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FrenchāIcelandic relations are foreign relations between Iceland and France. Diplomatic relations between them were established on 10 January 1946. Both nations are members of the European Economic Area, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
History
French seamen started fishing in the seas nearby Iceland in the 18th century. In the 1900s the French organization SociĆ©tĆ© des hopitaux francais dĀ“Islande built three hospitals in Iceland, one in ReykjavĆk, one in the Vestmann Islands and one in FĆ”skrĆŗĆ°sfjƶrĆ°ur, East-Iceland. Of those three hospitals, the hospital in FĆ”skrĆŗĆ°sfjƶrĆ°ur was rebuilt in 2009ā2014. In 1955 a cemetery was built in FĆ”skrĆŗĆ°sfjƶrĆ°ur for 49 French seamen. [1]
Trade and investment
In 2014, Iceland directly exported goods worth 12.7 billion ISK to France, making them the seventh export destination of Iceland. [2]
Resident diplomatic missions
- France has an embassy in ReykjavĆk. [3]
- Iceland has an embassy in Paris. [4]
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Embassy of France in ReykjavĆk -
Embassy of Iceland in Paris
See also
References
- ^ Halla Bjƶrg ĆĆ³risdĆ³ttir (June 2012). C'est la vie. ArfleifĆ° franskra sjĆ³manna Ć” FĆ”skrĆŗĆ°sfirĆ°i (Thesis) (in Icelandic). hdl: 1946/11354.
- ^ "ViĆ°skiptatengslin Ć” milli Ćslands og Frakklands styrkjast". The French-Icelandic commerce council (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Embassy of France in Iceland
- ^ "Embassy of Iceland in Paris". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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