Foreign relations of Burundi
Burundi's relations with its neighbours have often been affected by security concerns. Hundreds of thousands of Burundian refugees have at various times crossed to neighboring Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians are in neighboring countries as a result of the ongoing civil war. Most of them, more than 340,000 since 1993, are in Tanzania. Some Burundian rebel groups have used neighboring countries as bases for insurgent activities. The 1993 embargo placed on Burundi by regional states hurt diplomatic relations with its neighbors; relations have improved since the 1999 suspension of these sanctions.
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Burundi is a member of various international and regional organizations, including the United Nations, the African Union, the African Development Bank and the Francophonie. The Swedish Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, was born in Burundi.
Bilateral relations
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Andorra | 30 May 2007 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 30, 2007.[1] |
Argentina |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 20, 1976.[2] | |
Armenia | 28 May 1992 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 May 1992. |
Australia |
Australia is represented in Burundi by its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.[3][4] | |
Azerbaijan | 2 March 1995[5] | On March 2, 1995, Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Burundi was signed.[5] |
Belgium | ||
Canada | 1969 |
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China | 21 December, 1963 | See Burundi–China relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations many years back .[9]
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Cyprus |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Georgia | 21 March 1993 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 21, 1993.[14] |
India | See Burundi–India relations | |
Israel | March 1995 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations in March 1995.[18] |
Japan | 1 July 1962 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 1, 1962.[19] |
Kenya | See Kenya–Burundi relations | |
Latvia | 24 May 1993 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 24, 1993.[21] |
Lithuania | 17 May 1993 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 17, 1993.[22] |
Mexico | 28 July 1977 | |
Montenegro | 17 August 2012 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 17, 2012.[25] |
North Korea | 12 March 1967[26] | |
Poland | See Burundi–Poland relations | |
Romania | 8 August 1968 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 8, 1968.[27] |
Rwanda |
Burundi and Rwanda dispute sections of border on the Akanyaru and the Kagera/Nyabarongo rivers, which have changed course since the 1960s, when the boundary was delimited; cross-border conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces persist in the Great Lakes region.
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Serbia | 1962 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1962.[28] |
South Africa | 23 June 1995 |
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South Korea | 3 October 1993 |
Establishment of diplomatic Relations between South Korea and the Republic of Burundi was on 3 October 1993. In October 1985 Minister of Finance Pierre Ngerngi attended the Annual General Meeting of the IMF and the IBRD in Seoul, Korea.[30] |
Spain | See Burundi–Spain relations
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Tanzania | See Burundi–Tanzania relations
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Turkey | 1962[31] | |
United Kingdom |
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United States | See Burundi-United States relations
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Vietnam | 16 April 1975 |
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