Wikipedia:Notability (bilateral relations)
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The guideline is a standard for deciding if a the bilateral relations of two countries can have its own article. For the majority of topics related to bilateral relation , the criteria established in the general notability guideline is sufficient to follow. This guideline explains the general notability guideline as it applies to bilateral relations and also takes into consideration other core Wikipedia policies and guidelines as they apply to determining stand-alone articles for this topic.
General[edit]
The bilateral relations of two countries that have such relations is a notable topic if there is significant coverage in independent, third party reliable sources that document significant political, economic or historical relations between the countries. This excludes 'press release' type announcements, from embassies, government press officers, etc. as well as trivial mentions of normal diplomatic functions such as visits by minor dignitaries.
- Geographical - Countries which share a common land border have notable bilateral relations.
- Historical -
- Political -
- Economic - Significant economic relations can be shown by:
- Trade (import or export) between countries consisting of at least five percent of one of the countries total foreign trade.
- A grant for significant, recurring foreign aid from one country to the other. This includes government to government economic, humanitarian or military aid but not aid from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Treaties[edit]
A bilateral treaty contributes to the notability of bilateral relations between countries but coverage as above is also required. A treaty that has received significant coverage in reliable sources to sustain an article, may be notable in its own right even if the relations between the countries are not considered notable. The bare fact of mutual participation in multi-party treaties ie world, regional or hemispheric treaties or agreements does not contribute to the notability of bilateral relations. For example - if both countries are members of the ITU or United Nations, have loans from the IMF or have signed the SOLAS Convention.