Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Norway
Relationship assessment
Bilateral investment arrangements and Norwegian participation in Azerbaijan’s energy sector underpin cooperative ties.
Azerbaijan toward Norway
+15Azerbaijan concluded a bilateral investment-protection arrangement with Norway and approved Norwegian state-owned Statoil’s participation in major oil and gas projects.
Norway toward Azerbaijan
+15Norway concluded a bilateral investment-protection arrangement with Azerbaijan. Norwegian state-owned Statoil participated in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has concrete economic and investment ties, including a bilateral investment-protection arrangement and Norwegian state-owned participation in Azerbaijan’s energy sector. The scale and durability of broader government cooperation are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Azerbaijan and Norway have bilateral investment arrangements, and Norwegian state-owned Statoil (now Equinor) participated in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector. These provide concrete grounds for a modestly cooperative assessment, though the scope of current government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and Norway concluded an agreement for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Norwegian state-owned Statoil participated in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector.
Major uncertainties
- The present scope of bilateral investment and tax arrangements is unclear.
- The extent of current government cooperation beyond energy and investment is unclear.