Английская Википедия:Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Шаблон:Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Its location in the center of Africa has made the Democratic Republic of the Congo (at one time known as Zaire) a key player in the region since independence. Because of its size, mineral wealth, and strategic location, Zaire was able to capitalize on Cold War tensions to garner support from the West. In the early 1990s, however, with the end of the Cold War and in the face of growing evidence of human rights abuses, Western support waned as pressure for internal reform increased.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states, with Ugandan, Burundian, and Rwandan forces helping the rebel movement which occupies much of the eastern portion of the state.
One problem is the continuing theft of mineral resources, such as coltan, by occupying forces. One estimate has the Rwandan army making $350 million in 48 months from the sale of coltan, even though Rwanda has no coltan depositsШаблон:Citation needed. Not only can the DRC not make any money from its mineral wealth, due to its inability to tax anything in rebel-held areas, but the wealth is also used itself to finance insurgent activities.
Troops from Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Chad, and Sudan support the Kinshasa regime.
Furthermore, relations with surrounding countries have often been driven by security concerns. Intricate and interlocking alliances have often characterized regional relations. Conflicts in Sudan, Uganda, Angola, Rwanda, and Burundi have at various times created bilateral and regional tensions. The current crisis in DRC has its roots both in the use of The Congo as a base by various insurgency groups attacking neighboring countries and in the absence of a broad-based political system in the Congo.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the U.S.-military (as covered under Article 98).
Disputes – international
Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states, with Uganda and Rwanda supporting the rebel movements that occupy much of the eastern portion of the state – Tutsi, Hutu, Lendu, Hema and other conflicting ethnic groups, political rebels, and various government forces continue fighting in Great Lakes region, transcending the boundaries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda – heads of the Great Lakes states pledge to end conflict, but localized violence continues despite UN peacekeeping efforts; most of the Congo River boundary with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite (no agreement has been reached on the division of the river or its islands, except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area).
On December 19, 2005, the International Court of Justice found against Uganda, in a case brought by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for illegal invasion of its territory, and violation of human rights.
Illicit drugs
The DRC has some illicit production of cannabis, mostly for domestic consumption. While rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leaves the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center.
Bilateral relations
Africa
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Шаблон:Flag | 29 July 1978 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 July 1978[1]
See Angola–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
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Шаблон:Flag | 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1961 when has been accredited Mr. Paul Fabo as Charge d'Affaires of Dahomey to Leopoldville (Kinshasa) (1961-1963) and later ambassador to DRC (Zaire) (1963-1973).[2] |
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Шаблон:Flag | 29 June 1965 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 June 1965[3] |
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Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[4]
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Шаблон:Flag | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo relations
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Шаблон:Flag | 19 October 2023 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 October 2023 when Ambassador of Djibouti to DRC Mr. Mohamed Bourhan Ali has presented his credentials to President Félix Tshisekedi.[5] |
Шаблон:Flag | 28 January 1970 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 January 1970[6] |
Шаблон:Flag | 7 January 1981 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 January 1981[7] |
Шаблон:Flag | 19 July 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 July 1974[8] |
Шаблон:Flag | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Kenya relations
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Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[9] |
Шаблон:Flag | June 1969 | Both countries established diplomatic relations in June 1969[10] |
Шаблон:Flag | 26 July 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1974[11] |
Шаблон:Flag | 19 June 1976 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 June 1976[12] |
Шаблон:Flag | 27 September 1968 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1968[13] |
Шаблон:Flag | 30 July 1976 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 July 1976[14] |
Шаблон:Flag | 4 October 1990 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo-Namibia relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 October 1990.[15]
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame met with the Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Joseph Kabila in Goma on 6 August 2009.[16] It was the first presidential meeting between the two countries for 13 years,[17] with the two countries having come to a disagreement in 1996 following an invasion by Rwanda into eastern Congo, a disagreement which was renewed in 1998 after a further invasion.[16] The pair of presidents spent more than two hours in the company of each other and "reviewed all issues of common interest".[16] Kabila referred to it as "the first giant step forward" in what was referred to as an "all new era".[17] One month previous to the meeting both countries had appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals.[16][17] In August 2013, Rwanda accused Congolese forces of persistently shelling Congo's territory after a flare-up of fighting in the eastern Congo.[18]
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Шаблон:Flag | 20 January 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 January 1975[19] |
Шаблон:Flag | 30 September 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 September 1992[20]
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Шаблон:Flag | 30 May 1964 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 May 1964 when Andrew Tibandebage is appointed as Ambassador of Tanganyika to Congo (Leopoldville)[21]
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Шаблон:Flag | 14 July 1970 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 July 1970 when Congo-Kinshasa's first Ambassador to Togo, Mr. Kondo Belan, presented his credentials to Head of State Etienne Eyadema.[22] |
Шаблон:Flag | 4 March 1963 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 March 1963[23]
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Шаблон:Flag | 24 October 1964 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on Zambia's independence 24 October 1964, when Democratic Republic of the Congo has raised its consulate-general in Lusaka to embassy level, and consul Mabita has been promoted to chargé d'affaires[24]
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Americas
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Шаблон:Flag | 4 October 1972 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 October 1972[25]
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Шаблон:Flag | 31 October 1968 | See Brazil–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 October 1968[26]
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Шаблон:Flag | 12 June 1962 | See Canada–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 June 1962[27] Canada and the D.R. Congo share full membership in Francophonie. Canada was the D.R. Congo's ninth-largest country donor of official development assistance over 1960–2009, disbursing a total of US$0.89 billion in constant 2008 US dollars, or 2.4% of DRC's total bilateral aid receipts.[28] In 2009, Cdn.$3.3 billion in assets were held by thirteen large-scale and junior Canadian mining companies in the DRC, a ten-fold increase from 2001.[29] |
Шаблон:Flag | 15 April 1974 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 April 1974[30]
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Шаблон:Flag | 29 February 1980 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 February 1980[31] |
Шаблон:Flag | 1 October 1986 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1986[32] |
Шаблон:Flag | 31 July 1975 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Mexico relations
Both nations established diplomatic relations on 31 July 1975[33]
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Шаблон:Flag | 16 April 1987 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 April 1987.[35] |
Шаблон:Flag | 3 August 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 August 1975.[36] |
Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo-United States relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[37] The United States appointed its current ambassador to the D.R.C. in 2007. The D.R.C. appointed its current ambassador to the United States in 2000. The Congo has been on the State Department's travel advisory list since 1977.
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Шаблон:Flag | 31 April 1984 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 April 1984[40] In December 2021, President Luis Lacalle Pou paid a visit to Bukavu and Goma and visited with Uruguayan soldiers stationed there as part of MONUSCO in Eastern DR Congo.[41]
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Шаблон:Flag | 3 May 2005 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 May 2005[42] |
Asia
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Шаблон:Flag | 11 October 2015 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 October 2015[43] |
Шаблон:Flag | 23 September 2011 | See Azerbaijan-Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 September 2011[44] |
Шаблон:Flag | 24 November 1972 | See China-Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 November 1972[45] China is a large investor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, primarily in the secondary (manufacturing) and primary (resource extraction) markets.
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Шаблон:Flag | 14 January 2011 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 January 2011[46] |
Шаблон:Flag | August 1960 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–India relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations in August 1960 when India had decided to open an Embassy in Leopoldville (Kinshasa).[47] |
Шаблон:Flag | 11 February 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 February 1973 and Embassy of Iran in Kinshasa open in November 1973[50] |
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Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[51]
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Шаблон:Flag | 16 September 2002 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 September 2002[52] |
Шаблон:Flag | 27 November 1990 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 November 1990[53] |
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Шаблон:Flag | 22 September 2006 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 September 2006[54] |
Шаблон:Flag | 6 November 2019 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 November 2019[55] |
Шаблон:Flag | 13 September 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 September 1973[56] |
Шаблон:Flag | 23 March 1984 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 March 1984[57] |
Шаблон:Flag | 1 April 1963 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 April 1963[58]
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Шаблон:Flag | 13 May 1978 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 May 1978 when the Government of Zaire has appointed Mr. Makunga Nzau as the first Ambassador of Zaire to Sri Lanka.[59] |
Шаблон:Flag | 14 February 1969 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 February 1969[60] |
Шаблон:Flag | 22 October 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 October 1975[61] |
Шаблон:Flag | 13 April 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1961[63] |
Europe
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Шаблон:Flag | 2 July 1960 | See Belgium–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 July 1960 when establishment of the Belgian diplomatic mission in Leopoldville and Jean Van den Bosch becomes the Belgian ambassador.[64] |
Шаблон:Flag | 20 March 1995 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 March 1995[67] |
Шаблон:Flag | 22 February 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 February 1961[68] |
Шаблон:Flag | 19 October 2007 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 October 2007[69] |
Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[70] |
Шаблон:Flag | 1 August 1962 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1962.[71] |
Шаблон:Flag | 3 July 2018 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 July 2018[72] |
Шаблон:Flag | 3 April 1970 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 April 1970[73] |
Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[74]
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Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Germany relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[75]
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Шаблон:Flag | 15 June 1966 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Greece relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 June 1966 when Ambassador of Democratic Republic of Congo to Greece M. Joseph Kahamba , presented his credentials to King Constantin.[76] Both countries are full members of Francophonie. In July 2009, the Greek government pledged US$500,000 through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for humanitarian assistance to Congo.[77]
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Шаблон:Flag | 16 June 1973 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 June 1973[78] |
Шаблон:Flag | 23 February 2007 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 February 2007[79] |
Шаблон:Flag | 21 July 1960 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Italy relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1960 when accredited first Ambassador of Italy to Congo (Leopoldville) Mr. Pietro Franca[80]
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Шаблон:Flag | 14 January 2011 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 January 2011[81] |
Шаблон:Flag | 7 September 1965 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 September 1965[82] |
Шаблон:Flag | 5 July 2018 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 July 2018[83] |
Шаблон:Flag | 22 September 2010 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 September 2010[84] |
Шаблон:Flag | 25 July 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 July 1960[85]
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Шаблон:Flag | 27 September 1999 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1999[86] |
Шаблон:Flag | 27 September 1969 | See [[Democratic Republic of the Congo–Norway relatio
ns]] Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 1969[87]
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Шаблон:Flag | 30 June 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 June 1960[88]
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Шаблон:Flag | 7 July 1960 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 July 1960[89]
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Шаблон:Flag | 14 October 1966 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 October 1966[90] |
Шаблон:Flag | 7 July 1960 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Russia relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 July 1960[91]
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Шаблон:Flag | 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1961[93]
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Шаблон:Flag | 18 February 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 February 1993[94] |
Шаблон:Flag | 25 February 2011 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 2011[95] |
Шаблон:Flag | 3 November 1964 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–Spain relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 November 1964[96]
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Шаблон:Flag | 12 October 1962 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 October 1962 when appointed first Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Switzerland to Republic of Congo (Leopoldville) Mr. Paul Etienne Jaccaud[97] |
Шаблон:Flag | 13 April 1999 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1999[98] |
Шаблон:Flag | 7 July 1960 | See Democratic Republic of the Congo–United Kingdom relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 July 1960 when Mr. Ian Dixon Scott, Consul-General of United Kingdom in Leopoldville has been appointed as the first British Ambassador to the Congo-Leopoldville.[99]
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See also
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