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Croatia > Date of Establishment	March 10, 1992	February 3, 1992
Date of establishment of relations with China	October 25, 1971	February 8, 1979
Date of recognition of Kosovo	None	None
Date of recognition of Syrian National Council	Verbal support Informal relations	Informal relations
Diplomatic representation in the US > Ambassador	Matthysen, Jan Jan Matthysen	de Vallera, João João de Vallera
International recognition of the Syrian National Council notes	A group of Belgian Foreign Ministry officials, headed by Foreign Minister Didier Reynders met with a delegation of the Syrian National Council on 5 January 2012. At the meeting, Reynders informed the delegates that he would to refer the SNC requests for the establishment of a European assistance fund for the Syrian people to the European Union, and would work to "support the SNC's goals until they become a reality on the ground."	A Syrian National Council delegation, headed by Burhan Ghalioun, met on 3 January 2012 with Foreign Minister Paulo Portas in Lisbon. After a briefing on the current situation in Syria, Portas was requested by the delegation to formally reject the Assad regime, and to use Portugal's influence with Brazil to get the South American country to do the same.
Nepal > Date of Establishment	August 19, 1963	September 1, 1976
Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia	Belgian foreign minister Karel De Gucht called the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia unacceptable and a violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia. He added that Russia has created a dangerous precedent that threatens the stability of Europe.	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that "The respect for the sovereignty of the Georgia inside of its internationally recognised borders has been permanently underlined for United Nations , the European Union and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe ".

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