Norway–Sudan relations

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Norwegian-Sudanese relations
Map indicating locations of Sudan and Norway

Sudan

Norway
Erik Solheim, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, meeting with Salva Kiir Mayardit, then Vice President of Sudan, during a visit to Sudan in 2007

Norway – Sudan relations are international relations between Norway and Sudan.

Sudan has an embassy in Oslo. Norway has an embassy in Khartoum.

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civil unrest.[2]

Norway is a donor of humanitarian aid to Sudan.[3] Norway played a key role in the negotiations for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.[4]

History

In 2005, Norway helped broker the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and hosted a

peace accord, said the peace effort suffered two setbacks: the death of John Garang in the 2005 plane crash, and the continued fighting Darfur.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background. Statistics Norway, 1 January 2010
  2. ^ "Dit du ikke bør reise". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 2009-12-25. Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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  5. ^ a b c d "Donors at Norway meeting pledge $4.8B to Sudan". Associated Press at USA Today. May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  6. ^ "Norway Backs Peacekeeping Force in Darfur". AllAfrica. September 2, 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  7. ^ "Sudanese vice-president to visit Norway next week". Sudanese Media Centre in the BBC. May 24, 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  8. ^ a b "Norway sets aside $490 mln in Sudan aid to 2011". Reuters. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-18.