Nauruan-Swiss relations

Nauruan-Swiss relations

Nauru Switzerland
Nauru	Switzerland

This article deals with the relationship between Nauru and Switzerland . The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs calls this “marginal”.

diplomacy

Switzerland recognized the independence of the Pacific island state as early as 1969, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have only existed since 2003. These relations are maintained by the Swiss embassy in Canberra , Australia and are limited to sporadic contacts and isolated cooperation in a multilateral framework.

economy

Both states have very little trade relations . The Republic of Nauru exported goods and services valued at around USD 304,000 to Switzerland between 1995 and 2018 . The largest share of these exports was made up of dyes such as tannins and organic chemicals (37 percent) and aluminum and iron including their products (28 percent). During the same period, Nauru imported goods and services from Switzerland valued at around 1.65 million US dollars, mainly electrical machines (984,000 dollars) including signal generators (628,000 dollars).

Web links

• Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Nauru at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marc Perrenoud: Pacific Islands. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 1, 2011 .
2. ^ The Observatory of Economic Complexity : What does Nauru import from Switzerland? (1995-2018). In: oec.world , accessed on June 30, 2020.