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Foreign relations of Ivory Coast

Throughout the Cold War, Ivory Coast's foreign policy was generally favorable toward the West. In particular, Félix Houphouët-Boigny kept relations with France that was among the closest between any African country and a former colonial power. The country became a member of the United Nations at independence in 1960 and participates in most of its specialized agencies. It is also an associate member of the European Union. In general, President Bédié initiated and maintained relations with many countries of the European Union and Asia. Ivory Coast maintains a wide variety of diplomatic contacts.

Houphouët-Boigny was one of the first African leaders to establish ties with Israel. In 1973, first Ethiopia, then the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), broke ties with Israel as an act of solidarity with Arab members of the OAU. Virtually all of Africa followed suit including Ivory Coast. However, it was one of the first to re-establish relations with Israel in 1986. However it also maintains diplomatic relations with Palestine.

Ivory Coast also sought change in South Africa through dialogue, and its newly named ambassador was among the first to be accredited to post-apartheid South Africa. Ivory Coast's foreign relations suffered following the December 1999 coup that brought President Guei to power. Many foreign institutions (including the IMF) withheld foreign aid.

Most of the western international community, as well as the OAU, considered the October 2000 elections to have been seriously flawed. Foreign donor institutions which halted aid pending a return to civilian rule have largely continued their freeze. The London Club has also not expressed a willingness to revisit the issue of debt rescheduling. The electoral shifts in the country therefore continue to mar foreign relations.

Regional and international assistance, however, helped to end the conflict in 2002, and to bring about the establishment of a power sharing government in 2003. The cooperative stance augurs well for Ivory Coast's foreign relations.

Regional relations

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The Ivorian government has historically played an important and constructive role in Africa. President Houphouët-Boigny was active in the mediation of regional disputes, most notably in Liberia and Angola. Ivory Coast is a member of the newly created OAU conflict resolution mechanism. In 1996-97 Ivory Coast sent a medical unit to participate in regional peacekeeping in Liberia, its first peacekeeping effort.

Ivory Coast is a member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), the African Mauritian Common Organization (OCAM), the Council of Entente Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Nonaggression and Defense Agreement (ANAD), Intelsat, the Nonaligned Movement, the African Regional Satellite Organization (RASCOM), the Inter-African Coffee Organizations (IACO), the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), the Alliance of Cocoa Producers, African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP), and the Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC). Ivory Coast also belongs to the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African Development Bank.

Note: The political uprising of 2002 evoked critical regional dissonance, as well as incidences of xenophobia against nationals of neighboring countries residing in Ivory Coast. The long-term effects of this situation remained unknown in 2006.

Other important relations

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In the past decade, Indo-Ivorian relations have considerably expanded as India seeks to develop an extensive commercial and strategic partnership in the West African region. Ivory Coast opened its resident mission in New Delhi in September 2004.[1] Both nations are currently fostering efforts to increase trade, investments and economic cooperation.[2]

United States-Ivorian relations were friendly and close up until the time of the coup in 1999. While many other countries in the region were undergoing repeated military coups, experimenting with Marxism, and developing ties with the Soviet Union and China, Ivory Coast, under former president Houphouët -Boigny, maintained a close political allegiance to the West. Having served as Ivory Coast's first ambassador to the U.S., former president Bédié was also familiar with the United States.

The United States was sympathetic to Ivory Coast's program of rapid, orderly economic development based on austerity measures as well as its moderate stance on international issues. However, bilateral U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, with the exception of self-help and democratization funds, has been phased out.

On hold is the cultural exchange the United States and Ivory Coast maintained, through which prominent Ivorian government officials, media representatives, educators and scholars visit the United States to become better acquainted with the American people and to exchange ideas and views with their American colleagues.

Following the decision to bar the majority of parties from the October election, the United States removed all election observers and electoral funding. The U.S. also boycotted the swearing-in ceremony of President Gbagbo. The growing ties between Ivory Coast and Libya under President Gbagbo was seen as likely further harm U.S.-Ivorian relations. The political difficulties of 2002 have left Gbagbo in charge of a temporary power-sharing government in anticipation of new elections. In 2006, it remained difficult to know what the long-term effects would be.

Diplomatic relations

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List of countries which the Ivory Coast maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1  Germany 7 August 1960[3]
2  United States 7 August 1960[4]
3  France 8 August 1960[5]
4  United Kingdom 12 October 1960[6]
5  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960[7]
6  Belgium 15 March 1961[8]
7  Ghana 15 March 1961[9]
8  Guinea 21 March 1961[10]
9  Tunisia 22 March 1961[11]
10  Japan 15 April 1961[12]
11  Israel 24 May 1961[13]
12   Switzerland 1 June 1961[14]
13  Italy 18 June 1961[15]
14  South Korea 23 July 1961[16]
15  Nigeria 26 July 1961[17]
16  Liberia 31 July 1961[18]
17  Lebanon 4 October 1961[19]
18  India 5 November 1961[20]
19  Sierra Leone 1961[21]
20  Netherlands 9 January 1962[22]
21  Mali 16 April 1962[23]
22  Canada 27 April 1962[24]
23  Mauritania 15 August 1962[25]
24  Morocco 16 August 1962[26]
25  Cameroon 3 September 1962[27]
26  Norway 27 September 1962[28]
27  Haiti 1962[29]
28  Luxembourg 29 January 1963[30]
29  Sweden 5 June 1963[31]
30  Cyprus 25 January 1964[32]
31  Algeria May 1964[33]
32  Spain 12 June 1964[34]
33  Finland 18 June 1964[35]
34  Tanzania 3 July 1964[36]
35  Turkey 14 July 1964[37]
36  Peru 18 August 1964[38]
37  Kenya 10 September 1964[39]
38  Denmark 28 November 1964[40]
39  Egypt 15 December 1964[41]
40  Colombia 22 February 1965[38]
41  Ethiopia 4 March 1966[42]
42  Thailand 30 June 1966[43]
43  Uganda 21 July 1966[44]
44  Burkina Faso 30 December 1966[45]
45  Gabon 30 December 1966[46]
46  Russia 23 January 1967[47]
47  Romania 18 May 1967[48]
48  Bulgaria 15 December 1967[49]
49  Hungary 21 February 1968[50]
50  Zambia 11 April 1968[51]
51  Argentina 15 May 1968[52]
52  Serbia 15 June 1968[53]
53  Lesotho 28 October 1968[54]
54  Brazil 31 October 1968[55]
55  Pakistan 20 December 1968[56]
56  Austria 14 January 1969[57]
57  Venezuela 15 July 1970[38]
—  Holy See 26 October 1970[58]
58  Greece 17 December 1970[59]
59  Central African Republic 10 March 1971[60]
60  Trinidad and Tobago 15 January 1973[61]
61  Costa Rica 15 February 1973[62]
62  Niger 30 October 1973[63]
63  Rwanda 15 March 1974[64]
64  Poland 9 June 1974[65]
65  Portugal 28 January 1975[66]
66  Bangladesh 10 February 1975[67]
67  Sudan 13 April 1975[68]
68  Australia 3 July 1975[69]
69  Gambia 8 August 1975[70]
70  Iran 2 October 1975[71]
71  Vietnam 6 October 1975[72]
72  Mexico 13 November 1975[73]
73  Chad 15 November 1977[74]
74  Senegal 18 March 1978[75]
75  Chile 8 March 1979[76]
76  Guinea-Bissau 9 October 1979[77]
77  Cape Verde 3 December 1979[78]
78  Indonesia 4 June 1982[79]
79  China 2 March 1983[80]
80  Angola 3 June 1983[81]
81  Benin 28 October 1983[82]
82  Czech Republic 1 September 1984[83]
83  Uruguay 1 September 1984[38]
84  Albania 9 January 1985[84]
85  North Korea 9 January 1985[85]
86  Saudi Arabia 9 January 1985[86]
87  Cuba 11 February 1986[74]
88  Mongolia 6 July 1986[87]
89  Vanuatu 11 July 1986[74]
90  Nicaragua 3 April 1987[74]
91  Bahamas 27 June 1988[88]
92  Seychelles 19 April 1989[89]
93  Libya 6 October 1989[90]
94  Oman 28 January 1991[91]
95  Malaysia 7 May 1991[92]
96  South Africa 21 May 1992[93]
97  Kuwait 23 July 1992[94]
98  Paraguay 28 July 1992[74]
99  Ukraine 20 October 1992[95]
100  Namibia 3 December 1992[74]
101  Eritrea 4 August 1993[96]
102  Slovenia 12 May 1994[97]
103  United Arab Emirates 30 May 1994[98]
104  Brunei 3 June 1994[99]
105  Qatar 29 July 1994[100]
106  Philippines 22 March 1995[101]
107  Bahrain 17 June 1995[102]
108  Croatia 17 October 1995[103]
109  Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 October 1995[104]
110  Georgia 21 December 1995[105]
111  Latvia 4 June 1996[74]
112  Zimbabwe 16 September 1996[106]
113  Singapore 2 October 1996[107]
114  Azerbaijan 19 November 1996[108]
115  Lithuania 21 October 1997[109]
116  El Salvador 19 December 1997[74]
117  Armenia 13 May 1998[74]
118  Belarus 30 September 1998[74]
119  Ireland 3 May 2000[74]
120  North Macedonia 14 September 2000[74]
121  Slovakia 28 October 2002[110]
122  Iceland 14 October 2005[74]
123  Botswana 6 June 2007[74]
124  Dominican Republic 26 September 2007[111]
125  Cambodia 9 April 2008[74]
126  Laos 22 July 2008[74]
127  Kazakhstan 23 May 2009[112]
128  Togo 5 November 2009[113]
129  Burundi 8 April 2010[114]
130  Equatorial Guinea 12 August 2010[115]
—  State of Palestine 24 January 2012[116]
131  Estonia 8 June 2012[74]
132  Sri Lanka 5 March 2014[74]
133  Guatemala 13 March 2014[74]
134  Liechtenstein 14 March 2014[74]
135  Fiji 4 April 2014[74]
136  Montenegro 29 October 2014[74]
137  Jordan 15 April 2015[117]
138  Ecuador 3 June 2015[74]
139  Kyrgyzstan 25 September 2015[74]
140  Malta 6 November 2015[118]
141  Suriname 18 November 2015[74]
142  Monaco 11 February 2016[119]
143  Comoros 16 February 2016[120]
144  Tajikistan 2 March 2016[74]
145  Mauritius 4 March 2016[74]
146  Djibouti 28 April 2016[74]
147  Panama 29 April 2016[74]
—  Kosovo 24 August 2016[121]
148    Nepal 16 June 2017[74]
149  San Marino 9 November 2017[122]
150  Mozambique 11 December 2017[123]
151  Maldives 13 April 2018[74]
152  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 January 2022[74]
153  São Tomé and Príncipe 2 March 2022[124]
154  Saint Lucia 22 September 2022[74]
155  Eswatini 8 August 2024[125]
156  Bolivia 19 November 2024[74]
157  South Sudan 21 November 2024[126]
158  Andorra 16 December 2024[74]
159  Jamaica 16 December 2024[74]
160  Dominica 5 February 2025[74]
161  Republic of the Congo Unknown
162  Iraq Unknown
163  Madagascar Unknown
164  New Zealand Unknown
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Bilateral relations

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Africa

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 Angola3 June 1983Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 June 1983 when Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Angola, M. Jean-Marie Kacou Gervais presented his letters of credentials to President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos.[81]
 Benin 28 October 1983 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 October 1983 when Ambassador of Benin to Cote d'Ivoire Mr. Benon Nicolas presented his credentials to President Houphouët - Boigny.[82]
 Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Faso has an embassy in Abidjan and a consulate in Bouake.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Ouagadougou.
  • There are 3 million Burkinabes reside in Ivory Coast in 2019.[130]
 Cameroon3 September 1962Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1962
  • Cameroon has an embassy in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Yaounde, which also functions as the non-resident embassy to Central African Republic.[131]
 Cape Verde3 December 1979Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 December 1979
  • Cape Verde and Ivory Coast are all represented through their respective embassy in Dakar, Senegal.[132]
 Central African Republic10 March 1971Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 March 1971
  • Central African Republic has an embassy in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon, functions as the non-resident embassy to Central African Republic.[131]
 Chad15 November 1977Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 November 1977
 Comoros 16 February 2016 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 February 2016 when first Ambassador of Cote d'Ivoire Mr. Amos Koffi Djadan presented his credentials to President of Comoros Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine.[120]
 Egypt 15 December 1964 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1964 when the UAR (Egypt) has decided to open an embassy in Ivory Coast.[41]
 Ethiopia 4 March 1966 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 March 1966 when first Ambassador of Ethiopia in Cote d'Ivoire presented his credentials[42]
 Gabon30 December 1966Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 December 1966 when Ambassador of Gabon to Ivory Coast Mr. Simon Edan, has presented his credentials.[46]
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Libreville.[134]
  • Gabon has an embassy in Abidjan.
 Gambia 8 August 1975 Both countries established diuplomatic relations on 8 August 1975 when first Ambassador of the Gambia to Ivory Coast Mr. Salieu Cham, presented his credentials to President Houphouet-Boigny.[70]
 Ghana15 March 1961See Ghana–Ivory Coast relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1961.

In 1989, after fifteen years of no progress, the Ghana-Ivory Coast border redemarcation commission finally agreed on the definition of the 640-kilometer border between the two countries. The PNDC thereafter worked to improve the transportation and communication links with both Ivory Coast and Togo, despite problems with both countries.[135]

By 1992 Ghana's relations with Ivory Coast were relatively good. Hopes for lasting improvement in Ghana's relations with its western neighbor, however, were quickly dashed following some ugly incidents in late 1993 and early 1994. They began on November 1, 1993, with the return of sports fans to Ivory Coast following a championship soccer match in Kumasi, Ghana, that had resulted in the elimination of Ivory Coast from competition. Ghanaian immigrants in Ivory Coast were violently attacked, and as many as forty or more Ghanaians were killed.[135]

  • Ghana has an embassy in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Accra.
 Guinea21 March 1961Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 March 1961,[10] was were broken in September 1973 and re-established on 14 April 1978[136]
 Guinea-Bissau 9 October 1979 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 October 1979 when first Ambassador of Guinea-Bissau Mme Lucette de Andrade presented his credentials to president Cote d'Ivoire.[77]
 Kenya 10 September 1964 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 September 1964 when Mr. Honore Polneau, the Ivory Coast's Ambassador in Tanzania, has been nominated in addition as Ambassador to Kenya.[39]
 Liberia31 July 1961Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 July 1961
 Mali16 April 1962Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 April 1962 when M. Amadou Hampate Ba has been appointed as Minister Plenipotentiary with the rank and prerogatives of Ambassador of Mali to Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (resident in Abidjan).[23]
 Mozambique 11 December 2017 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 December 2017 when Ambassador of Cote d'Ivoire Bosson Assamoi has presented his credentials to President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.[123]
 Niger 30 October 1973 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 October 1973 when M. Johson Edremoda, ambassador of Niger to Cote d'Ivoire, presented his letters of credence.[63]
 Nigeria26 July 1961Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1961
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Abuja, which also functions as the non-resident embassy to Benin.[139]
  • Nigeria has an embassy in Abidjan.
 Rwanda 15 March 1974 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1974 when the first Rwandan ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Pierre Mudenge, presented his credentials to President Houphouet Boigny.[64]
 Sierra Leone 1962 Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962 when has been accredited Ambassador of Cote d'Ivoire to Sierra Leone (resident in Monrovia) Mr. Pierre Coffi.[140]
 South Africa21 May 1992Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1992
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Pretoria.
  • South Africa has an embassy in Abidjan.
 Sudan 13 April 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1975 when Ambassador of Sudan Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Ali has presented his credentials to President of Ivory Coast Houphouet - Boigny.[68]
 Tanzania 3 July 1964 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 July 1964 when Honore Polneau first Ivory Coast ambassador to the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar presented his credentials to President Nyerere[36]
 Uganda 21 July 1966 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1966 when was accredited first ambassador of Ivory Coast to Uganda (Resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. Honore Mambe Polneau[44]
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Americas

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 Canada27 April 1962See Canada–Ivory Coast relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1962

  • Canada has an embassy in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Ottawa.
 Mexico13 November 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 November 1975

See Ivory Coast–Mexico relations

 Peru 18 August 1964 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 August 1964 when M. Enrique Pena Darrengha , Peru's first Ambassador to the Ivory Coast , presented his letters of credence.[144]
 United States7 August 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 August 1960

See Ivory Coast–United States relations

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Asia

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 Bangladesh 10 February 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 February 1975 when Bangladesh's first Ambassador to the Ivory Coast , Mr. Anwrul Haq , has presented his credentials to President Houphouet - Boigny.[67]
 Cambodia9 April 2008Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 April 2008
  • Guillaume Soro visited Cambodia and met with President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin.
  • The two countries agreed to strengthen their diplomatic ties.
  • Soro pledged to seek possibilities to cooperate in the agricultural sector with Cambodia.
 China2 March 1983See China–Ivory Coast relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 March 1983

According to Xavier Aurégan, PhD at the French Institute of Geopolitics,[147] from 1983 to 2013, there are approximately 174 Chinese official development finance projects in Côte d'Ivoire.[148] Of these 174 official development finance projects, 112 are approximately 12 billion euros. The most expensive project is the urban center in Abidjan (8.9 billion euros). In addition, infrastructure accounted for 86% of the Chinese public assistance. The majority of Chinese aid is granted during the Ivorian political crisis between 2002 and 2010. Under Laurent Gbagbo, 69% of aid is thus assigned.[149]

In Abidjan, Chinese nationals are about 2500. They mainly occur in the trade, Adjamé, or restoration, Cocody. They created about 100 companies.[150]

  • China has an embassy in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Beijing and a consulate-general in Guangzhou.
 India5 November 1961See India–Ivory Coast relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 November 1961

The bilateral relations between the Republic of India and the Ivory Coast have considerably expanded in recent years as India seeks to develop an extensive commercial and strategic partnership in the West African region . The Indian embassy in Abidjan was opened in 1979. Ivory Coast opened its resident mission in New Delhi in September 2004.[1] Both nations are currently fostering efforts to increase trade, investments and economic cooperation.[2]

 Indonesia4 June 1982Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 June 1982
  • Indonesia is accredited to Ivory Coast through its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
  • Ivory Coast is accredited to Indonesia through its embassy in Seoul, South Korea.[151]
 Israel 24 May 1961 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 May 1961.[13] Ivory Coast broken diplomatic relations with Israel 8 November 1973.[152] Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on 12 February 1986[153]
 Japan7 August 1960
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Tokyo.
  • Japan has an embassy in Abidjan.
 Lebanon4 October 1961Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 October 1961
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Beirut.
  • Lebanon has an embassy in Abidjan.
 South Korea23 July 1961Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 July 1961
  • Ivory Coast is the first country in Africa to establish formal relations with South Korea, In August 1986 Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Won-kyung paid a visit to Ivory Coast. In May 1991, Special Envoy of the Korean President Kim Chang-hoon visited Ivory Coast. In June 1994, Special Envoy of the President Kim Chong-ho visited Ivory Coast. In January 1999 Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Hong Soon-young visited Ivory Coast and in February 2010 Korean Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Lee Yong-joon also paid a visit to Ivory Coast.[154]
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Seoul.
  • South Korea has an embassy in Abidjan.
 Taiwan20 July 1963
unofficial relation (Now)
 Turkey 14 July 1964 See Ivory Coast–Turkey relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 July 1964[37]

  • Côte d’Ivoire has an embassy in Ankara.[157]
  • Turkey has an embassy in Abidjan.[157]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 409.7 million USD in 2019 (Ivory Coast's exports/imports: 188.8/220.9 million USD).[157]
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Abidjan since July 2012.[157]
 Vietnam6 October 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1975
  • Vietnam is accredited to Ivory Coast through a non-resident embassy based in Rabat, Morocco and an honorary consulate in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast is accredited to Vietnam through a non-resident embassy based in Beijing, China and an honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.[158]
  • In 2019, Ivory Coast, along with the Philippines, has become the main importers of Vietnamese rice.
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Europe

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 Denmark28 November 1964Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 November 1964
  • Denmark is accredited to Ivory Coast from its embassy in Accra, Ghana.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Copenhagen.
 France8 August 1960See France–Ivory Coast relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 August 1960[5]

Despite electoral wrangling, Ivory Coast continues to maintain extremely close relations with France. President Houphouët-Boigny, who was a minister in the French colonial government prior to independence, insisted that the connection be maintained. President Chirac visited Ivory Coast soon after his election in 1995, followed by the French secretary of state and the ministers of foreign affairs and defense. Examples of Franco-Ivorian cooperation are numerous.

French is Ivory Coast's official language. Ivorian security is enhanced by a brigade of French marines stationed in Abidjan. Some 20,000 French expatriates continue to make their home in Ivory Coast, and the country's currency, the CFA franc, is tied to the French franc. France maintains a military base at Port Bouët and has assisted in the restructuring of the Ivorian armed forces. France was the first country to recognize the victory of President Gbagbo in the October 2000 elections. France was also instrumental in the military efforts in the country during the 2002-2003 civil conflict. In February 2009, the French government decided to withdraw half of the 1,800 French troops currently stationed in Ivory Coast; the French president saying "The security risk in Ivory Coast has abated and waiting for elections whose timing remains uncertain no longer justifies the maintenance of a full military presence".[159]

  • France has an embassy in Abidjan.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Lyon.
 Germany 7 August 1960 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 August 1960[3]

See Germany–Ivory Coast relations

 Portugal28 January 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 January 1975
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Lisbon.
  • Portugal is accredited to Ivory Coast from its embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
 Russia23 January 1967See Ivory Coast–Russia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 January 1967

Russia works on UN missions to help the people of Ivory Coast. The help is sometimes done from the Russian embassy in Abidjan, but is also done from the embassy in Accra, Ghana. From these point of view, Russia regarded the outcome of the extraordinary summit held in Dakar, Senegal, of the Economic Community for West African States.

 Spain12 June 1964See Ivory Coast–Spain relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 June 1964

  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Madrid.
  • Spain has an embassy in Abidjan.
 United Kingdom12 October 1960See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom

The UK established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 12 October 1960.[6]

  • Ivory Coast maintains an embassy in London.[162]
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Ivory Coast through its embassy in Abidjan.[163]

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact,[164] the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have an Economic Partnership Agreement,[165] a High Level Prosperity Partnership,[166] and an Investment Agreement.[167]

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Oceania

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 Australia3 July 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 July 1975
  • Australia's High Commission in Accra, Functions as the non-resident embassy to Ivory Coast.
  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Canberra.[168]
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