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.

NATO
Ostland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1962 with the Troghem - Washington Treaty with the government of the United States of America. However, in 1998, Ostland left the organization, after 1995 referendum, in which population determinated that Ostland's participation was no longer neccessary for the country safety. This movement was supported nacionalist parties, along with pacifists and green parties, as Age of Change and Green Ost. It was directly influenced by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the consequent dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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.

Azerbaijan
Since its independence from Soviet Union, Ostland had maintained friendly relations with Azerbaijan. In 2020, Ostlandic president Theodor Wilghem expressed his concern about the situation with forced displacements from civilians in Artsakh, caused by the ongoing conflict. In 2023, the Ostlandic government has critiziced Azerbaijani head of state for the second time, and accused Azerbaijan for 'executing violent actions repeatedly agains innocent Armenian-ethnic civilians' since 2020.

Israel
Ostland voted in favor to the admit of Israel as a member of the UN, and gave its recognition on June 25, 1949 after being approved by Parliament on the past day. Approximately, a thousand jews left the country, with destination to Israel, between 1949 and 1951, which led the countries to establish diplomatic relations.

Althought Ostland does not recognizes State of Palestine as a legitimate state, it has condemned Israeli occupation in Palestinian territories and the violation of human rights regarding the conflict.

Since 2023, Ostland no longer supports Israel, being the first European country to cease relations with the country. Ostlandic diplomatic mission in Israel, located in Tel Aviv, is set to close in 12 January 2024.

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, known as 'Gäen ' (The Go). Ostlandic politicians (most of them 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.

Kosovo
Ostland was one of the few European countries which had never established relations with Kosovo. Ostland has supported Serbian sovereignty on the territory. As of 2023, Kosovan passports were not allowed to enter the country.

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.