Norway–Russia relations

Norway–Russia relations

Norway	Russia

Dmitry Medvedev at a 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^[1]. 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.

Strains in bilateral relations

Both the environmentally devastating emissions from the Norilsk Nickel plant outside Nikel in the Murmansk Oblast^[2] 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.^[3].

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  The Russian embassy in Oslo, Norway.

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  The Russian consulate in Barentsburg, Norway.

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  Then 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.

External links

• Norwegian embassy in Moscow
• Russian embassy in Oslo

Notes

1. ^ Norwegian embassy
2. ^ "Balancing Growth and Environment". The Moscow Times. July 25, 2008. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/369177.htm. Retrieved April 27, 2010. 
3. ^ Norway, Russia agree on Barents Sea border