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 Lesotho |  United Kingdom |
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| High Commission of Lesotho, London | High Commission of the United Kingdom, Maseru |
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Lesotho–United Kingdom relations are thebilateral and foreign relations between theKingdom of Lesotho and theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Upon Lesotho's independence, the two countries established diplomatic relations on 4 October 1960.[1]
Both countries share common membership of theCommonwealth and theWorld Trade Organization, as well as theSACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.[2] Bilaterally the two countries have an Investment Agreement.[3]
The UK governedLesotho from 1868 to 1966, when it achieved full independence.
From 4 February 2018 until 30 December 2020, trade between Lesotho and the UK was governed by theSouthern African Customs Union–European UnionEconomic Partnership Agreement, while the United Kingdom was amember of theEuropean Union.[4]
Following thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and the 'Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique', atrade bloc of which Lesotho is a member, signed acontinuity trade agreement on 9 October 2019, based on the EU free trade agreement; the agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021.[5][6] Trade value between the 'Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique' and the United Kingdom was worth £12,539 million in 2022.[7]
As Commonwealth nations, Lesotho and the United Kingdom are accredited to each other throughhigh commissions.
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