<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> North Korea </Th> <Th> Norway </Th> </Tr> <P> North Korea--Norway relations (Korean: 노르웨이 - 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 관계) refers to the current and historical relationship between Norway and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea . Neither country maintains an embassy in the other, although North Korea formerly had an embassy in the Norwegian capital Oslo . The Norwegian ambassador in Seoul is also accredited to North Korea, as is the North Korean one in Stockholm to Norway . </P> <P> As a member of the United Nations (and with the Norwegian politician Trygve Lie serving as the organization's Secretary - General) and a close ally of the United States through its participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Norway entered the Korean War against the nascent North Korea in 1951 . This was carried out through the creation of NORMASH, the Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which operated until 1954 . This medical deployment, which involved 623 Norwegian citizens, led to strong ties with the anti-Communist South Korea . </P>

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