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Norway–Philippines relations refers to the bilateral relations between
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 ...
and the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
. Norway has an embassy in
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
. The Philippines has an embassy in
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.


History

Formal relations between Norway and the Philippines was established on March 2, 1948. Nikolai Aal was the first diplomat to represent Norway in the Philippines who served as a non-resident ambassador based in
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, China. Norway was represented by a Consulate, later upgraded as a Consulate General, in
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
from 1952 to 1956. A Norwegian embassy was established in 1967. Until 1986, the Philippine embassy in
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had jurisdiction over Norway. In June 1986 responsibility over the bilateral ties was transferred to the Philippine embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. The Philippines later established an embassy in Oslo, Norway on April 30, 2007. On June 15, 2018, the Presidential Communications Operations Office of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte called the Kingdom of Norway as "''Norwegia''". The calling was made during the retirement of the Norwegian ambassador to the Philippines. The "''Norwegia''" tag has since been corrected, where the PCOO called it a "typo". Netizens afterwards pointed out that the budget of the office is far too large for the communications office to wrongfully rename a sovereign country.


Security ties

Norway is involved in the peace process in the Philippines relating to the Moro and Communist insurgencies. Norway is a member country of the International Monitoring Team for the GPH-
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. Norway is also the third country facilitator for the GPH- CPP- NPA- NDF Peace Process.


Trade relations

During a bilateral meeting between Norwegian Prime Minister
Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, he previously served as the 34th prime minister of Norway from 2000 to ...
and President
Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...
in
Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...
, Laos, Stoltenberg said that the opening of the Arctic may lead to the possibility of Norway opening trade routes with the Philippines to import products such as mangoes and bananas from the Asian country. Total trade between Norway and the Philippines amounted to US$73 million in 2011.


Labor relations

As of 2012, there are around 17,500 Filipino seafarers employed in several Norwegian-owned and operated vessels. During a bilateral meeting between Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg and President Aquino in
Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...
, Laos, Stoltenberg stated the possibility of facilitating the entry of Filipino medical workers and other highly skilled professional in Norway.


Norwegians in the Philippines

There are about 3,000 Norwegians in the Philippines, either engaged in business, involved in charitable work or residing in the country with their families.


Filipinos in Norway

There are approximately 25,000 Filipinos in Norway.


See also

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Foreign relations of Norway The foreign relations of Norway are based on the country's membership in NATO and within the workings of the United Nations (UN). Additionally, despite not being a member of the European Union (EU), Norway takes a part in the integration of EU ...
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Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Philippine international affairs are influenced by ties to its Southeast Asian neighbors, China, the United St ...


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norway-Philippines relations
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 ...
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...