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Denmark–Iran relations

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The first Persian envoy to Denmark arrived in 1691 in order to negotiate the release of the Iranian-owned cargo of a Bengali ship seized by the Danish fleet. The Iranian diplomat had been issued with diplomatic credentials by Suleiman I of Persia (Shah 1666–1694) and opened negotiations with King Christian V of Denmark. He was unable to secure the release of the cargo.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}

History

In 1933, a Danish consulate was established in Tehran which was later upgraded to an embassy.{{cite web|url=http://www.iran-embassy.dk/eng/index.htm|title=Iranian Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal|access-date=1 November 2010}}

Also in 1933, with the arrival of Danish engineers in Iran, technical cooperation commenced. In the same year a contract was signed with the Danish engineering firm of Kampsax A/S to construct the Trans-Iranian Railway line. Five years later, on 25 August 1938, with the opening of the North- South railway line the Iranian desire of connecting the North to the South by rail came true.{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-embassy.dk/cultural-relation-en.html |title=Iran Embassy in DK |website=iran-embassy.dk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191439/http://iran-embassy.dk/cultural-relation-en.html |archive-date=2012-03-27}}

Following a state visit in 1958, Iran established an embassy in Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=http://www.ambteheran.um.dk/da|title=Danish Embassy in Tehran, Iran|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal|access-date=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731151330/http://www.ambteheran.um.dk/da/|archive-date=31 July 2010}}{{cite news|title=Foreign investment disputes: cases, materials, and commentary|author=Doak Bishop, James Crawford, William Michael Reismanurl|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6zrDWaP2BM8C&q=Agreement+between+Denmark+and+Iran&pg=PA458|access-date=8 December 2010}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} More specifically, the mission in Copenhagen was launched on 19 February 1959 and Ali Asghar Nase was appointed Iranian ambassador.{{cite web|title=Embassy History|url=http://www.iran-embassy.dk/embassy-history-en.html|work=Iran Embassy in Denmark|access-date=6 August 2013}}

The 2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy saw the Danish embassy to Iran attacked by protesters and the Iranian Ambassador to Denmark called to Tehran; thus straining political and economic interaction between the two countries.

{{cite news|url=http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Danish_and_Austrian_embassies_in_Tehran_attacked|newspaper=Wikinews|title=Danish and Austrian embassies in Tehran attacked|date=30 March 2007}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4687992.stm

|title=Tensions rise in Denmark-Iran row|publisher=BBC News|access-date=1 November 2010|date=7 February 2006}}

On 30 October 2018, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (DSIS) announced that they suspect Iranian Intelligence agencies was operating in Denmark, and that they were planning to kill the leader of ASMLA, who lives there.{{Cite news|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/iransk-efterretningstjeneste-planlaegger-attentat-paa-dansk-grund|title=Iransk efterretningstjeneste planlægger attentat på dansk grund|date=2018-10-30|work=Berlingske Tidende|access-date=2018-10-30|language=da}} Denmark responded by recalling their ambassador in Tehran.{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2018-10-30-danmark-hjemkalder-sin-ambassadoer-i-iran|title=Danmark hjemkalder sin ambassadør i Iran|date=2018-10-30|work=nyheder.tv2.dk|access-date=2018-10-30|language=da-DK}}Nikolaj Skydsgaard (26 June 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-denmark-security-iran/norwegian-found-guilty-of-spying-for-iran-in-denmark-idUSKBN23X1EX Norwegian found guilty of spying for Iran in Denmark] Reuters.

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/18/28/00035380.pdf Agreement on a Danish Government loan to Iran (with annex and exchange of notes). Signed at Copenhagen, on 2 November 1967]
  • [http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/28/7/00054339.pdf Protocol on economic, industrial, scientific and technical co-operation. Signed at Copenhagen on 4 December 1974]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071005051818/http://www.iranica.com/articles/v7/v7f3/v7f338.html Encyclopædia Iranica on Iran-Denmark historical relations]}}
  • [http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060217denmark_iran_pastry Denmark, Iran Near War Over Pastry Naming Rights]
  • [http://www.payvand.com/news/06/feb/1055.html EU criticizes Iran's trade boycott on Denmark]
  • [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Iran,+Denmark+Co-op+in+Catalyst+Production.-a0186925787 Iran, Denmark Co-op in Catalyst Production]
  • [http://www.iran-embassy.dk/eng/companies.pdf Danish companies in Iran]

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