The first
Persian envoy to
Denmark arrived in 1691 in order to negotiate the release of the Iranian-owned cargo of a
Bengali ship seized by the
Danish fleet. The Iranian diplomat had been issued with diplomatic
credentials by
Suleiman I of Persia (Shah 1666–1694) and opened negotiations with King
Christian V of Denmark. He was unable to secure the release of the cargo.
History
In 1933, a Danish
consulate was established in
Tehran which was later upgraded to an
embassy.
Also in 1933, with the arrival of Danish engineers in Iran, technical cooperation commenced. In the same year a contract was signed with the Danish engineering firm of
Kampsax A/S to construct the
Trans-Iranian Railway line. Five years later, on 25 August 1938, with the opening of the North- South railway line the Iranian desire of connecting the North to the South by rail came true.
Following a state visit in 1958, Iran established an embassy in
Copenhagen. More specifically, the mission in Copenhagen was launched on 19 February 1959 and Ali Asghar Nase was appointed Iranian ambassador.
The
2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy saw the Danish embassy to Iran attacked by protesters and the Iranian Ambassador to Denmark called to Tehran; thus straining political and economic interaction between the two countries.
[
]
On 30 October 2018, the
Danish Security and Intelligence Service
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (literally: Police Intelligence Service, official name in English: Danish Security and Intelligence Service, or DSIS) is the national security and intelligence agency of Denmark. The agency focuses solely o ...
(DSIS) announced that they suspect Iranian Intelligence agencies was operating in
Denmark, and that they were planning to kill the leader of
ASMLA
The Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz ( ar, حركة النضال العربي لتحرير الأحواز, ḥarakat an-nidhāl al-arabiː litaħriːr al-aḥwāz; abbreviated ASMLA) is an Arab nationalist and separatist insurge ...
, who lives there. Denmark responded by recalling their ambassador in Tehran.
[Nikolaj Skydsgaard (26 June 2020)]
Norwegian found guilty of spying for Iran in Denmark
Reuters.
Resident diplomatic missions
* Denmark has an embassy in
Tehran.
* Iran has an embassy in
Copenhagen.
See also
*
Foreign relations of Denmark
*
Foreign relations of Iran
The foreign relations of Iran are the economic and diplomatic relationships between the Iranian government and governments of other countries. Geography is a very significant factor in informing Iran's foreign policy. Following the 1979 Iranian ...
References
External links
Agreement on a Danish Government loan to Iran (with annex and exchange of notes). Signed at Copenhagen, on 2 November 1967Protocol on economic, industrial, scientific and technical co-operation. Signed at Copenhagen on 4 December 1974Denmark, Iran Near War Over Pastry Naming RightsIran, Denmark Co-op in Catalyst ProductionDanish companies in Iran
{{DEFAULTSORT:Denmark-Iran Relations
Iran
Bilateral relations of Iran