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Joint Statement from the Venezuela Dialogue and Negotiation Process
17/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 13 August 2021 in Mexico City, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela have resumed the Venezuela Dialogue and Negotiation Process on
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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide following reports of air strike on Gaza hospital
17/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsI am deeply worried about the reported attack on a hospital in Gaza tonight with hundreds of civilian casualties. Hospitals must be protected under international humanitarian law and attacks against them are illegal. Civilians and health care
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Longer stays at reception centres, finding work more quickly
24/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionThe high number of displaced Ukrainians arriving in Norway means that the length of stay in asylum reception centres is set to rise. At the same time, the Government wants to make improvements to the introduction programme to help more people find
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Norway signs new agreements for climate adaptation with NOK 500 million
01/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsWhile global funding for climate change adaptation is declining, Norway is announcing new agreements for climate adaptation worth more than NOK 500 million, in line with the goal of tripling it by 2026.
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COP28: Norway to provide NOK 270 million to new climate fund
02/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the UN climate summit (COP28) in Dubai that Norway will provide NOK 270 million to the new fund for loss and damage associated with climate change (Loss and Damage Fund).
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Norway participates in humanitarian conference for the people of Gaza
09/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær is representing Norway at the humanitarian conference in support of the people of Gaza on November 9 in Paris.
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Ministerial Council in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine
01/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is joining foreign ministers from most of the 57 OSCE participating states at the annual Ministerial Council being held this year in Skopje, North Macedonia.
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Foreign Minister meeting Ambassadors from Organization of Islamic States
17/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I invited OIC ambassadors to discuss the situation in Gaza and the war between Israel and Hamas', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Foreign Minister talking to Qatar’s Prime Minister
17/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I discussed with Qatar’s Prime Minister Al Thani Foreign Minister the need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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UN: Statement on the Middle Eastern Peace Process
03/11/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Permanent Representative Ambassador Merete Fjeld Brattested, at the Emergency Special Session on the Middle Eastern Peace Process.
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Norway remains committed to an open, global, and free Internet
08/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentNorway is actively engaged in Internet Governance and cooperates closely with other states and actors. The overall vision is that the Internet needs to continue to be an open and free arena where everyone can freely give and receive information and
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Government further clarifies advice to Norwegian companies: Do not engage in trade and business cooperation that serves to perpetuate Israel's occupation of Palestine
22/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian Government is updating its advice to Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate Israel's illegal presence in Palestine - i.e. in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
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Norway enters into green partnership with UK
13/10/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and the UK have agreed to establish a Green Industrial Partnership intended to promote closer economic cooperation relating to the green transition. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met today in Gotland in
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Norway announces 22 million USD million for political risk insurance via the World Bank to support reconstruction of Ukraine
14/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim is taking part in the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Marrakesh on 11-13 October. Norway announced at the meetings that it will provide 22
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Prime Minister congratulates Narges Mohammadi on Nobel Peace Prize
06/10/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Narges Mohammadi from Iran. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee highlighted Ms Mohammadi’s fight against the oppression
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Foreign Minister Huitfeldt spoke with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen
14/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I just spoke with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. I told him about the moving memorial ceremony I attended last night at the Synagogue in Oslo,’ Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said.
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Changes among the state secretaries
02/12/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Kristoffer Thoner and Mr. Halvard Hølleland as state secretaries to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Norway signs agreement to provide NOK 1 billion to repair damaged infrastructure in Ukraine
09/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘There is an urgent need to repair the electricity supply system and other infrastructure in Ukraine following Russia’s bombing campaign against civilian targets. I am pleased that we have signed an agreement today to provide NOK 1 billion to help
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Joint Statement, EI2-meeting in Oslo
07/12/2022 News story Ministry of DefenceThe annual ministerial meeting for the 13 countries in the European Intervention Initiative (EI2) took place in Oslo 7th of December 2022. This joint statement was issued.
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Norwegian Prime Minister and German Chancellor propose a NATO surveillance centre for subsea infrastructure
01/12/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn Berlin today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to propose that NATO should establish a surveillance centre to improve the protection of subsea infrastructure.