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The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The United Arab Emirates has broad diplomatic and commercial relations with most countries of the world. It plays a significant role in OPEC, and is one of the founding members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The United Arab Emirates is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies, as well as the World Bank, IMF, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement. Also, it is an observer in the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. Most countries have diplomatic missions in the capital Abu Dhabi with most consulates being in United Arab Emirates's largest and most populated city, Dubai.

Multilateral relations

UAE has joined the United Nations and the Arab League and has established diplomatic relations with more than 60 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Russia, India, Nepal, United States, and most Western European countries. It has played a moderate role within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), the United Nations, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

The UAE believes that the Arab League needs to be restructured to become a viable institution, and would like to increase the strength and interoperability of the GCC defense forces.

The UAE is a member of the following international organizations: UN and several of its specialized agencies (ICAO, ILO, UPU, WHO, WIPO); World Bank, IMF, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), OPEC, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

In October 2010, the UAE was granted observer status at the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie^[1]

As a result of the foreign policy of the UAE, the Emirati passport became the largest individual climber in Henley & Partners Passport Index in 2018 over the past decade, increasing its global rank by 28 places.^[2] According to the Henley Passport Index, as of 28 March 2019, Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 165 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 21st in the world in terms of travel freedom.^[3]

In July 2024, The UAE and Japan signed multiple agreements to enhance business ties, including a $3 billion green financing deal and cooperation on energy reserves. Bilateral trade reached $47.4 billion in 2023, with the UAE as Japan’s top GCC trading partner and a major oil supplier.^[4]

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which the United Arab Emirates maintains diplomatic relations with:

#	Country	Date[5]
1	United Kingdom	6 December 1971[6]
2	Belgium	8 December 1971[7]
3	Jordan	8 December 1971[8]
4	Sudan	December 1971[9]
5	Bahrain	1971[10]
6	Iraq	1971[11]
7	Italy	1971[12]
8	France	5 January 1972[13]
9	India	6 January 1972[14]
10	Lebanon	8 January 1972[15]
11	Pakistan	13 January 1972[16]
12	Syria	19 January 1972[17]
13	Kuwait	8 March 1972[18]
14	United States	20 March 1972[19]
15	Japan	4 May 1972[20]
16	Netherlands	6 May 1972[21]
17	Germany	17 May 1972[22]
18	Libya	24 May 1972[23]
19	Tunisia	14 June 1972[24]
20	Egypt	26 October 1972[25]
21	Iran	28 October 1972[26]
22	Spain	10 November 1972[27]
23	Somalia	29 November 1972[28]
24	Morocco	1972[29]
25	Sweden	1972[30]
26	Tanzania	8 January 1973[31]
27	Mauritania	16 March 1973[32]
28	Turkey	21 March 1973[33]
29	Oman	1 April 1973[34]
30	Afghanistan	6 April 1973[35]
31	Chad	7 April 1973[36]
32	Norway	4 July 1973[37]
33	Algeria	6 July 1973[38]
34	Senegal	23 July 1973[39]
35	Switzerland	12 September 1973[40]
36	Malta	20 November 1973[41]
37	Canada	2 February 1974[42]
38	Argentina	26 February 1974[43]
39	Burundi	February 1974[44]
40	Bangladesh	9 March 1974[45]
41	Austria	10 March 1974[46]
42	Brazil	10 June 1974[47]
43	Philippines	19 August 1974[48]
44	Saudi Arabia	21 August 1974[49]
45	Ireland	8 October 1974[50]
46	Zambia	29 November 1974[51]
47	Denmark	18 January 1975[52]
48	Finland	21 February 1975[53]
49	Cameroon	24 February 1975[54]
50	Australia	10 March 1975[55]
51	Ecuador	9 June 1975[56]
52	Venezuela	18 June 1975[57]
53	Lesotho	8 July 1975[58]
54	Gambia	9 July 1975[59]
55	Niger	9 July 1975[59]
56	Mexico	12 September 1975[60]
57	Thailand	12 December 1975[61]
58	Qatar	1975[62]
59	Colombia	1 January 1976[63]
60	Mauritius	4 January 1976[64]
61	Indonesia	30 April 1976[65]
62	Portugal	20 June 1976[66]
63	Greece	21 June 1976[67]
64	Nepal	22 January 1977[68]
65	Comoros	2 June 1977[69]
66	Burkina Faso	16 January 1978[70]
67	Maldives	15 March 1978[71]
68	Chile	23 June 1978[72]
69	Sri Lanka	19 July 1979[73]
70	Uruguay	4 April 1980[74]
71	Luxembourg	6 May 1980[75]
72	South Korea	18 June 1980[76]
73	Mali	18 August 1981[77]
74	Ghana	25 August 1981[78]
75	Djibouti	26 December 1981[79]
76	Nigeria	20 January 1982[80]
77	Kenya	5 June 1982[81]
78	Sierra Leone	5 October 1982[82]
79	Seychelles	18 December 1982[83]
80	Malaysia	23 June 1983[84]
81	China	1 November 1984[85]
82	Singapore	15 May 1985[86]
83	New Zealand	20 May 1985[87]
84	Russia	13 November 1985[88]
85	Benin	5 January 1986[89]
86	Peru	17 June 1986[90]
87	Bolivia	1 December 1986
88	Czech Republic	7 June 1988[91]
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