Foreign Relations of Iceland - Rest of World

Rest of World

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Canada See Foreign relations of Canada
India See Iceland–India relations

Historically, Indo-Icelandic bilateral relations have been friendly but lacked substantive content.
Japan 1956
  • Both countries find common interest on the matter of whaling.
  • Iceland has an embassy in Tokyo and 3 honorary consulates in Kyoto, Nagano-shi, Tokyo.
  • Japan has an embassy in Reykjavik.
  • Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Iceland
Mexico 1960 See Iceland–Mexico relations
  • Iceland has a non-resident ambassador in Washington D.C..
  • Mexico has a non-resident ambassador in Copenhagen, Denmark.
People's Republic of China See People's Republic of China – Iceland relations
  • In May 1972, China assigned the first resident ambassador to Iceland.
  • In January 1995, Iceland set up its embassy in Beijing and assigned its first resident ambassador to China.
  • In December 1995, China resumed the practice of sending resident ambassadors to Iceland (between 1983 and 1995, the Chinese ambassador to Copenhagen, Denmark was also accredited to Iceland).
South Korea See Iceland-South Korea relations

Iceland–South Korea relations are primarily based on cooperation over maritime issues, such as whaling and bottom trawling, and on bi-lateral trade in technology and fish products, although there are various other ways in which the two countries interact.
United States See Iceland – United States relations

Iceland and the U.S. are NATO allies. The United States of America prides itself on being the first country to recognize the regained independence of Iceland.

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