Judaica - Volume 17 |year=1996 |pages=35}}</ref>
|-
|46
|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
|{{Date table sorting|17 August 1978}}<ref>{{cite web |date=1 June 2020 |title=Solomon Islands Diplomatic and Consular List |url=http://www.mfaet.gov.sb/resources/publications/22-foreign-affairs-p/61-solomon-islands-diplomatic-and-consular-list.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812053600/http://www.mfaet.gov.sb/resources/publications/22-foreign-affairs-p/61-solomon-islands-diplomatic-and-consular-list.html |archive-date=12 August 2021 |access-date=12 December 2020 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Solomon Islands |pages=36–38}}</ref>
|-
|47
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|{{Date table sorting|28 August 1978}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papúa Nueva Guinea |url=http://www.exteriores.gob.es/documents/fichaspais/papuanuevaguinea_ficha%20pais.pdf |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|48
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|{{Date table sorting|6 November 1978}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Papua New Guinea and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Papua+New+Guinea+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|49
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|{{Date table sorting|30 May 1979}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Papua New Guinea |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye-_-papua-yeni-gine-siyasi-İlişkileri.en.mfa |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|50
|{{Flag|Samoa}}
|{{Date table sorting|27 August 1979}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Countries with Established Diplomatic Relations with Samoa |url=http://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/countries-with-established-diplomatic-relations-with-samoa/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214005624/https://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/countries-with-established-diplomatic-relations-with-samoa/ |archive-date=14 February 2020 |access-date=19 August 2018 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Samoa}}</ref>
|-
|51
|{{Flag|Tuvalu}}
|{{Date table sorting|January 1980}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Papua New Guinea Newsletter |publisher=Papua New Guinea. Office of Information |year=1980}}</ref>
|-
|52
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 March 1980}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywpjrCi7ohgC&pg=PT156 |title=Papua New Guinea Newsletter |publisher=Papua New Guinea. Office of Information |year=1978}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Le Mois en Afrique - Issues 170-179 |publisher=1980 |pages=121 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|53
|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}
|{{Date table sorting|30 July 1980}}<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Asia/Pacific Division |url=http://mofa.gov.vu/index.php/en/foreign-affairs/divisions/asia-pacific-division.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517073408/http://mofa.gov.vu/index.php/en/foreign-affairs/divisions/asia-pacific-division.html |archive-date=17 May 2017 |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|54
|{{Flag|Tonga}}
|{{Dts|1980}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 March 2021 |title=Tonga diplomat visits PNG, reaffirms Games support |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/327885/tonga-diplomat-visits-png,-reaffirms-games-support |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|55
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{Dts|17 November 1982}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of establishment of diplomatic relations |url=https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|56
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|{{Dts|1982}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hiri - Issue 2; Issues 4-8 |publisher=Papua New Guinea Office of Information |year=1982 |pages=3}}</ref>
|-
|57
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{Dts|20 June 1983}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean |publisher=Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses |date=July 1983 |pages=443}}</ref>
|-
|58
|{{Flag|Peru}}
|{{Dts|14 September 1983}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=14 de Setiembre de 1983. Perú y Papúa Nueva Guinea han decidido establecer relaciones diplomáticas. |url=https://apps.rree.gob.pe/portal/webtratados.nsf/xsp/.ibmmodres/domino/OpenAttachment/VICUS/MREPERU%21%21portal/tratados.nsf/43A0EB6480BC8E8E05256E8300677B14/%24FILE/B-1459.pdf |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|59
|{{Flag|Brunei}}
|{{Dts|1 May 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua New Guinea |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_Papua-New-Guinea.aspx |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|60
|{{Flag|Kiribati}}
|Before 1986<ref>{{Cite book |title=Foreign Affairs Review |year=1986 |volume=6 |pages=28}}</ref>
|-
|61
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|{{Dts|2 March 1988}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|62
|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}
|{{DTS|21 September 1988}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=LISTING OF ALL COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (As of 13 February 2019) |url=https://www.rmiembassyus.org/about-2 |access-date=29 November 2021 |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718175857/https://www.rmiembassyus.org/about-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|63
|{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 1988}}<ref name="Dates">{{cite web |title=FSM Diplomatic Relations List |url=http://www.fsmgov.org/diprel.html |access-date=13 November 2022 |publisher=Government of the Federated States of Micronesia}}</ref>
|-
|64
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{Date table sorting|20 October 1988}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilaterální vztahy |url=https://www.mzv.cz/file/910465/INFO___PNG.rtf |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=cs}}</ref>
|-
|65
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|{{Date table sorting|22 December 1988}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|66
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|{{Date table sorting|27 April 1989}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|67
|{{Flag|Cuba}}
|{{Date table sorting|13 October 1989}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memoria Anual 2015. Page 23. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Republica de Cuba |url=http://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413202107/http://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|68
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|{{Date table sorting|3 November 1989}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2010 |title=Pacific |url=https://lamdong.gov.vn/sites/lderd/operationnotes/countriesandregions/SitePages/pacific.aspx |access-date=29 April 2023 |publisher=Government of Vietnam}}</ref>
|-
|69
|{{Flag|Laos}}
|{{Date table sorting|6 April 1990}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|70
|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|{{Date table sorting|30 April 1990}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|71
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 April 1991}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Latin America. Index - Volume 13 |publisher=NewsBank |year=1993 |pages=537}}</ref>
|-
|72
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|{{Date table sorting|16 April 1991}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations (MFA of Jamaica) |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|73
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|{{Date table sorting|24 July 1991}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|74
|{{Flag|Albania}}
|{{dts|28 August 1991}}<ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2020 |title=28 AUGUST, ALBANIA ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THREE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD |url=https://www.qmksh.al/en/28-gusht-shqiperia-vendos-marredhenie-diplomatike-me-tre-vende-te-botes/ |url-status=dead |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024004028/https://www.qmksh.al/en/28-gusht-shqiperia-vendos-marredhenie-diplomatike-me-tre-vende-te-botes/ |archive-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>
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|75
|{{Flag|Palau}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 October 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Palau has Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/oia/islands/upload/PalauDipRelations.pdf |access-date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317135821/https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/oia/islands/upload/PalauDipRelations.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|76
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|{{Date table sorting|7 October 1994}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|—
|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}
|{{Date table sorting|13 January 1995}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Cook Islands}}
|{{dts|1995}}<ref name=":02">{{cite web |author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration |date=2015 |title=Foreign Affairs |url=http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018090642/http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs.html |archive-date=2015-10-18 |access-date=2015-10-08 |publisher=Cook Islands Government}}</ref>
|-
|77
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|{{Date table sorting|3 May 1996}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|78
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|{{Date table sorting|7 October 1996}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|79
|{{Flag|Croatia}}
|{{Date table sorting|5 December 1997}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|80
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{dts|22 January 1998}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stati di servizio del personale della carriera diplomatica e della dirigenza del ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale che ha cessato di far parte dell'amministrazione dal 1° Gennaio 2000 al 5 Luglio 2016 |url=https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2016/07/Stati_servizio_cessati_1_1_2000_5_7_2016.pdf |access-date=27 October 2023 |page=94 |language=it}}</ref>
|-
|81
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 October 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papua-Nová Guinea |url=https://www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/staty_sveta-staty_podla_svetadielov?value=26710 |access-date=6 May 2023 |language=sk |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308082112/https://www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/staty_sveta-staty_podla_svetadielov?value=26710 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|82
|{{Flag|East Timor}}
|{{Date table sorting|19 July 2002}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2002 |title=PNG and East Timor establish full diplomatic relations |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/140148/png-and-east-timor-establish-full-diplomatic-relations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226171110/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/140148/png-and-east-timor-establish-full-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=26 December 2021 |access-date=26 December 2021 |website=[[Radio New Zealand]]}}</ref>
|-
|83
|{{Flag|Iceland}}
|{{Date table sorting|12 August 2004}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|84
|{{Flag|Slovenia}}
|{{Date table sorting|9 February 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=10 May 2023 |language=sl}}</ref>
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|85
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|{{Date table sorting|2010}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Botswana puts spotlight on trust |url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/botswana-puts-spotlight-on-trust/ |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>
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|86
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|{{Date table sorting|12 April 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/bilateral-relation/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal}}</ref>
|-
|87
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{Dts|21 June 2013}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 June 2013 |title=Zimbabwe: Three Ambassadors Present Credentials |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201306210388.html |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Niue}}
|{{Date table sorting|9 December 2014}}<ref>{{cite news |date=2014-12-23 |title=Niue establish diplomatic relations with PNG |publisher=Pacific Islands News Association |url=http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=9338244115499f3c0f34f8df0b4d92 |access-date=2015-10-03}} "...Papua New Guinea... signed the agreement with Niue... on 09 December 2014..."</ref>
|-
|88
|{{Flag|Paraguay}}
|{{Date table sorting|21 September 2016}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|89
|{{Flag|Estonia}}
|{{Date table sorting|4 October 2016}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estonia established diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea. MFA Estonia |url=https://vm.ee/en/news/estonia-established-diplomatic-relations-papua-new-guinea |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|90
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|{{Date table sorting|4 October 2016}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2016 |title=Georgia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea have established diplomatic relations |url=https://finchannel.com/georgia-and-the-independent-state-of-papua-new-guinea-have-established-diplomatic-relations/60361/georgian-local-news/2016/10/ |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|91
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|{{Date table sorting|22 February 2017}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|92
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{Date table sorting|22 March 2017}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|93
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|{{Date table sorting|6 October 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2017 |title=Malta establishes relations with Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-establishes-relations-with-cook-islands-and-papua-new-guinea.659818#:~:text=Agreement%20with%20south%20Pacific%20states%20finalised%20this%20week&text=Malta%20has%20established%20diplomatic%20relations,this%20past%20week%20in%20Malta. |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|94
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|{{Date table sorting|9 May 2018}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|95
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|{{Date table sorting|28 September 2018}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2018 |title=E Minister Nasser Bourita, and HEMr. Rimbink Pato, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Papua New Guinea, signed, today, a joint communiqué establishing the diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea |url=https://twitter.com/Morocco_UN/status/1045715373276966913 |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|96
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|{{Date table sorting|26 October 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Annual Report |url=https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/aboutus/annualreports/Department-of-Foreign-Affairs-Annual-Report-2020.pdf |website=dfa.ie |page=52}}</ref>
|-
|97
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{Date table sorting|17 February 2023}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|98
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{Date table sorting|24 March 2023}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|99
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{dts|5 May 2023}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|100
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|{{dts|1 June 2023}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
|101
|{{flag|Nauru}}
|Unknown
|}

== Bilateral relations ==
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! style="width:15%;" | Country
! style="width:12%;" | Formal Relations Began
!Notes

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|{{flag|Australia}}||16 September 1975||See [[Australia–Papua New Guinea relations]]

Relations with Australia were strained in 2006 when Prime Minister Sir [[Michael Somare]] was accused of having facilitated [[Julian Moti]]'s escape to the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref name="RNZI_33672">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=33672 |title=PNG report says PM Somare should be charged over Moti escape |date=16 July 2007 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> Moti was wanted in Australia for serious alleged child sex offences. In retaliation, the Australian government banned Somare from entering Australia; all talks between [[Canberra]] and [[Port Moresby]] were suspended. In September 2007, relations began to thaw,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/apec/a-bit-of-warmth-returns-with-png/2007/09/09/1189276546318.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=A bit of warmth returns | date=10 September 2007}}</ref> and in December 2007, the new Australian Prime Minister, [[Kevin Rudd]], met Sir Michael in [[Bali]]. Rudd announced what appears to be a normalisation of relations: "This relationship has been through a very difficult period in recent times. There has in effect been a freeze on ministerial contact between the two governments. I do not believe that's an appropriate way for the future."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/solomons-sacking-ends-chill/2007/12/13/1197135656419.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | first1=Brendan | last1=Nicholson | first2=Mark | last2=Forbes | title=Solomons sacking ends chill | date=14 December 2007}}</ref>
* Australia has a High Commission in [[Port Moresby]] and a consulate-general in [[Lae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://png.embassy.gov.au/|title=Australian High Commission in|first=corporateName= Department of Foreign Affairs and|last=Trade|website=png.embassy.gov.au|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
* Papua New Guinea has a High Commission in [[Canberra]] and consulates-general in [[Brisbane]] and [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pngcanberra.org/|title=Welcome to High Commission of PNG, Canberra|website=www.pngcanberra.org|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Canada}}||9 August 1976||

* Canada is accredited to Papua New Guinea from its High Commission in Canberra, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/australia-australie/index.aspx?lang=eng|title=The High Commission of Canada in Australia|first=Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=GAC|date=9 September 2013|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
* Papua New Guinea is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref name="US">{{cite web|url=http://www.pngembassy.org/|title=Embassy of Papua New Guinea to the Americas, Washington, DC|website=www.pngembassy.org|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|China}}||12 October 1976||See [[China–Papua New Guinea relations]]

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea and the People's Republic of China (PRC) established official diplomatic relations in 1976, soon after Papua New Guinea became independent. The two countries currently maintain diplomatic, economic and, to a lesser degree, military relations. Relations are cordial; China is a significant provider of both investments and development aid to Papua New Guinea.
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|{{flag|Cuba}}||13 October 1989||
In the late 2000s, Papua New Guinea began to strengthen its relations with [[Cuba]]. Cuba provides medical aid to the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.plenglish.com:80/article.asp?ID=%7B771AA7E5-B9F3-4129-AFF7-208C0DC1D65D%7D&language=EN |title=Cuban Physicians to Aid 81 Nations |publisher=[[Prensa Latina]] |location=Cuba |access-date=29 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923054713/http://www.prensa-latina.cu/ |archive-date=2015-09-23 |quote=Havana, March 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban doctors will travel to 81 nations to work as physicians in 2008, the director of the Central Unity of Cooperation of the Ministry of Public Health of the island Alberto Gonzalez emphasized. ... In that geographic region, he indicated, several Cuban medical brigades will be welcomed in the course of this year, fundamentally in Vanuatu, Tubalu, Nauru and Papua New Guinea, as in Laos, Congo and Benin. }} [http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.culture.cuba/2008-03/msg00884.html Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513213854/http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.culture.cuba/2008-03/msg00884.html |date=13 May 2013 }}</ref> In September 2008, a PNG government representative attended the [[Cuban-Pacific relations#September 2008 ministerial meeting|first Cuba-Pacific Islands ministerial meeting]] in [[Havana]], aimed at "strengthening cooperation" between Cuba and [[Pacific Island]] countries, notably in coping with the effects of climate change.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120907104017/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2366887.htm?tab=latest "Cuba-Pacific ministerial meeting underway in Havana"], ABC Radio Australia, 17 September 2008</ref>

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|{{flag|Cyprus}}||20 April 1978||
*Cyprus is represented in Papua New Guinea through its High Commission in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa32_en/mfa32_en?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Bilateral Relations|website=www.mfa.gov.cy|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].

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|{{flag|Fiji}}||16 September 1975||
As of November 2005, relations with Pacific neighbor Fiji have been strained by revelations that a number of [[Fijian mercenaries in Bougainville|Fijian mercenaries have been operating illegally]] on the island of [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]], arming and training a rebel [[militia]]. Both Fiji and Papua New Guinea are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|France}}||22 June 1976||See [[France–Papua New Guinea relations]]

Official diplomatic relations were established in 1976. Papua New Guinea is a member of the [[United Nations]]' [[Special Committee on Decolonization]]. The French government has noted what it calls Port Moresby's "moderate" attitude on the issue of the decolonisation of [[New Caledonia]] - which, like Papua New Guinea, is located in [[Melanesia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UN calls on France to give Caledonians chance of having independence. |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QVgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vOQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3269,1675467&dq=papua+new+guinea+france+decolonisation |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=19 March 1987 |access-date=2009-06-04 }} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The [[French National Assembly]] maintains a Friendship Group with Papua New Guinea.
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|{{flag|India}}||19 May 1976||See [[India-Papua New Guinea Relations]]
* India has a High Commission in Port Moresby.<ref>[http://mea.gov.in/indian-mission.htm?170/170/0 Indian High Commission in Papua New Guinea]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016232110/http://mea.gov.in/indian-mission.htm?170%2F170%2F0 |date=16 October 2015 }}</ref>
* Papua New Guinea maintains a High Commission in [[New Delhi]].<ref>[http://www.pnghcdelhi.in/ Papua New Guinea High Commission in India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062600/http://www.pnghcdelhi.in/ |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||16 September 1975||See [[Indonesia–Papua New Guinea relations]]

[[Western New Guinea]] (which consists of six Indonesian provinces: [[Papua (province)|Papua]], [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]], [[Central Papua]], [[Highland Papua]], [[South Papua]], and [[Southwest Papua]]) and Papua New Guinea share a {{convert|760|km|adj=on}} border that has raised tensions and ongoing diplomatic issues over many decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/indonesia/100.htm |title=Indonesia - Papua New Guinea |access-date=2015-02-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103011907/http://countrystudies.us/indonesia/100.htm |archive-date=3 November 2016}}</ref> Indonesia is represented in Papua New Guinea with an embassy in [[Port Moresby]] and a consulate in [[Vanimo]]. Reciprocally, Papua New Guinea has an Ambassador in [[Jakarta]] and a Consul-General in [[Jayapura]].

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|{{flag|Japan}}||<!--Date started-->16 September 1975||
Diplomatic relations between Japan and Papua New Guinea were established on 16 September 1975, the date Papua-New Guinea became independent. Japan maintains an embassy at Port Moresby. Papua-New Guinea is currently the largest recipient of Japanese foreign aid in the Pacific. Ministerial level visits are frequent between the two countries.<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/png/data.html Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009120306/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/png/data.html |date=9 October 2016 }}</ref> Reciprocally, Papua New Guinea has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].

|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Mexico}}||<!--Date started-->19 May 1976||See [[Mexico–Papua New Guinea relations]]
* Mexico is accredited to Papua New Guinea from its embassy in Canberra, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/australia/ |title=Embassy of Mexico in Australia |publisher=Embamex.sre.gob.mx |access-date=2018-12-29}}</ref>
* Papua New Guinea is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref name="US" />
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|New Zealand}}||16 September 1975||See [[New Zealand–Papua New Guinea relations]]
* New Zealand has a High Commission in Port Moresby.<ref>[https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/pacific/papua-new-guinea/new-zealand-high-commission High Commission of New Zealand in Port Moresby]</ref>
* Papua New Guinea has a High Commission in [[Willis Street, Te Aro]], [[Wellington]].<ref>[https://png.org.nz High Commission of Papua New Guinea in Wellington]</ref>
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||16 September 1975||
In March 2009, The Philippines and Papua New Guinea entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would enhance the cooperation between the two countries on the development of fisheries. The MoU will facilitate technology transfer in aquaculture development, promotion of shipping ventures, investments, technical training, joint research, and "strategic complementation" of each country's plans in the "Coral Triangle" – or the waters between the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20090330-197034/RP-Papua-New-Guinea-sign-MoU-on-fisheries)&language=EN |title=RP, Papua New Guinea sign MoU on fisheries |quote=MANILA, Philippines ? The Philippines and Papua New Guinea entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would enhance the cooperation between the two countries on the development of fisheries, Malacañang said. ...The MoU will facilitate technology transfer in aquaculture development, promotion of shipping ventures, investments, technical training, joint research, and ?strategic complementation? of each country?s plans in the ?Coral Triangle? ? or the waters between the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands, according to a statement released by Malacañang. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227104809/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20090330-197034/RP-Papua-New-Guinea-sign-MoU-on-fisheries%29%26language%3DEN |archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref> In the same year, Papua New Guinea asked the Philippines for help in its pursuit of membership to [[ASEAN]].<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/154860/Papua-New-Guinea-asks-RP-support-for-Asean-membership-bid Papua New Guinea asks RP support for Asean membership bid] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522122208/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/154860/Papua-New-Guinea-asks-RP-support-for-Asean-membership-bid |date=22 May 2011 }} Retrieved 8 July 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.op.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22879&Itemid=2 Somare seeks PGMA's support for PNG's ASEAN membership bid] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306192700/http://www.op.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22879&Itemid=2 |date=6 March 2010 }} Retrieved 8 July 2009</ref>

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|{{flag|Poland}}||10 February 1978||See [[Papua New Guinea–Poland relations]].
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|{{flag|Serbia}}||23 May 1976||
Both countries have established diplomatic relations in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-issues/96-bilateral-issues/12344-papua-new-guinea|title=Papua New Guinea|website=www.mfa.gov.rs|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> [[International recognition of Kosovo#Withdraw recognition|Papua New Guinea recognized Kosovo as independent from 3 October 2012 until withdrawing its recognition on 5 July 2018.]]
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|{{flag|South Korea }}||19 May 1976||See [[Papua New Guinea–South Korea relations]].
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea and the Republic of Korea have established diplomatic relations on 19 May 1976.<ref>https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=26 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> 
* Papua New Guinea and South Korea have good relations.
** Papua New Guinean embassy in [[Seoul]].<ref>https://www.papuanewguineaembassy.kr/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
** South Korean embassy in Port Moresby.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/pg-en/index.do | title=Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea }}</ref> 
* South Koreans of Long-Term Residents in Papua New Guinea was about around 201 in 2019. 
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|{{flag|Spain }}||28 August 1978||See [[Papua New Guinea–Spain relations]].

* Papua New Guinea is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
* Spain is accredited to Papua New Guinea from its embassy in Canberra, Australia.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||<!--Date started-->30 May 1979<ref name="auto127">{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/t%C3%BCrkiye-_-papua-yeni-gine-siyasi-%C4%B0li%C5%9Fkileri.en.mfa| title=Relations between Turkey and Papua New Guinea|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>||
*[[Papua New Guinea]] has an Honorary Consulate in [[Istanbul]].<ref name="auto127" />
*Turkish ambassador in [[Canberra]] to [[Australia]] is also accredited to [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref name="auto127" />

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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||16 September 1975||See [[Papua New Guinea–United Kingdom relations]]

Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom share [[King Charles III]] as their head of state. They have had relations since 1975 when Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia.
* Papua New Guinea has a High Commission in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnghighcomm.org.uk/|title=Papua New Guinea High Commission, London :: Home|website=www.pnghighcomm.org.uk|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
* United Kingdom has a High Commission in Port Moresby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-port-moresby|title=British High Commission Port Moresby - GOV.UK|first1=Sec 411|last1=Lot 1|first2=Opening|last2=Times|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}}||16 September 1975||See [[Papua New Guinea–United States relations]]

The U.S. and Papua New Guinea are signatories to the [[U.S.-Pacific Islands Multilateral Tuna Fisheries Treaty]], under which the U.S. grants $63 million per year to Pacific Island parties and the latter provide access for U.S. fishing vessels.  The U.S. also supports Papua New Guinea's efforts to protect [[biodiversity]]; the [[International Coral Reef Initiative]] is aimed at protecting reefs in tropical nations such as Papua New Guinea.
* Papua New Guinea has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="US" />
* United States has an embassy in Port Moresby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pg.usembassy.gov/|title=U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea|website=U.S. Embassy in Papua&nbsp;New&nbsp;Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
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==Papua New Guinea and the Commonwealth of Nations==

Papua New Guinea has been a [[member state of the Commonwealth of Nations]] since 1975, when it gained independence from Australia under the terms of the [[Australian Parliament]]'s [[Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975]].

==See also==

* [[List of diplomatic missions in Papua New Guinea]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of Papua New Guinea]]
* [[:Category: Treaties of Papua New Guinea]]

==References==

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{{Foreign relations of the Commonwealth of Nations}}
{{Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Foreign relations of Oceania}}
{{Pacific Islands Forum}}

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