Cook Islands and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations
11th April 2023
The Cook Islands and Saudi Arabia have formalised diplomatic relations this morning through the signing of the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Cook Islands in Wellington.
The signing of the Protocol by Acting Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand Piakura Passfield, and Tariq Alfayez, Charge Chargé d'Affaires for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia to New Zealand, is the culmination of exchanges between representatives of the two governments since 2020.