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The IMF's Article IV consultation for 2024 has been completed
18/09/2024 News story Ministry of FinanceOn 28 June, the IMF's delegation to Norway presented its yearly assessment of the Norwegian economy and Norwegian economic policy to the government. The full report has now been concluded by the IMF Executive Board.
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Address to the Storting on the security policy situation
13/06/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'First, effective security policy begins at home: we must start by ensuring that our own house is in order. This is why we are now making historic investments in our own defence and upgrading our defence capabilities', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr
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New ambassadors from Brazil, the Netherlands and Ghana
19/09/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThree ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 19 September 2024.
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State Secretary Varteressian’s opening remarks at the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR)
05/06/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsAt the first-ever meeting of the Steering Committee of the newly established Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership, State Secretary Maria Varteressian highlighted the need for powerful and efficient measures for cutting global emissions,
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The Prime Minister´s dinner speech at the One Ocean Summit’s dinner
15/04/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister´Our governance should always be knowledge-based, science-founded. There will be no green shift, there will be no Paris goals reached, there will be no zero-emission society, if we do not focus on knowledge and science, said Prime Minister Jonas
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Bergen
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Norway plays leading role in negotiations on global plastics treaty
23/09/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign AffairsEvery week, some 976 kilogrammes of the microplastics floating in the atmosphere fall back to the ground in New York, where the UN General Assembly is opening this week. This is equivalent to 100 000 half-litre plastic bottles. Correspondingly, the
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Norway and Ukraine working to strengthen business cooperation
28/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThis week Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, travelled to Kyiv with a Norwegian business delegation to enhance trade cooperation and facilitate increased support from the private sector.
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Norway puts gender equality at sea on the international agenda
11/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThis week, Norway is participating in the UN Ocean Conference in Barcelona. Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Cecilie Myrseth, has i.a. held bilateral meetings with her counterparts in the United States and Canada where she has raised the need
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Opening address by the Prime Minister at Leangkollen Security Conference
05/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister“I believe that the notion of deterrence and reassurance is the right equation. But what matters is that the deterrence has to be credible. We have to make it credible in the way we invest, train and exercise our responsibility. The reassurance
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo
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Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway on the military take-over of the transitional government in Sudan
25/10/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs“Norway is deeply alarmed at the serious development of the current situation in Sudan where General al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudan’s Sovereign Council, has dissolved the institutions of the state and introduced a state of emergency.
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Norway supports the fight for women’s and young people’s rights with almost NOK 600 million
10/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe UNs population fund, UNFPA, remains one of Norway’s key partners to promote the health, dignity, and rights of women and young people around the World. Norway supports the UN organization with NOK 589 million in core funding for 2024.
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Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: Strong warning against a military operation in Rafah
14/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsGaza is a manmade disaster. Words cannot describe the suffering of the 2.3 million people of Gaza, who have endured extremely difficult circumstances during the past seven months. Despite the many calls from the international community, Israel
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Opening statement, AHLC Ministerial Meeting
17/11/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsColleagues and friends, It is a privilege to welcome you all to Oslo. A warm welcome to Prime Minister Shtayyeh, Finance Minister Bishara and to Minister for Regional Cooperation Frej. I would like to thank the delegations for their productive
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Greeetings to Bergen international literary festival
09/02/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt's greetings to Bergen international literary festival.
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Bergen, 9 February
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Statement at High-Level Pledging Event for Yemen
16/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Henrik Thune's statement at a High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen.
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SYNERGY Conference: Protecting Refugee, Migrant and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls
30/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityDear Ladies and Gentlemen, a warm welcome to you all to this Conference on Protecting Refugee, Migrant and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls. This conference is hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Council of Europe,
By State Secretary Erik Sandsmark Idsøe European Council Conference March 30, 2022
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FAO Conference 43rd Session
06/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Agriculture and FoodReview of the State of Food and Agriculture Intervention by Norway.
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The refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
11/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityBy Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Address to the Storting on 10 March 2022
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Opening statement at the conference on Norway-India collaboration in research education and innovation
12/06/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister Anniken Huitfeldt’s opening statement at the conference "Sustainable Pathways - Norway-India collaboration in research, education and innovation” at Deichmanske library, Oslo, June 12 2023.
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There’s a model for Ukraine’s future Euro-Atlantic integration: The Baltics
11/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign affairs ministers Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Denmark), Margus Tsahkna (Estonia), Elina Valtonen (Finland), Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir (Iceland), Arturs Krisjanis Karins (Latvian prime minister; acting foreign minister), Gabrielius
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Opinion in The Washinton Post, 10 July 2023