Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

established diplomatic relations in 1950. Since then,

and

has been cooperating in areas, such as

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, democracy and human rights, international political issues and trade. Both nations has agreed to establish a strategic partnership against poverty and climate change, and also in promoting democracy and tolerance. Indonesia has an embassy in

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, while Norway has an embassy in Jakarta. There has been an increase of people to people contact between the two nations, as well as the

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to the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed the lives of 84

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. In 2013, there was a significant increase of Indonesian tourists visiting Norway, and every year there are more than a thousand Norwegian students that visit Bali to study Balinese culture.

History

The bilateral relations between Indonesia and Norway started early, even before the formation of the Indonesian Republic. Back in 1906, a Norwegian honorary consulate general was established in

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(now Jakarta), Dutch East Indies. After the Indonesian National Revolution, Norway is the first country in the world to recognize Indonesia's sovereignty, followed promptly with the establishment of diplomatic relations on January 25, 1950, through accreditation from Norwegian embassy in Bangkok. Indonesia opened its mission in Oslo in 1950, but was then closed in September 1960. On April 27, 1971, a resident Embassy of Norway was formally established in Jakarta. Indonesia reciprocated by establishing their embassy in Oslo in 1982.

Economic relations

The economic relations between Indonesia and Norway are particularly focussed in energy, marine and fishery sectors. The value of bilateral trade reached US$353.79 million in 2010, US$309.52 million in 2011, and US$321.88 million in 2012. Indonesian export to Norway includes clothing, footwear, furniture, communication devices, optical device and spices. While Norwegian exports to Indonesia mainly are Norwegian

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, that in 2012, Indonesia imported 4,000 tons of them. In Indonesia, Norway has invested various sectors includes fisheries, paper, chemical, and metal industries, construction, trade and repair, transport, storage and communications, and real estate sectors. So far Norway has invested $650 million in Indonesia. As of 2014, there were about 20 Norwegian companies present and operating in Indonesia.

Environmental cooperation

In 2011, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued a two-year moratorium on new forestry permits for peat and primary forests after the government of Norway promised $1 billion in conservation assistance.

High level visits

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Norway in 2006 and in May 2010. While Prime Minister

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came twice to Indonesia in 2007. In November 2012, Norwegian Crown Prince

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and Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited Indonesia.

Notes

External links

Embassy of Indonesia in Oslo, NorwayEmbassy of Norway in Jakarta, Indonesia
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