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Libya–Norway relations are the bilateral anddiplomatic relations betweenLibya andNorway. While neither country has an embassy in the other—Libya has its closest embassy inStockholm, whereas Norway has an embassy inCairo—the economic relations have been more significant. Notably, Norway also took part in the bombing campaign against Libya in 2011.
After the1986 United States bombing of Libya, the Norwegian Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative to NATO voiced concern over the US choice to attack the African country. However Norway did not condemn the action.[1] In 2011, NorwegianF-16s took part in Nato'sOperation Unified Protector and conducted bombing runs on Libya from a base inCrete.[2] 588 bombs were dropped during these raids.[3]
Norway operates a consulate inTripoli.[2]
Norwegian and Libyan interests have both made economic investments in the opposite country. Since both countries have majorpetroleum sectors, Libya granted licenses toSaga Petroleum in the 1990s. Following business mergers, the licenses were transferred toNorsk Hydro, thenStatoil. Norsk Hydro's fertilizer division, which split and becameYara International, also invested in Libya, becoming co-owners of theLifeco mineral fertilizer plant in 2009.[2]
In 2011, four Yara executives were indicted on corruption charges relating to corruption in Libya and India. They were the CEOThorleif Enger and the executives Daniel Clauw, Tor Holba and Ken Wallace. Thorleif Enger was convicted of corruption by the District Court in the summer of 2015, but fully acquitted in December 2016. In the end, three of the four except for Wallace were acquitted of corruption in both Libya and India.[4] In 2021, theCourt of Appeal ruled that Enger receive reparations of 9.27 million kr.[5]
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