[2] As a seafaring nation in pre-modernity, Norwegian sailors regularly came across ships from the Barbary States.

[3] Investing billions of Norwegian kroner in Algeria, Statoil lobbied to move the Tunis embassy to Algiers.

Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused a permit to sell to Algeria on three occasions, in 2004, 2007 and 2008, before accepting in 2011.

Algeria subsequently purchased weapons control systems developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

[8] In 2012, the Algerian fregate La Soumman embarked on an official visit to Oslo.