Foreign relations of Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has long been a prominent supporter of European political and economic integration. In 1921, Luxembourg and Belgium formed the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) to create an inter-exchangeable currency and a common customs regime. Post-war, Luxembourg became a founding member state of the United Nations, and dropped its policy of neutrality to become a founding member state of NATO. Luxembourg expanded its support for European integration, becoming a founding member state of the Benelux Economic Union (today's Benelux Union), and one of the "inner six" founding member states of the three European Communities; the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the European Economic Community (EEC). Subsequently, Luxembourg became a founding member state of the European Union (EU) when the EEC and ECSC were incorporated into it in 1993. Luxembourg is a founding member of the Schengen Area, abolishing internal borders amongst its member states, named after the Luxembourg village where the original agreement — since incorporated into EU law — was signed in 1985. At the same time, the majority of Luxembourgers have consistently believed that European unity makes sense only in the context of a dynamic transatlantic relationship, and thus have traditionally pursued a pro-NATO, pro-US foreign policy.

Luxembourg is the site of the European Court of Justice, the European Investment Bank, the European Court of Auditors, the secretariat of the European Parliament, the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat), and other EU bodies.

Relations by continent

Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Burkina Faso		Burkina Faso is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg has an embassy in Ouagadougou.
Cape Verde		Cape Verde has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Praia.
Ethiopia		Ethiopia is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg has an embassy in Addis Ababa.
Niger		Luxembourg has an embassy in Niamey. Niger is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
Senegal		Luxembourg has an embassy in Dakar. Senegal is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.

Americas

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Argentina		Argentina is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg is accredited to Argentina from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
Belize	15 May 2008	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 15, 2008.[1]
Brazil	1911	Brazil is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg has an embassy in Brasília.
Canada		Canada is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.[2] Luxembourg is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains four honorary consulates (in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver).[3] Both countries are full members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, NATO and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.
Chile		Chile is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and maintains an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg maintains an honorary consulate in Santiago.
Mexico	1947	See Luxembourg–Mexico relations Diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and Mexico were established in 1947. In 1980, Prime Minister Pierre Werner paid an official visit to Mexico. In March 1996, Grand Duke Jean paid a visit to Mexico. During the Grand Duke's visit, both nations signed an Air Transportation Agreement. In April 2019, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel paid an official visit to Mexico and met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[4][5] Luxembourg is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in Mérida.[6] Mexico is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and maintains an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City.[7]
Nicaragua		Luxembourg has an embassy in Managua. Nicaragua is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
United States		Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington, D.C. The United States, fighting on the Allied side, contributed to Luxembourg's liberation in World War I and World War II. More than 5,000 American soldiers, including U.S. Army General George S. Patton, are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial near the capital of Luxembourg City, and there are monuments in many towns to American liberators. The strong U.S.-Luxembourg relationship is expressed both bilaterally and through common membership in NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Luxembourg has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and a consulates-general in New York City and San Francisco. United States has an embassy in Luxembourg City.

Asia

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Armenia	11 June 1992	Armenia and Luxembourg established diplomatic ties on 11 June 1992. Armenia is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium, and an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg maintains an honorary consulate in Yerevan.
Azerbaijan		See Azerbaijan–Luxembourg relations
China		See China–Luxembourg relations China has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Beijing.
Georgia		See Georgia–Luxembourg relations
India		See India–Luxembourg relations India has a consulate general in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in New Delhi.[8]
Israel		In November 1947, Luxembourg voted in favor of the partition plan to create a Jewish state. Israel and Luxembourg established full diplomatic relations in 1949. Israel is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg is accredited to Israel from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg City.
Japan		Japan has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Tokyo.
Palestine		See Luxembourg–Palestine relations Palestine is accredited to Luxembourg from its mission in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg is accredited to Palestine from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg City.
South Korea		Luxembourg and South Korea established diplomatic relations on 16 March 1962. Both countries have a shipping agreement in 1987 and an air agreement in 2003. Luxembourg is accredited to South Korea from its embassy in Tokyo, Japan. South Korea is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. High-level Exchanges. 1983 April Chairperson of the Advisory Council on State Affairs Choi Kyu-hah. 1996 October the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gong Roh-myong. From Luxembourg to the South Korea. 1997 September Grand Duke Henri and Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Goebbels. 2000 October Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Lydie Polfer. (To attend the third ASEM meeting). 2001 March Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume. 2004 March Minister of Economy Grethen. (Economic Mission). 2006 October Minister of Finance and Budget Frieden and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. 2011 April Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn. 2011 May Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Minister of Economy Jeannot Krecke.[9]
Turkey		See Luxembourg–Turkey relations Bilateral relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg gained momentum with the opening of a Turkish Embassy in Luxembourg in 1987.[10] Luxembourg has an embassy in Ankara, which was opened on 29 November 2011.[10] Turkey has an embassy in Luxembourg City. There are 500 ethnic Turk's living in Luxembourg, 200 of whom have dual citizenship. The trade volume between the two States had reached $217 million in 2011.[10] Luxembourg strongly supports Turkey's candidacy as a full European Union member.[11][12]
Vietnam	1973	See Luxembourg–Vietnam relations Both countries signed diplomatic relations in 1973. Luxembourg is accredited to Vietnam from its embassy in Beijing, China. Vietnam is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Austria		Austria has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Vienna. Both countries are full members of the European Union.
Belgium		See Belgium–Luxembourg relations Belgium has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Brussels. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Czech Republic		Czech Republic has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[13] Luxembourg has an embassy in Prague.[14] Both countries are full members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the European Union and of NATO. Both countries shared a common fate in the 14th century when John the Blind of Luxembourg married Eliška Přemyslovna sister of the deceased King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia and became king of Bohemia.
Denmark		Denmark has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[15] Luxembourg has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union, and NATO.
Estonia	27 August 1991	Luxembourg recognised Estonia on February 22, 1923 and re-recognised Estonia on August 27, 1991.[16] Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on August 29, 1991.[16] In 1937, a prominent Estonian political leader Artur Sirk, while a fugitive in Luxembourg was found dead, having apparently committed suicide by jumping out a second-story window. Although the Luxembourg Gendarmerie report assumed suicide, because of inconsistencies in the report, the Estonian chargé d'affaires in Paris, Rudolph Mollerson was sent to investigate.[17] Estonian historians including Pusta[18] and Tomingas[19] have argued that the death was an act of defenestration by agents of the first President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts. As of December 31, 2007, foreign investments made in Estonia originating from Luxembourg totaled 225 million EUR accounting for 2% of the total volume of foreign direct investments. There are about 300 Estonians living in Luxembourg.[16] An Estonian cultural association was founded in 1998.[20] The Estonian President Arnold Rüütel's state visit to Luxembourg was in May 2003,[16][21] prime minister Andrus Ansip's in 2006. The Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker visited Estonia in 1999 and 2007. Trade agreement between Estonia and Belgium and Luxembourg (1935)[22] Agreement on Road Transport between Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (came into force 1.12.94)[23] Agreement Between Estonia and the Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (came into force 23.09.99)[24] Agreement Between Estonia and the States of Benelux on Readmission of Persons (came into force 1.02.05) Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Income and Capital Tax evasion (signed 23.05.2006)[25][26] Estonia is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and maintains an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City.[16] Luxembourg is represented in Estonia through its embassy in Prague (Czech Republic).[16] Luxembourg is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Finland	25 October 1921	Luxembourg recognised Finland's independence on October 25, 1921. Luxembourg is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.[27] Finland has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[28] Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland about relations with Luxembourg Both countries are full members of the European Union.
France		See France–Luxembourg relations Luxembourg was besieged by Louis XIV of France in 1684 and was annexed by Revolutionary France to be part of the Forêts département during the War of the First Coalition in 1795 until Napoleon's defeat in 1815. France has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[29] Luxembourg has an embassy in Paris, a consulate general in Strasbourg, and consulates in Bordeaux, Lille, Longwy, Lyon, Marseille, and Metz.[30] Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, European Union, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Germany		Germany has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Berlin. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Greece		Greece has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg has an embassy in Athens and 3 honorary consulates in Athens, Patras and Thessaloniki. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Luxembourg Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Greece (in French only)
Hungary		Hungary has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg is accredited to Hungary through its embassy in Vienna, Austria. Both countries are full members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the European Union and of NATO.
Ireland		Ireland has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[31] Luxembourg has an honorary consulate in Dublin. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and of the European Union.
Italy		Italy has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[32] Luxembourg has an embassy in Rome and 9 honorary consulates (in Florence, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Riccione, Turin, and Venice).[33] Both countries are full members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the European Union and of NATO. There are around 19,000 people of Italian descent living in Luxembourg.
Kosovo	21 February 2008	Luxembourg recognized the independence of Kosovo on 21 February 2008.[34] Kosovo is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg has an embassy in Pristina.
Lithuania	23 March 1992	Formal relations started on 1992-03-23. Luxembourg did not recognise the annexation of the Baltic States by the USSR in 1940-1991 either de iure or de facto. Lithuania is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and through an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City.[35] Luxembourg is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in Warsaw, Poland and through an honorary consulate in Vilnius. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Luxembourg
Malta		Malta is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and through an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg is accredited to Malta from its embassy in Rome, Italy. Both countries are full members of the European Union.
Netherlands		Luxembourg has an embassy in The Hague. Netherlands has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Poland		Luxembourg has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Portugal		Luxembourg has an embassy in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Romania	10 December 1910	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 1910. Luxembourg is accredited to Romania from its embassy in Athens, Greece and maintains two honorary consulates (in Bucharest and Sibiu). Romania has an embassy in Luxembourg City.[36] Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Russia		See Luxembourg–Russia relations Luxembourg has an embassy in Moscow and an honorary consulate in Saint Petersburg. Russia has an embassy in the city of Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations. In the history of bilateral relations, the first Russian president to come on an official visit to Luxembourg was Vladimir Putin on 24 May 2007. As bilateral trade had more than tripled from USD 66.6 million in 2003 to USD 228.3 million in 2006, time had come to strengthen the ties between the two countries, energy and finance being the key areas of cooperation between Russia and Luxembourg.
Spain		See Luxembourg–Spain relations Luxembourg has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Switzerland		Luxembourg has an embassy in Bern. Switzerland has an embassy in Luxembourg City.
Ukraine		Luxembourg is accredited to Ukraine from its embassy in Prague, Czech Republic and through an honorary consulate in Kyiv. Ukraine is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and through an honorary consulate in Luxembourg City.[37]
United Kingdom		Luxembourg has an embassy in London. United Kingdom has an embassy in Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and NATO.

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Australia		Australia is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Luxembourg is accredited to Australia from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg, City.
New Zealand		Luxembourg is accredited to New Zealand from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg, City. New Zealand is accredited to Luxembourg from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.

Relations by organization

NATO

United Nations

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Luxembourg
• List of diplomatic missions of Luxembourg
• List of ambassadors to Luxembourg
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg)

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Further reading

• Fally, V. (1992). Le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg et la construction européenne. Luxembourg City.
• Fally, V. (1996). Le Luxembourg face à la construction européenne. Luxembourg City.
• Frentz, Jean-Marie (2010). "The Foreign Policy of Luxembourg". In Steinmetz, Robert; Wivel, Anders (eds.). Small States in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-7782-6.
• Hey, Jeanne A. K. (2002). "Luxembourg's Foreign Policy: Does Small Size Help or Hinder?". Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. 15 (3): 211–225. doi:10.1080/1351161022000027621. S2CID 144069583.
• Hey, Jeanne A. K., ed. (2003). Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55587-920-4.
• Hoffmann, Serge (2002). "Les relations germano-luxembourgeoises durant les années 30" [Germano-Luxembourgish relations in the 1930s] (PDF). Ons Stad (in French) (71). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
• Huberty, Martine (May 2013). "Ein kleiner Fisch im großen Teich Luxemburger Verhandlungsstragien im Kontext der EU-Institutionen" [A small fish in a big pond: Luxembourgish negotiation strategies in the context of EU institutions] (PDF). Forum (in German) (329): 21–23.
• Kayser, Steve (June 2006). "La neutralité du Luxembourg de 1918 à 1945" [Luxembourg's neutrality from 1918 to 1945] (PDF). Forum (in French) (257): 36–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
• Wurth, Hubert (2006). "La politique étrangère du Luxembourg" [Luxembourg’s Foreign Policy]. Revue Internationale et Stratégique (in French). 61 (61): 217–226. doi:10.3917/ris.061.0217.

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg
• Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the relations with Luxembourg
• "Luxembourg and Europe, from the ECSC to the Treaty of Lisbon". Presidency of the Council of the European Union / Luxembourg 2015.