French–Icelandic relations are foreign relations between Iceland and France. Diplomatic relations between them were established on 10 January 1946. Both nations are members of the EEA, NATO, OECD and UN.
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History
editFrench 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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Embassy of Iceland in Paris". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-02.