France–Iceland relations
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Iceland and France have maintained diplomatic relations between them since 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 Société des hopitaux francais d´Islande built three hospitals in Iceland, one in Reykjavík, one in the Vestmann Islands and one in Fáskrúðsfjörður, East-Iceland. Of those three hospitals, the hospital in Fáskrúðsfjörður was rebuilt in 2009–2014. In 1955 a cemetery was built in Fáskrúðsfjörður 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
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Embassy of France in Reykjavík
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Embassy of Iceland in Paris
See also
References
- ^ Halla Björg Þórisdóttir (June 2012). C'est la vie. Arfleifð franskra sjómanna á Fáskrúðsfirði (Thesis) (in Icelandic). hdl:1946/11354.
- ^ "Viðskiptatengslin á milli Íslands og Frakklands styrkjast". The French-Icelandic commerce council (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Embassy of France in Iceland". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Embassy of Iceland in Paris". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-02.