Norway–Russia relations

Norway–Russia relations

Norway	Russia

Dmitry Medvedev at an official greeting ceremony in Norway with Harald V of Norway.

Norway–Russia relations (Russian: Норвежско-российские отношения or Российско-норвежские отношения) refers to the bilateral foreign relations between the two countries, Norway and Russia. The establishment of diplomatic relationships between the two countries happened on October 30, 1905, four days after the establishment of Norway's independence.. Russia has an embassy in Oslo and consulates in Barentsburg and Kirkenes, and Norway has an embassy in Moscow, and consulates in Murmansk and Saint Petersburg.

Timeline

1814–1905

Sweden handled the foreign relations of Norway during this period. The Norway–Russia border was defined in 1826.

1917–1991

Further information: Norway–Soviet Union relations

After 1991

• On 27 April 2010 Norway and Russia officially resolved the territorial dispute in the Barents Sea.
• Akhmed Zakayev's visit to Oslo Freedom Forum in May 2012, led to formal complaints by Russia.

Strains in bilateral relations

Both the environmentally devastating emissions from the Norilsk Nickel plant outside Nikel in the Murmansk Oblast and the territorial dispute over the Barents Sea have for decades been unresolved issues in Norway–Soviet, then Norway–Russia relations. On 27 April 2010 Norway and Russia officially resolved the territorial dispute in the Barents Sea.

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  Russian embassy in Oslo, Norway.
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  Russian consulate-general in Kirkenes, Norway.
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  Russian consulate-general in Barentsburg, Norway.
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  Russian President Vladimir Putin with Stoltenberg in New York City, 2000.
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  Dmitry Medvedev speak at a joint press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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  Dmitry Medvedev and Harald V of Norway greeting children outside the Royal Palace, Oslo.
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  Dmitry Medvedev and Jens Stoltenberg with Ingrid Schulerud, Svetlana Medvedeva, Harald V of Norway, Queen Sonja of Norway and Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway outside Akershus Fortress in Norway.

See also

• Norwegian–Russian border
• Pomor trade

External links

• Norwegian embassy in Moscow
• Russian embassy in Oslo

Literature

• Соседи на Крайнем Севере: Россия и Норвегия: От первых контактов до Баренцева сотрудничества. Учебное пособие / Под ред. Т. Т. Фёдоровой. — Мурманск: Мурманское книжное издательство, 2001. — 384 с. — 1000 экз. — ISBN 5-85510-241-6