Foreign relations of Ostland

Ostland is a European country, member of the European Union. The country maintains good relations with most of the countries in Europe, Asia and America. Norway and the United Kingdom are usually mentioned as their closest political allies, having special good relations with the United States, Spain, Iceland, Sweden and Ukraine.

Morocco
Ostland has condemned in multiple occasions the occupation of the Moroccan forces in Western Sahara disputed territories. Anders Olekson, leader of the Left Party, stated that "Moroccan Kingdom is attacking and violating the humans and political rights of the Saharawi people". In 2021, Ostland government refused on offers to recognize Western Sahara territories as part of Kingdom of Morocco.

Iraqi Kurdistan
Ostland has a consulate general in Erbil since 2010 which attend both Kurd and Arab Iraqi affairs.

Palestine
In September 2011, Ostlandic UN-related comitee abstained to vote for the upgrade of the status of the State Of Palestine from an observer entity to a "non-member observer state", stating that "there are not such certainty about the reliability of the State of Palestine and their authorities". Ostlandic ambassador in Egypt, Rasul Albasharah, stated that the Comitee is constantly and permanently discussing with the Palestinian National Authority about the matters of international concern of the state.

Syria
The diplomatic mission of Ostland in Damascus, Syria, was permanently closed in January 2012 due to the outbreak of Syrian civil war.

Enlargement
There was a generalized concern in Ostland about the enlargement of European Union in Ostland, since 2004 to 2007, which still persists to the date, for the remaining candidates to access the EU.

There was an important feeling of dissatisfaction on Bulgaria and Romania entering the EU in 2007, which brought up the possibility of a withdrawal of Ostland from the Union. Ostlandic politicians, affiliated to right-wing parties, expressed their rejection against a possible accession of Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, Finland, Ukraine and Estonia to the EU, in different ocasions, and for different reasons.

Moldova
In 2011, Ostland voted against the accession of Moldova to the status of official candidate. Declarations that where retracted in June 2022 after the star of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.