Relationship dossier
Colombia
Norway
Relationship assessment
Colombia–Norway ties include cooperation on the peace process and an EFTA trade agreement.
Colombia toward Norway
+40Colombia engaged Norway as a guarantor in negotiations with the FARC, making Norway a participant in the country's peace process.
Norway toward Colombia
+40Norway served as a guarantor in Colombia's negotiations with the FARC and has supported peacebuilding efforts. Norway is also party to the EFTA–Colombia free trade agreement, which applies to bilateral trade relations.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has durable cooperative elements in peacebuilding and trade, including Norway's role in the Colombian peace process and the EFTA–Colombia free trade agreement. The available details do not establish the breadth of cooperation in other areas.
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
Colombia and Norway have cooperated on peacebuilding and trade. Norway played a role in the Colombian peace process, including as a guarantor in negotiations with the FARC, while the two countries are also linked through the EFTA–Colombia free trade agreement. These are substantive areas of cooperation, though the scope of other bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Norway hosted the opening of peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC in Oslo.
The EFTA–Colombia free trade agreement, which includes Norway, entered into force for Colombia.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and current scope of bilateral cooperation beyond peacebuilding and trade are unclear.
- Details of implementation and ongoing Norwegian support for Colombia's peace process are unclear.