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Suriname–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between theRepublic of Suriname and theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 March 1976.[1]
Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,[2] theCaribbean Development Bank, theInternational Criminal Court, theUnited Nations, and theWorld Trade Organization, as well as theCARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement.[3]
England governedSuriname from 1650 to1667, when Suriname was ceded to the Netherlands. The UK occupiedSuriname from 1799 until 1816.[4]
From 29 December 2008 until 30 December 2020, trade between Suriname and the UK was governed by theCARIFORUM–European Union Economic Partnership Agreement, while the United Kingdom was amember of theEuropean Union.[5]
Following thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and theCARIFORUM states signed theCARIFORUM–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement on 22 March 2019. The CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement is acontinuity trade agreement, based on theEU free trade agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 2021.[6][7] Suriname signed and acceded to theEconomic Partnership Agreement on 5 March 2021.[3] Trade value between CARIFORUM states and the United Kingdom was worth £5,108 million in 2022.[8]
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