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Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
Formal diplomatic relations would be established between the two countries on January 17, 1979. The Philippines established an embassy in Kuwait in 1979. [1] The Philippines was part of the United States-led coalition to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control during the Gulf War in 1991. [2] Kuwait then opened an embassy in Manila on May 24, 1996. [1]
Group tourists from the Philippines can travel visa-free through Yangyang International Airport until May 2024. Group tourists can only travel to the Gangwon-do region and the metropolitan area of South Korea, and the maximum stay is 15 days. Kuwait: Visa required [127] Kyrgyzstan: eVisa / Visa on arrival [128] [129] 60 days
Map of states with diplomatic missions in the Philippines. This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila, is host to 70 embassies. Several other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.
The Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah visited Bangladesh in 1974. [2] Bangladesh has a resident embassy in Kuwait. [3] In 1991 after Iraq had invaded Kuwait, Bangladesh sent soldiers for the United Nations-led Operation Desert Shield to protect Saudi Arabia. [4]
Bangladesh imported goods worth US$78.22 million and imported goods from the Philippines worth 19.32 million 2013-2014 fiscal year. [9] Bangladesh is the third largest trading partner of the Philippines in South Asia. [10] In February 2016, US$81 million was stolen from Bangladesh Bank and was laundered through a bank in the Philippines.
Kuwait: Fahad Yousef F.A. al-Masoud Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. [1] Laos: Sonexay Vannaxay 05 December 2022 [1] [4] Libya: Mohamed K A Issa Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. [1] Malaysia: Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino 23 March 2023 [1] Mexico: Daniel Hernández Joseph 10 July 2023 [1] Morocco: Mohammed Rida El Fassi 10 January 2017 [1] Myanmar: San Yu Kyaw
In 2016, Kuwait was the sixth-largest destination of Overseas Filipino workers, with 90,000 hired or rehired in the nation in 2011, and accordingly Kuwait has been an important source of remittances back to the Philippines, with over $105 million USD being remitted in 2009.