Norway recognized Ukraine: December 24, 1991.
Establishment of diplomatic relations: February 5, 1992.
Diplomatic missions: Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Norway; Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Ukraine.
Political dialogue:
During 2023, 23 high-level events took place, including meetings and telephone conversations: four telephone conversations between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre (03.01, 13.02, 27.06, 18.10), five meetings between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre: on the sidelines of the Ukrainian-Nordic Summit in Helsinki (03.05.2017), on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Chisinau (01.06), on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius (11.07), on the sidelines of the visit of the Norwegian Prime Minister to Ukraine (24.08) and during the visit of the President of Ukraine to Norway (13.12), a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Minister of Defense of Norway Bjørn Arild Gram (10.03), an online speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Storting to the leaders of Norwegian political parties with gratitude for the approved support package for Ukraine (16.02), a speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Storting during his visit to Norway (13.12), two meetings of Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre: in Reykjavik (17.05) and during the visit of the Norwegian Prime Minister to Ukraine (24.08), a video conversation between the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and President of Storting Masud Gharahkhani (29.03), three meetings of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk with President of Storting Masud Gharahkhani (Prague 24.04, within the framework of the visit of the VRU Speaker to Norway 15-18.05, and Prague 23.10), two telephone conversations between Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway (20.01 and 24.10) and three meetings between Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway (28.04 in the framework of the visit of the Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers to Odesa, 29.11 in Brussels, and 13.12 in Oslo).
Interparliamentary cooperation:
On May 16, 2023, during the visit of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk to Norway, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Storting of the Kingdom of Norway. Following this Memorandum, a delegation of the VRU Secretariat visited Oslo on November 27 - December 1, 2023, to exchange experience with the Storting Administration.
Bilateral cooperation bodies:
Ukrainian-Norwegian Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in Trade, Business and Economy (three meetings: 27.09.2016 in Oslo, 11.09.2018 in Kyiv, 12.11.2020 - videoconference); Bilateral Working Group on Nuclear Security, Nuclear Safety and Emergency Preparedness (constituent meeting - 29.05.2019 in Kyiv).
Legal and regulatory framework: 43 documents in force.
Key documents: Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and EFTA States and Agreement on Agriculture between Ukraine and the Kingdom of Norway dated 24.06.2010; Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on Technical and Financial Cooperation dated 18.10.2016; Convention between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital of 07.03.1996; Agreement on Visa Facilitation of 01.09.2011; Agreement on Readmission of Persons of 01.09.2011.