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Foreign relations of Mauritius

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Mauritius has strong and friendly relations with the West, with South Asian countries and with the countries of southern and eastern Africa. It is a member of the World Trade Organization, the Commonwealth of Nations, La Francophonie, the African Union, the Southern Africa Development Community, the Indian Ocean Commission, COMESA, and the recently formed Indian Ocean Rim Association.

Trade, commitment to democracy, and the country's small size are driving forces behind Mauritian foreign policy. The country's political heritage and dependence on Western markets have led to close ties with the European Union and its member states, particularly France, the colonial power until 1810, Mauritius' only immediate neighbour being Réunion, both an overseas department of France and an outermost region of the EU. Mauritius also maintains close ties with the United Kingdom, a former member EU state and the colonial power until 1968.

Considered part of Africa geographically, Mauritius has friendly relations with other African states in the region, particularly South Africa, by far its largest continental trading partner. Mauritian investors are gradually entering African markets, notably Madagascar and Mozambique. Mauritius coordinates much of its foreign policy with the Southern Africa Development Community and the Organisation of African Unity. The country is also a member of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA).

Relations with France and India are strong for both historical and commercial reasons. Foreign embassies in Mauritius include Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Egypt, France, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Bangladesh, and the United States.

Mauritius is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).

International disputes

Mauritius claims the entire Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean and also claims the whole French-administered Tromelin Island.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Diplomatic relations

List of countries with which Mauritius maintains diplomatic relations:

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!Country

!Date

1

|{{Flag|France}}

|{{DTS|12 March 1968}}{{Cite web |title=L’île Maurice dans le journal Le Monde 1959 - 2017 |url=https://www.institutfrancais.mu/media/104817/1959-2017-ile-maurice.pdf |access-date=27 March 2025 |website=institutfrancais.mu |page=13 |language=fr}}

2

|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{DTS|12 March 1968}}{{Cite book |title=Mauritius Directory of the Diplomatic Corps; High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, International Organization[s] |publisher=Mauritius. Ministry of External Affairs, Tourism, and Emigration |year=1970 |pages=46}}

3

|{{Flag|United States}}

|{{DTS|12 March 1968}}{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Mauritius |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/mauritius |access-date=24 July 2023}}

4

|{{Flag|India}}

|{{DTS|12 March 1968}}{{Cite web |title=High Commission of India in Port Louis, Mauritius |url=https://hcimauritius.gov.in/pages?id=mbk5e&subid=nel5a |access-date=24 July 2023}}

5

|{{Flag|Pakistan}}

|{{DTS|12 March 1968}}{{Cite book |title=Pakistan Horizon, Volume 58, Issues 1-2 |publisher=Pakistan Institute of International Affairs., 2005 |pages=139}}

6

|{{Flag|Russia}}

|{{DTS|17 March 1968}}{{Cite web |title=Двусторонние отношения |url=https://mauritius.mid.ru/ru/countries/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=24 July 2023 |language=ru}}

7

|{{Flag|Germany}}

|{{DTS|23 March 1968}}{{Cite web |title=Mauritius: Überblick |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/mauritius-node/mauritius/206980 |access-date=24 July 2023 |language=de}}

8

|{{Flag|Israel}}

|{{DTS|23 April 1968}}

9

|{{Flag|Canada}}

|{{DTS|24 April 1968}}{{Cite web |title=Heads of Post List: Mauritius |url=https://w05.international.gc.ca/HeadsOfPost/Results-Resultats.aspx?lang=eng |access-date=24 July 2023}}

10

|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

|28 April 1968{{Cite web |title=Trade relations between Mauritius and New Zealand |url=https://mauritius-canberra.govmu.org/Pages/Diplomatic%20Relations/Trade-Relations-between-Mauritius-and-New-Zealand.aspx |access-date=20 September 2022}}

11

|{{Flag|Madagascar}}

|{{DTS|27 August 1968}}{{Cite web |title=Historical links between Mauritius and Madagascar |url=https://mauritius-antananarivo.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx#:~:text=Mauritius%20has%20established%20diplomatic%20relations,to%20further%20enhance%20bilateral%20cooperation. |access-date=24 July 2023}}

12

|{{Flag|Belgium}}

|{{DTS|1968}}{{Cite book |title=Europe, France outremer, Issues 465-476 |publisher=1968 |pages=183}}

13

|{{Flag|Netherlands}}

|{{DTS|5 March 1969}}

14

|{{Flag|Switzerland}}

|{{DTS|11 March 1969}}

15

|{{Flag|Japan}}

|{{DTS|22 October 1969}}

—

|{{Flag|Holy See}}

|{{DTS|9 March 1970}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Of The Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=24 July 2023}}

16

|{{Flag|Egypt}}

|{{DTS|26 March 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Record of the Arab World: Yearbook of Arab and Israeli Politics |publisher=Research and Publishing House., 1970 |pages=1733}}

17

|{{Flag|Italy}}

|{{DTS|8 April 1970}}{{Cite web |title=Joseph Guy Forget, nuovo ambasciatore di Mauritius: presentazione lettere credenziali |url=https://archivio.quirinale.it/aspr/fotografico/PHOTO-001-035767/presidente/giuseppe-saragat/joseph-guy-forget-nuovo-ambasciatore-mauritius-presentazione-lettere-credenziali |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Portale storico della Presidenza della Repubblica |language=it}}

18

|{{Flag|Syria}}

|{{DTS|22 May 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Chronologie politique africaine Volume 11 |publisher=Centre d'étude des relations internationales |year=1970 |pages=23 |language=fr |quote=22 mai - Etablissement de relations diplomatiques au niveau des ambassades entre la Syrie et Maurice, selon un communiqué syrien.}}

19

|{{Flag|Australia}}

|{{DTS|25 September 1970}}{{Cite web |title=Australian High Commission welcomes its new High Commissioner |url=https://mauritius.embassy.gov.au/plut/WelcomeReceptionNewHOM2020.html#:~:text=Australia%20and%20Mauritius%20formally%20established,was%20opened%20in%20March%201984. |access-date=24 July 2023}}

20

|{{Flag|Serbia}}

|{{DTS|6 October 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell, 1970 |pages=1912}}

21

|{{Flag|Republic of Korea}}

|{{DTS|3 July 1971}}{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=162 |access-date=23 July 2023}}

22

|{{Flag|Iran}}

|{{DTS|25 September 1971}}{{Cite book |title=Iran Almanac and Book of Facts Issue 11 |publisher=Echo of Iran |year=1972 |pages=261}}

23

|{{Flag|China}}

|{{DTS|15 April 1972}}{{Cite web |title=Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and Mauritius |url=https://lawinfochina.com/display.aspx?id=7505&lib=tax&SearchKeyword=&SearchCKeyword= |access-date=23 July 2023}}

24

|{{Flag|Norway}}

|{{DTS|30 January 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Norges opprettelse au diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=no}}

25

|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}

|{{DTS|28 February 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation_1973_1 |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1973/BID_1973_1/BID_1973_1.pdf |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=sip.gouvernement.lu |page=21 |language=fr}}

26

|{{Flag|Denmark}}

|{{DTS|2 March 1973}}{{cite web |title=News |url=http://www1.govmu.org/portal/sites/mfamission/london/news.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806052020/http://www1.govmu.org/portal/sites/mfamission/london/news.htm |archive-date=6 August 2017 |access-date=7 September 2019 |website=Mauritius High Commission London}}

27

|{{Flag|North Korea}}

|{{DTS|16 March 1973}}{{Cite web |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=23 July 2023 |page=4}}

28

|{{Flag|Guinea}}

|{{DTS|29 October 1973}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQgsAQAAIAAJ&dq=Diplomatic:+the+Republics+of+Guinea+and+Mauritius+have+established+diplomatic+relations+at+ambassadorial+level&pg=RA23-PA6 |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 4412-4487 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1973 |pages= |access-date=23 April 2023}}

29

|{{Flag|Finland}}

|{{DTS|31 October 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Finland and Mauritius |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/mus/finland-and-mauritius |access-date=23 July 2023}}

30

|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|{{dts|20 December 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Främmande makters beskickningar |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1978/0038.html |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=Sveriges statskalender / 1978 / |page=37 |language=sv}}

31

|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|{{DTS|8 April 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Comunicado Conjunto estableciendo Relaciones Diplomáticas entre el Gobierno de la República Argentina y el Gobierno del Estado Independiente de Mauricio |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=lZ6mlg== |access-date=23 July 2023}}

32

|{{Flag|Jamaica}}

|{{DTS|20 May 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations (MFA of Jamaica) |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016}}

33

|{{Flag|Romania}}

|{{DTS|25 June 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=23 July 2023}}

34

|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{dts|June 1974}}{{Cite news |date=27 July 2022 |title=Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Dr. Lovell Francis to His Excellency Prithvirajsing Roopun, President of the Republic of Mauritius on July 27, 2022 |url=https://foreign.gov.tt/resources/news/presentation-of-credentials-by-he-dr-lovell-francis-to-his-excellency-prithvirajsing-roopun-president-of-the-republic-of-mauritius-on-july-27-2022/ |access-date=5 April 2025}}

35

|{{Flag|Brazil}}

|{{dts|9 August 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Cria a Embaixada do Brasil em Mauricio. Decreto Nº 74.390 de 09 de Agosto de 1974 |url=https://legislacao.presidencia.gov.br/atos/?tipo=DEC&numero=74390&ano=1974&ato=678cXR65EMnRVT845 |access-date=26 March 2025 |website=legislacao.presidencia.gov.br |language=pt}}

36

|{{Flag|Barbados}}

|{{DTS|14 December 1974}}{{Cite web |title=LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH BARBADOS HAS ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184054/https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |archive-date=13 August 2017}}

37

|{{Flag|Zambia}}

|{{dts|29 December 1974}}{{Cite web |date=21 June 2024 |title=Ambassador of Zambia calls on Minister Maneesh Gobin, discusses bilateral trade, investments and regional integration |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/GIS.Mauritius/posts/pfbid02FArfvEq1us2CzCr7Mm1UyMsNWCADC2iZfiE6xU3eDMBZfzcVzMxG3Rs7snVRW8aWl? |access-date=24 June 2024}}

38

|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{DTS|20 June 1975}}{{Cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005) |url=http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%25D0%2597%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B3%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BF%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0/%25D0%2594%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D1%2588%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826071151/http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=bg}}

39

|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}

|{{DTS|September 1975}}{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |title=Bangladesh – Mauritius : Consolidation Of Trade And Investment Relations |url=https://www.capmad.com/news/diplomacy-en/bangladesh-mauritius-consolidation-of-trade-and-investment-relations/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=capmad.com}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relationship between Bangladesh and Mauritius |url=https://portlouis.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/bilateral-relation-between-bd-mauritius#:~:text=The%20bilateral%20relationship%20between%20Bangladesh,recognized%20Bangladesh%20in%20September%201975. |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius}}

40

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

|{{DTS|4 January 1976}}{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited, 1976 |pages=23}}

41

|{{Flag|Kuwait}}

|{{DTS|11 January 1976}}{{Cite book |title=News from Hsinhua News Agency: daily bulletin |publisher=1976 |pages=16}}

42

|{{Flag|Tunisia}}

|{{DTS|9 February 1976}}{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited, 1976 |pages=2}}

43

|{{Flag|Austria}}

|{{DTS|10 February 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Mauritius Directory of the Diplomatic Corps; High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, International Organization[s] |publisher=Mauritius. Ministry of External Affairs, Tourism, and Emigration |year=1978 |pages=94}}

44

|{{Flag|Algeria}}

|{{DTS|12 February 1976}}{{Cite web |title=SIXTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) FIRST SESSION TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2015 |url=https://assembly-rra.govmu.org/Documents/Hansard/2015/hansard3915.pdf |access-date=1 August 2023 |page=60}}

45

|{{Flag|Bahrain}}

|{{DTS|12 February 1976}}{{Cite web |title=BILATERAL RELATIONS |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US&Country=Republic%20of%20Mauritius |access-date=24 July 2023}}

46

|{{Flag|Libya}}

|{{DTS|17 February 1976}}{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited, 1976 |pages=7}}

47

|{{Flag|Jordan}}

|{{DTS|February 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1977. Выпуск двадцать первый. Часть II - Зарубежные страны: Люксембург-Япония |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/52693/05_lyuksemburg-yaponiya.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624030432/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/52693/05_lyuksemburg-yaponiya.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=310 |language=ru}}

48

|{{Flag|Iraq}}

|{{DTS|22 March 1976}}{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited, 1976 |pages=6}}

49

|{{Flag|Oman}}

|{{DTS|22 March 1976}}{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited, 1976 |pages=18}}

50

|{{Flag|Yemen}}

|{{DTS|March 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1977. Выпуск двадцать первый. Часть II - Зарубежные страны: Люксембург-Япония |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/52693/05_lyuksemburg-yaponiya.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624030432/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/52693/05_lyuksemburg-yaponiya.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=310 |language=ru}}

51

|{{Flag|Morocco}}

|{{DTS|8 June 1976}}

52

|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}

|{{DTS|10 June 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Eastern Europe, Volume 76, Issues 113-120 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1976}}

53

|{{Flag|Nigeria}}

|{{DTS|16 June 1976}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WSYFAQAAIAAJ&dq=Nigeria,+Mauritius+establish+diplomatic+relations+...+1976&pg=PA46-IA254 |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1671-1683 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1976 |pages=46}}

54

|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

|{{DTS|19 June 1976}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WSYFAQAAIAAJ&dq=Nigeria,+Mauritius+establish+diplomatic+relations+...+1976&pg=PA46-IA254 |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1671-1683 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1976 |pages=46}}

55

|{{Flag|Uganda}}

|{{DTS|19 June 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Mauritius Directory of the Diplomatic Corps; High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, International Organization[s] |publisher=Mauritius. Ministry of External Affairs, Tourism, and Emigration |year=1979 |pages=98}}

56

|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}

|{{DTS|19 July 1976}}{{Cite book |title=News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean |publisher=Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses |year=1976 |pages=710 |quote=Mauritius and Sri Lanka have decided to establish diplomatic relations . Rajmohunsing Jomadar , High Commissioner of Mauritius to India , would concurrently be the first High Commissioner to Sri Lanka as well . Ceylon Daily News , 19 July.}}

57

|{{Flag|Mexico}}

|{{DTS|30 July 1976}}{{Cite web |title=NOMBRAMIENTOS DIPLOMÁTICOS DE RECIENTE INGRESO AL SENADO DE LA REPÚBLICA EN ÁFRICA, EL CARIBE Y EUROPA |url=https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/NI_Nombramientos_Senado_270218.pdf |access-date=24 July 2023 |page=9 |language=es}}

58

|{{Flag|Cuba}}

|{{DTS|18 October 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Cuba Memoria Anual 2016 |url=https://cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/2019-08/memorias/Memoria%20Anual%20MINREX%202016.pdf |access-date=24 July 2023 |page=19 |language=es}}

59

|{{Flag|Turkey}}

|{{DTS|18 October 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 5326-5361 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service 1976 |pages=3}}

60

|{{Flag|Portugal}}

|{{DTS|12 December 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Maurícia Relações Diplomáticas |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises-geral/mauricias |access-date=24 July 2023 |language=pt}}

61

|{{Flag|Albania}}

|{{dts|October 1977}}{{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=196 |language=ru}}

—

|{{Flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}

|{{DTS|1977}}{{Cite web |title=Currently (Dec. 2021) the SMOM maintains diplomatic relations with 112 countries |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/SMOM_relations.doc |access-date=24 July 2023}}

62

|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{DTS|5 August 1978}}{{Cite web |title=Mauritius and Saudi Arabia to consolidate existing bilateral relations |url=http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/Mauritius-and-Saudi-Arabia-to-consolidate-existing-bilateral-relations.aspx |access-date=24 July 2023}}

63

|{{Flag|Myanmar}}

|{{DTS|30 December 1978}}{{Cite web |title=List of countries having diplomatic relations with the Republic of the Union of Myanmar |url=http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=24 July 2023}}

64

|{{Flag|Thailand}}

|{{DTS|22 January 1979}}{{Cite web |title=สาธารณรัฐมอริเชียส (Mauritius) |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bd20e15e39c3060027aca?cate=5f1aba0039164819fc32c0ba |access-date=24 July 2023 |language=th}}

65

|{{Flag|Poland}}

|{{DTS|30 April 1979}}{{Cite web |title=Political cooperation (Poland in Kenya) |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/kenya/mauritius |access-date=16 July 2023}}

66

|{{Flag|Spain}}

|{{DTS|30 May 1979}}{{Cite web |title=Mauricio |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/MAURICIO_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf |access-date=16 July 2023 |language=es}}

67

|{{Flag|Sudan}}

|{{DTS|1979}}{{Cite book |title=The Europa year book : a world survey. 1979. Vol. 2 |publisher=London : Europa |year=1979 |pages=920}}

68

|{{Flag|Maldives}}

|{{DTS|15 January 1981}}{{Cite web |title=COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES HAS ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-16-march-2023.pdf |access-date=16 July 2023 |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424202925/https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-16-march-2023.pdf |url-status=dead }}

69

|{{Flag|Nepal}}

|{{DTS|12 February 1981}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/bilateral-relation/ |access-date=16 July 2023}}

70

|{{Flag|Greece}}

|{{DTS|23 February 1981}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Mauritius and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Mauritius+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=12 March 2025 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}

71

|{{Flag|Indonesia}}

|{{DTS|27 May 1983}}{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Asia & Pacific - Issues 106-116 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1983 |year=}}

72

|{{Flag|Gabon}}

|{{DTS|August 1983}}{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=210}}

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|{{Flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}

|{{DTS|1983}}{{Cite web |title=SIXTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) FIRST SESSION TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2015 |url=https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/Documents/Hansard/2015/hansard3915.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127034559/https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/Documents/Hansard/2015/hansard3915.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2021 |access-date=16 July 2023 |page=90}}

73

|{{Flag|Mozambique}}

|{{DTS|29 November 1984}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations between Mauritius and Mozambique |url=https://mauritius-maputo.govmu.org/Pages/Mauritus-Mozambique/Diplomatic-Relations-between-Mauritius-and-Mozambique.aspx |access-date=16 July 2023}}

74

|{{Flag|Comoros}}

|{{DTS|25 February 1985}}{{Cite book |title=Sub-Saharan Africa Report, Issues 31-36 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1985 |pages=22}}

75

|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}

|{{DTS|March 1985}}{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1986. Выпуск тридцатый. Зарубежные страны: Коста Рика-Япония |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/61546/006_zarubezhnye_strany_-_kosta-rika-yaponiya.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623020132/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/61546/006_zarubezhnye_strany_-_kosta-rika-yaponiya.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2023 |access-date=29 September 2024 |page=297 |language=ru}}

76

|{{Flag|Malaysia}}

|{{DTS|13 August 1986}}{{Cite book |title=Foreign Affairs Malaysia |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1986 |pages=99}}

77

|{{Flag|Qatar}}

|{{DTS|1986}}{{Cite web |title=جمهورية موريشيوس |url=https://www.mofa.gov.qa/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85?country=MU#The-World |language=ar}}

78

|{{Flag|Seychelles}}

|{{DTS|17 June 1988}}{{Cite web |date=7 October 2019 |title=Seychelles to open its first Embassy in Mauritius |url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/1906/seychelles-to-open-its-first-embassy-in-mauritius |access-date=16 July 2023}}

79

|{{Flag|Chile}}

|{{DTS|30 September 1988}}{{Cite web |title=Relaciones político-económicas entre Chile y el continente africano |url=https://www.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=repositorio/10221/12006/1/91367_BCNINFORME_GRID_01-08-2011_JJ_AFRICA.doc |access-date=16 July 2023 |language=es}}

80

|{{Flag|Colombia}}

|{{DTS|30 September 1988}}

81

|{{Flag|Singapore}}

|{{DTS|27 October 1989}}{{Cite web |date=27 October 1989 |title=Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Mauritius and the Republic of Singapore (Singapore Government Press Release) |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/496-1989-10-27.pdf |access-date=16 July 2023}}

—

|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}

|{{Dts|1989}}{{Cite book |title=Mauritius Directory of the Diplomatic Corps; High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, International Organization[s] |date=January 1990 |year=1990 |pages=92}}

82

|{{Flag|Hungary}}

|{{DTS|24 April 1990}}{{Cite book |url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/KULUGY_KulPolEvkonyv_1990/?pg=163&layout=s |title=Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv 1968-2010 Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv 1990 |pages=85 (164) |language=hu}}

83

|{{Flag|Brunei}}

|{{DTS|2 July 1990}}{{Cite web |title=TRADE POLICY REVIEW MAURITIUS MINUTES OF THE MEETING. |url=https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/TPR/M417.pdf&Open=True |access-date=16 July 2023 |page=47}}

84

|{{Flag|Ukraine}}

|{{DTS|12 October 1992}}

85

|{{Flag|Guyana}}

|{{DTS|1 December 1992}}

86

|{{Flag|South Africa}}

|{{DTS|7 December 1993}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (country profiles listed alphabetically) |url=https://www.dirco.gov.za/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=23 November 2022}}

87

|{{Flag|Vietnam}}

|{{DTS|4 May 1994}}

88

|{{Flag|Cambodia}}

|{{DTS|18 May 1994}}

89

|{{Flag|Slovakia}}

|{{DTS|31 May 1995}}

90

|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

|{{DTS|June 1996}}{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://mauritius-addisababa.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx |access-date=16 July 2023}}

91

|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}

|{{DTS|19 July 1996}}{{Cite web |title=The Republic of Mauritius |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/mauritius |access-date=16 July 2023}}

92

|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}

|{{DTS|23 October 1996}}

93

|{{Flag|Slovenia}}

|30 May 1997{{Cite web |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije p.7 (in Slovenian) |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf}}

94

|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}

|{{DTS|2 July 1997}}

95

|{{Flag|Namibia}}

|{{DTS|16 July 1997}}{{Cite book |title=List of Diplomatic Consular Missions and International Organizations |publisher=Namibia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=1998 |pages=4}}

96

|{{Flag|Croatia}}

|{{DTS|3 September 1997}}

97

|{{Flag|Eswatini}}

|{{DTS|7 October 1997}}{{Cite web |title=Non-Resident Diplomatic Missions Accredited to Mauritius |url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/mfasite/menuitem.ffa978de447e54b156ae474120c521ca/?content_id=5aa0f05fda0e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420062216/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/mfasite/menuitem.ffa978de447e54b156ae474120c521ca/?content_id=5aa0f05fda0e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD |archive-date=20 April 2006 |access-date=30 July 2024}}

98

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|{{DTS|23 January 1998}}{{Cite web |date=22 January 2017 |title=Today we celebrate 19 years of formal diplomatic relations with Mauritius! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/823303038614065152 |access-date=16 July 2023}}

99

|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}

|{{DTS|4 August 1999}}{{Cite web |title=States with Which the Republic of Uzbekistan Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://2014-2024.mfa.uz/en/pages/strani-kotoriye-uzbekistan-ustanovil-diplomaticheskiye-otnosheniya |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan |access-date=6 February 2025}}

100

|{{Flag|Lithuania}}

|{{DTS|20 September 1999}}{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations |url=https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110123939/https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=}}

101

|{{Flag|Ireland}}

|{{DTS|August 2000}}

102

|{{Flag|Cyprus}}

|{{DTS|1 February 2001}}

103

|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}

|{{DTS|7 February 2001}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia}}

104

|{{Flag|Malawi}}

|{{DTS|9 February 2001}}

105

|{{Flag|Rwanda}}

|{{DTS|16 March 2001}}

106

|{{Flag|Moldova}}

|{{DTS|25 June 2001}}

107

|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}

|{{DTS|13 August 2001}}{{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}}

108

|{{Flag|El Salvador}}

|{{DTS|6 September 2001}}

109

|{{Flag|Estonia}}

|{{DTS|24 October 2001}}{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://www.vm.ee/rahvusvaheline-suhtlus-uleilmne-eestlus/suhted-teiste-riikidega/diplomaatiliste-suhete |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=et}}

110

|{{Flag|Lesotho}}

|{{DTS|20 December 2001}}{{Cite news |date=20 December 2001 |title=Mauritius and Lesotho Enter into Diplomatic Relations |url=http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/articles/2002/Mauritius%20and%20Lesotho%20Enter%20into%20Diplomatic%20Relations.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030310024612/http://www.lesotho.gov.ls:80/articles/2002/Mauritius%20and%20Lesotho%20Enter%20into%20Diplomatic%20Relations.htm |archive-date=10 March 2003 |access-date=30 March 2025}}

111

|{{Flag|Botswana}}

|{{DTS|11 April 2002}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic List |publisher=Botswana. Department of Foreign Affairs |year=2003 |pages=111}}

112

|{{Flag|Laos}}

|{{DTS|23 May 2002}}

113

|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{DTS|6 December 2002}}{{Cite web |last=Dacruz |first=John |date=15 December 2002 |title=After several fruitless attempts, the Mauritius ambassador to Zimbabwe ... present his credentials to President Robert Mugabe on December 6 |url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-and-southern-africa/2002/12/14/john-dacruz,5740770-bre |access-date=16 July 2023}}

114

|{{Flag|Latvia}}

|{{DTS|12 February 2003}}

115

|{{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}

|{{DTS|28 February 2003}}

116

|{{Flag|Angola}}

|{{DTS|3 March 2003}}{{Cite web |title=Non-Resident Diplomatic Missions Accredited to Mauritius |url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/mfasite/menuitem.ffa978de447e54b156ae474120c521ca/?content_id=0d80f05fda0e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721043546/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/mfasite/menuitem.ffa978de447e54b156ae474120c521ca/?content_id=0d80f05fda0e7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD |archive-date=21 July 2006 |access-date=30 July 2024}}

117

|{{Flag|Gambia}}

|{{DTS|4 March 2003}}

118

|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}

|{{DTS|14 March 2003}}

119

|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}}

|{{DTS|20 March 2003}}

120

|{{Flag|Benin}}

|{{DTS|24 March 2003}}

121

|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}

|{{DTS|30 April 2003}}

122

|{{Flag|Ecuador}}

|{{DTS|13 May 2003}}

123

|{{Flag|Ghana}}

|{{dts|18 August 2003}}{{Cite web |title=Non-Resident Diplomatic Missions Accredited to Mauritius: Ghana, Republic of |url=http://foreign.gov.mu/direc.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211230434/http://foreign.gov.mu/direc.htm#Ghana,%20Republic%20of |archive-date=11 February 2005 |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=foreign.gov.mu}}

124

|{{Flag|Fiji}}

|{{DTS|2 September 2003}}{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs FORMAL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS (FDR) LIST |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827171052/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2019}}

125

|{{Flag|Dominica}}

|{{DTS|23 September 2003}}

126

|{{Flag|Belarus}}

|{{DTS|26 September 2003}}

127

|{{Flag|Mali}}

|{{DTS|1 December 2003}}

128

|{{Flag|Iceland}}

|{{DTS|15 December 2003}}

129

|{{Flag|Eritrea}}

|{{DTS|21 April 2004}}

130

|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

|{{DTS|26 May 2004}}

131

|{{Flag|Venezuela}}

|{{DTS|2 May 2005}}

132

|{{Flag|Malta}}

|{{DTS|19 May 2005}}{{Cite web |title=Malta and Mauritius - Joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations |url=https://foreign.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Documents/Mauritius%20-%20%2019th%20May,%202005.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412113837/https://foreign.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Documents/Mauritius%20-%20%2019th%20May,%202005.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2023 |access-date=16 July 2023}}

133

|{{Flag|Guatemala}}

|{{DTS|7 September 2006}}

134

|{{Flag|Andorra}}

|{{DTS|21 December 2006}}

135

|{{Flag|Tanzania}}

|{{DTS|22 May 2007}}{{Cite web |title=HIGH COMMISSION OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA |url=https://foreign.govmu.org/Pages/Embassies%20and%20Consulates/Foreign%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Accredited%20to%20Mauritius%20(Non-resident)/HIGH-COMMISSION-OF-THE-UNITED-REPUBLIC-OF-TANZANIA-.aspx |access-date=16 July 2023}}

136

|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|{{DTS|30 May 2007}}

137

|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

|{{DTS|18 June 2007}}

138

|{{Flag|Kenya}}

|{{dts|16 April 2008}}{{Cite web |title=Kenya - Diplomatic List May 2008 |url=http://kenyacoast.net/images/Kenya%20Diplomatic%20List%20May%2008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904184232/http://kenyacoast.net/images/Kenya%20Diplomatic%20List%20May%2008.pdf |archive-date=4 September 2012 |access-date=25 January 2024}}

139

|{{Flag|Paraguay}}

|{{DTS|28 September 2010}}

140

|{{Flag|Mauritania}}

|{{DTS|1 December 2010}}{{Cite web |title=The Islamic Republic of Mauritania |url=https://foreign.govmu.org/Pages/Embassies%20and%20Consulates/Foreign%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Accredited%20to%20Mauritius%20%28Non-resident%29/THE-ISLAMIC-REPUBLIC-OF-MAURITANIA.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929080308/https://foreign.govmu.org/Pages/Embassies%20and%20Consulates/Foreign%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Accredited%20to%20Mauritius%20(Non-resident)/THE-ISLAMIC-REPUBLIC-OF-MAURITANIA.aspx |archive-date=29 September 2020 |access-date=16 July 2023}}

141

|{{Flag|Georgia}}

|{{DTS|3 March 2011}}

142

|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}

|{{DTS|6 July 2011}}

143

|{{Flag|Honduras}}

|{{DTS|8 September 2011}}

144

|{{Flag|Bhutan}}

|{{DTS|2 July 2012}}

145

|{{Flag|Montenegro}}

|{{DTS|26 September 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Mauritius |url=https://www.gov.me/en/diplomatic-missions/diplomatic-missions-to-montenegro/mauritius |access-date=16 July 2023}}

146

|{{Flag|Armenia}}

|{{DTS|28 June 2013}}

147

|{{Flag|Mongolia}}

|{{DTS|3 July 2014}}

148

|{{Flag|Senegal}}

|{{DTS|3 July 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Embassy of the Republic of Senegal |url=https://foreign.govmu.org/Pages/Embassies%20and%20Consulates/Foreign%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Accredited%20to%20Mauritius%20%28Non-resident%29/EMBASSY-OF-THE-REPUBLIC-OF-SENEGAL.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210131652/https://foreign.govmu.org/Pages/Embassies%20and%20Consulates/Foreign%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Accredited%20to%20Mauritius%20(Non-resident)/EMBASSY-OF-THE-REPUBLIC-OF-SENEGAL.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2022 |access-date=26 May 2025 |website=foreign.govmu.org}}

149

|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}

|{{DTS|15 October 2014}}

150

|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}}

|{{DTS|7 November 2014}}{{Cite web |date=19 November 2014 |title=Saint Lucia, Mauritius establish diplomatic ties |url=https://www.govt.lc/news/saint-lucia-mauritius-establish-diplomatic-ties |access-date=16 July 2023}}

151

|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}

|{{DTS|4 March 2016}}

152

|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

|{{DTS|16 June 2016}}

153

|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}

|{{DTS|1 July 2016}}

154

|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|{{DTS|25 November 2016}}{{Cite web |date=26 November 2016 |title=ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND MAURITIUS CEMENT DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://www.sknis.gov.kn/2016/11/26/st-kitts-and-nevis-and-mauritius-cement-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=16 July 2022}}

155

|{{Flag|Djibouti}}

|{{DTS|12 December 2016}}

156

|{{Flag|Bahamas}}

|{{DTS|18 January 2017}}

157

|{{Flag|Togo}}

|{{DTS|22 February 2017}}

158

|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}

|{{DTS|24 March 2017}}

159

|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}

|{{DTS|10 May 2017}}

160

|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}}

|{{DTS|12 May 2017}}

161

|{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}

|{{DTS|10 October 2017}}

162

|{{Flag|Haiti}}

|{{DTS|13 February 2018}}

163

|{{Flag|Palau}}

|{{DTS|15 March 2018}}

164

|{{Flag|Niger}}

|{{DTS|26 March 2018}}

165

|{{Flag|Belize}}

|{{DTS|4 April 2018}}

166

|{{Flag|San Marino}}

|{{DTS|20 April 2018}}

167

|{{Flag|Uruguay}}

|{{DTS|15 May 2019}}

168

|{{Flag|Suriname}}

|{{DTS|21 March 2022}}

169

|{{Flag|Cape Verde}}

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|{{flag|Australia}}

25 September 1970* Australia has a high commission in Port Louis.

  • Mauritius has a high commission in Canberra.
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|{{flag|Bangladesh}}

1972See Bangladesh–Mauritius relations

Bangladesh and Mauritius share a common heritage in culture and politics. Diplomatic relations were established in 1972, soon after the achievement of Bangladeshi independence. Both nations have rapidly growing trade ties and increasing investment and financial linkages. Bangladesh has a High Commission in Port Louis. The two countries are common members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association and the Commonwealth of Nations.

  • Bangladesh has a high commission in Port Louis.
  • Mauritius is accredited to Bangladesh from its high commission in New Delhi, India.
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|{{flag|Brazil}}

1975* Brazil is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

  • Mauritius is accredited to Brazil from its embassy Washington, D.C., United States.
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|{{flag|Canada}}

1967Canada and Mauritius established diplomatic relations in 1967.{{cite web |url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/southafrica-afriquedusud/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_mauritius-maurice.aspx?lang=eng |title=Canada–Mauritius Relations |work=Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=January 16, 2017}} Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations and La Francophonie.

  • Canada is accredited to Mauritius from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa and maintains an honorary consulate in Port Louis.
  • Mauritius is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
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|{{flag|China}}

15 April 1972See China–Mauritius relations

Under the President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao in 2010, an investment package of $750m was allocated to Mauritius to develop the Jinfei Special Economic Zone which consists of {{convert|521|acre|ha|order=flip}} of land. Buildings of infrastructure and services primarily serving interests of Chinese companies operating the African region but would also eventually open up to foreign parties. The proposed investment package also includes development of advance logistic operations in Mauritius, construction of a university and an oceanographic research centre.{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/492e0c72-095c-11df-ba88-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2DmfBuhg6 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210201251/https://www.ft.com/content/492e0c72-095c-11df-ba88-00144feabdc0#axzz2DmfBuhg6 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |title=China makes foray into Mauritius |newspaper=Financial Times |location=London, England |date=January 25, 2010 |url-access=subscription |access-date=March 11, 2013 |url-status=live }} This investment package is Mauritius' largest single foreign direct investment ever.{{cite web |url=https://secure.marketwatch.com/story/mauritius-sells-its-africa-expertise-to-lure-china-2010-06-29 |title=Tiny Mauritius lures China with talent, Africa know-how |first=Laura |last=Mandaro |work=MarketWatch |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003311/https://secure.marketwatch.com/story/mauritius-sells-its-africa-expertise-to-lure-china-2010-06-29 |url-status=dead }}

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|{{flag|Cyprus}}

1 February 2001* Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations

  • List of bilateral agreements.{{cite web |url=http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/B8E765999ED70517C22575D70029A91F/$file/List%20of%20Mauritius.pdf |title=Agreements between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius |website=Office of the Law Commissioner, Republic of Cyprus |year=2001 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118030519/http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/B8E765999ED70517C22575D70029A91F/$file/List%20of%20Mauritius.pdf |url-status=dead }}
  • Cyprus is accredited to Mauritius from its High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Mauritius is accredited to Cyprus from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
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|{{flag|Ethiopia}}

* Ethiopia is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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|{{flag|France}}

12 March 1968See France–Mauritius relations

France has remained one of its biggest trading partners; in addition, the two countries share close cultural ties in language, media and literature.

  • France has an embassy in Port Louis.
  • Mauritius has an embassy in Paris.
  • Both nations are members of La Francophonie.
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|{{flag|Germany}}

23 March 1968* Germany is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

  • Mauritius has an embassy in Berlin.
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|{{flag|Greece}}

23 February 1981* Greece is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/mauritius/ |title=Mauritius |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic |access-date=January 16, 2017}}

  • Mauritius is accredited to Greece from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
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1 December 1992* Mauritius is accredited to Guyana from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.

  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 1, 1992.{{Cite web|url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|title=Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation| Co-operative Republic of Guyana|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224073504/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|url-status=dead}}
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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12 March 1968See Mauritius–India relations

India and Mauritius established diplomatic relations in 1948. India has remained one of its biggest trading partners; in addition India has deep social and historical links with a large portion of the population of Mauritius, India is the country's second largest source of foreign assistance.{{cite web |url=http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-8640.html |title=Mauritius – Foreign Relations |work=Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress |access-date=January 16, 2017}}

  • India has a High Commission in Port Louis{{cite web |url=http://mea.gov.in/indian-mission.htm?148/148/0 |title=High Commission of India, Port Louis |work=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |access-date=16 January 2017}}
  • Mauritius has a High Commission in New Delhi.{{cite web |url=http://mfa.govmu.org/portal/sites/mfamission/newdelhi/index.htm |title=Mauritius High Commission in New Delhi |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mauritius |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060049/http://mfa.govmu.org/portal/sites/mfamission/newdelhi/index.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2017}} and a consulate in Mumbai.{{cite web |url=http://mfa.govmu.org/portal/sites/mfamission/mumbai/index.htm |title=Consulate of the Republic of Mauritius in Mumbai |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mauritius |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521153653/http://mfa.govmu.org/portal/sites/mfamission/mumbai/index.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2017}}
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Both countries have signed many bilateral agreements.{{cite web| url = http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/LegalTreaties/Pages/Bilateral-Treaties.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130807222819/http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/LegalTreaties/Pages/Bilateral-Treaties.aspx| archive-date = 2013-08-07| title = Bilateral Treaties}}
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See Kenya–Mauritius relations

  • Kenya is accredited to Mauritius from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Mauritius is accredited to Kenya from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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|{{flag|Madagascar}}

27 August 1968See Madagascar–Mauritius relations

  • Madagascar has an embassy in Port Louis.
  • Mauritius has an embassy in Antananarivo.
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13 August 1986See Malaysia–Mauritius relations

Both countries share strong common ground when it comes to culture. Both were governed by both Dutch and British rulers and gained their independence in the second half of the twentieth century. Both have sizeable representations of Indian and Chinese ethnic groups. Of the 30,000 people of Chinese ancestry residing in Mauritius, the vast majority come from the Hakka and Cantonese provinces, both of which are well present among Malaysia's population of Chinese ancestry. In both countries, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity are represented by important communities. Thus, Malaysia's population consists of 60.4% Muslims, 6.4% of Hindus and 9.1% of Christians; the respective figures for Mauritius are 16.6%, 52% and 30%.

Mauritius has established a High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is not represented by a High Commission in Mauritius, the closest delegates being posted to Zimbabwe.{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/mfamission/kualalumpur/index.htm |title=Mauritius High Commission, Kuala Lumpur |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mauritius |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210946/http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/mfamission/kualalumpur/index.htm |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2017}} A Double Taxation Avoidance agreement exists between the two countries. Malaysian nationals do not require a visa to enter Mauritius, and Mauritian passport holders do not require a visa to enter Malaysia for tourism.

In recent years, the spectacular development experienced by Malaysia has seen a steady increase in the number of Mauritian visitors to the country. Official figures reveal that 2,320 Mauritian residents disembarked in Malaysia in 2010, a 27.8% increase on the previous year.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} While this is four times less than the number of Mauritians travelling to Singapore, the trend remains highly positive. In the other direction, 1,438 Malaysian tourists visited Mauritius in 2010, which represents a 23.5% rise on 2009 figures. Most of these tourists arrived during the months of May (143 visitors), June (118), September (188), November (179) and December (172).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Another recent trend has been that of Mauritian youngsters going to Malaysia for higher studies, encouraged by the affordable fees and quality of life.

  • Malaysia is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Mauritius has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur.
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30 July 1976* Mauritius is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.

  • Mexico is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa and maintains an honorary consulate in Port Louis.[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/sudafrica/ Embassy of Mexico in South Africa]
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1969See Mauritius–Pakistan relations

Relations between Pakistan and Mauritius were first established in 1969. On November 30, 2007, the two countries signed a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement.{{cite news |url=http://www.bilaterals.org/?pakistan-and-mauritius-sign |title=Pakistan and Mauritius sign Preferential Trade Agreement |newspaper=Daily Times |location=Lahore, Pakistan |date=November 28, 2007 |access-date=January 16, 2017}}

  • Mauritius has a High Commission in Islamabad.
  • Pakistan has a High Commission in Port Louis.
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|{{flag|Romania}}

25 June 1974Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 30, 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187|title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=www.mae.ro|access-date=December 29, 2018}}
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17 March 1968See Mauritius–Russia relations

The Soviet Union and Mauritius established diplomatic relations on March 17, 1968.{{cite book |last1=Ginsburgs |first1=George |last2=Slusser |first2=Robert M. |title=A calendar of Soviet treaties, 1958–1973 |publisher=BRILL |year=1981 |isbn=90-286-0609-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3X4nnE7eKjEC |page=846 |access-date=July 18, 2009}} The Russian Federation has an embassy in Floreal, Mauritius, and Mauritius has an embassy in Moscow, which was opened in July 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.mid.ru/ns-rafr.nsf/89414576079db559432569d8002421fc/2d1c6bcdbe47bb48c3257147004706b5?OpenDocument |title=Российско-маврикийские отношения |date=February 16, 2009 |work=Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=July 20, 2009}}

  • Mauritius has an embassy in Moscow.
  • Russia has an embassy in Port Louis.
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|{{flag|Seychelles}}

17 June 1988* Mauritius has an honorary consulate in Victoria.

  • Seychelles has an honorary consulate in Port Louis.
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|{{flag|South Africa}}

6 December 1993See Mauritius–South Africa relations

Relations between South Africa and Mauritius were established in 1992 with the establishing of Representative Offices in both countries. Full diplomatic relations were established in 1994. Upon South Africa's return to the Commonwealth, relations have been conducted at the level of High Commission. There is no visa requirements for South Africans visiting Mauritius.

  • Mauritius has a high commission in Pretoria.
  • South Africa has a high commission Port Louis.
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3 July 1971Mauritius and the Republic of Korea established Diplomatic Relations on July 3, 1971.{{cite web |title=Republic of Mauritius |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24476.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |access-date=April 28, 2016}}

  • Mauritius is accredited to South Korea from its embassy in Beijing, China.
  • South Korea is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
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|{{flag|Spain}}

30 May 1979* Mauritius is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Paris, France.

  • Spain is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
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|{{flag|Switzerland}}

*Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1968.{{Cite web|title=Bilateral relations Switzerland–Mauritius|url=https://www.fdfa.admin.ch/eda/en/fdfa/representations-and-travel-advice/mauritius/switzerland-mauritius.html|access-date=2021-12-31|website=www.fdfa.admin.ch|language=en}} Both countries are full members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

  • Mauritius has an embassy in Geneva.
  • Switzerland is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
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18 October 1976See Mauritius–Turkey relations

  • Embassy of Mauritius in Berlin is accredited to Turkey.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-mauritius.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Mauritius}}
  • Turkish Embassy in Antananarivo is accredited to Mauritius.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 76.5 million USD in 2019.
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Mauritius since 15 December 2015.
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

12 March 1968* Mauritius has a high commission in London.

  • United Kingdom has a high commission in Port Louis.
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|{{flag|United States}}

12 March 1968See Mauritius–United States relations

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Official U.S. representation in Mauritius dates from the end of the 18th century. An American consulate was established in 1794 and was closed in 1911. It was reopened in 1967 and elevated to embassy status upon Mauritius' independence in 1968. Since 1970, the mission has been directed by a resident U.S. ambassador. In 2002, Mauritius recalled its ambassador to the United Nations for not accurately conveying his government's pro-American stance in the Security Council debate.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-06-fg-mauritius6-story.html |title=Mauritius' Envoy to U.N. Gets the Boot for Not Toeing the Line |first=Maggie |last=Farley |date=November 6, 2002 |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 16, 2017}}

  • Mauritius has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • United States has an embassy in Port Louis.
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}

4 May 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 4, 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/|title=- General Information about Countries and Regions|website=www.mofa.gov.vn|access-date=December 29, 2018}} Both countries are members of La Francophonie.

  • Mauritius is accredited to Vietnam from its high commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Vietnam is accredited to Mauritius from its embassy in Maputo, Mozambique.

International organisations

Mauritius has been a member state of the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations since independence in 1968.

It is a member of the World Trade Organization, La Francophonie, Organisation of African Unity, the Southern Africa Development Community, the Indian Ocean Commission, COMESA, and the recently formed Indian Ocean Rim Association.

See also

References

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