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The Prime Minister's speech at the opening of Morrow Battery Cell Factory in Arendal

16/08/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister

'Now, in order to speed up the transition, we will always need someone who dares to think big, take the lead, seize the opportunities and move ahead, and Morrow is one of them', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Arendal

Prime Minister Støre’s statement at the press conference after meeting with Ukraine’s president Zelenskyj

24/08/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister

- Today we discussed progress on your Peace Formula, Mr. President. Peace for Ukraine will have to happen on the basis on Ukrainian terms, no peace without Ukraine, no discussions without Ukraine, and the Peace Formula we have discussed several

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Kyiv, Ukraine

There’s a model for Ukraine’s future Euro-Atlantic integration: The Baltics

11/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign 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

Address on Colombia at the UN Security Council

12/10/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt's address on Colombia at the UN Security Council meeting 12 October.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt New York, 12 October

UN Security Council: Address on climate an security in Africa

12/10/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt's address on climate and security in Africa at the UN Security Council meeting.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt New York, 12 October

MCC: Gram's speech at The NATO Military Committee Conference 2023 in Oslo

16/09/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Defence

Here you can read the speeches of Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Henry George Lecture at St. Johns University: Norway’s Historical Experience with Taxing & Regulating the Exploitation of Its Natural Resources

23/10/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Finance

Lecture held by Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, at St. John University the 23 October 2024, New York, USA.

By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

FAO Conference 43rd Session

06/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Review of the State of Food and Agriculture Intervention by Norway.

By Minister of Agriculture and Food Sandra Borch

Building momentum towards the SDG Summit

18/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The 2030 Agenda is in a deep crisis. It is still possible to deliver on our promises, but the time for ambitious leadership is now. Norway therefore looks forward to the SDG Summit in September, and a meeting that can unlock the potential for

By Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sigbjørn Gjelsvik National Statement at the Opening of the High-level Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), 17 July 2023.

Securing the foundation of our food supply

06/06/2023 News story Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Today the Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors, including collections from Latvia, Morocco, Taiwan, USA, Netherlands, Israel, Poland, Zambia, and Italy.

Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit

10/06/2022 News story Ministry of Agriculture and Food

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault once again opened its door to seeds from around the world. Eleven genebanks from Africa, America, Asia and Europe deposiied a total of 19,391 seed samples this week.

Welcome speech at the SYNERGY Conference

15/06/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public Security

Dear all, Good morning from Oslo! It is a great pleasure for me to be part of the opening of this important international SYNERGY conference to address violence against Roma women. Preventing and combating gender-based and domestic violence is a key

By State Secretary Geir Indrefjord Welcome speech at the "SYNERGY Conference: How to ensure Roma women’s access" 15 to justice?"

Minister of Health and Care services opening speech

23/05/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Health and Care Services

President, Director General Excellencies Colleagues. Since this is my first health assembly, I am grateful that we can now meet in person. I only wish we could meet in happier circumstances. The theme of this general debate is more relevant than

By Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol The World Health Assembly 2022

Kjerkol's WHA address

22/05/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Health and Care Services

President, Director General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is an honour to address you on the occasion of WHO’s 75-year anniversary. We pay tribute to WHO and its staff for their remarkable commitment. Over the past 75 years, we have made WHO a

By Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol

Joint Expeditionary Force: Minister of Defence's introduction at the JEF Press Meeting in Oslo

15/06/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Defence

Joint Expeditionary Force - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK - met in Oslo June 15. 2022.