Italy was among the first countries to recognized Norway as an independent state in the autumn of 1905 and the bilateral relations between the two countries are traditionally excellent at all levels. With the State visit paid by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi to Norway in September 2004, following King Harald and Queen Sonja’s State visit to Italy in October 2001, a new significant step was made towards the reinforcing of the bilateral cooperation which can undoubtedly be further strengthened in the political, economic and cultural field.
The political dialogue between Italy and Norway develops in a bilateral context, through the
membership in the major international organizations (UN, NATO, OECD, Council of Europe) and through the participation in bodies for multilateral, regional cooperation (IGAD, Sudan, Somalia, the Euro-Artic Barents Council, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka). Italy and Norway share fundamental values and share similar, often convergent, positions on key international issues (multilateralism, international law, human rights, human security -disarmament and proliferation- poverty reduction). Both countries are actively present in international missions (Balkans, Afghanistan, Hebron-TIPH 2) and both countries are committed in fostering peace and stability through their involvement in a number of facilitation efforts towards the solution of crises and conflicts, even “of minor importance”.
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