Foreign relations of Samoa
# Diplomatic relations of Samoa Date
1 New Zealand 1 January 1962
2 India June 1970
3 United Kingdom September 1970
4 Australia 31 March 1971
5 Canada 11 June 1971
6 United States 1971
7 Germany 18 May 1972
8 Israel 30 May 1972
9 South Korea 15 September 1972
10 Japan 27 March 1973
11 Belgium May 1973
12 France September 1974
13 Fiji 10 November 1974
14 China 6 November 1975
15 Thailand 15 November 1975
16 Netherlands 13 April 1976
17 Russia 2 July 1976
18 Sweden 1977
19 Solomon Islands 17 July 1978
20 Chile 24 August 1978
Diplomatic relations
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The Samoan Government is generally conservative and pro-Western, with a strong interest in regional political and economic issues. Samoa participated in a first round of negotiations with its Pacific Island neighbors for a regional trade agreement in August 2000. In January 2009, Samoa opened embassies in China and Japan.