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Changes among the state secretaries

Press release Date: 24/01/2025

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Anette Kristine Davidsen as acting state secretary to Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Ms. Karianne Oldernes Tung, from 24 January to 2 March 2025.

Norway and Thailand signs historic free trade agreement

Press release Date: 23/01/2025

Norway and the other EFTA countries have today signed a historic free trade agreement with Thailand. The agreement will give virtually all goods from Norway zero tariffs into Thailand.

Norway has signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo

Press release Date: 22/01/2025

Norway and the other EFTA-countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo on Wednesday 22. January. The agreement covers trade in goods and services, including financial services, intellectual property rights, competition and sustainable development.

Norway Increases Support for Mine Clearance in Ukraine

News story Date: 21/01/2025

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is a global leader in using mine detection dogs and is clearing large areas in Ukraine of mines and explosives. Norway is increasing its support for this work by NOK 164 million in 2025.

Foreign Minister Eide: Visiting Syria leaves a profound impression

News story Date: 19/01/2025

‘Syria may be at a turning point. We have seen positive initial signals from the transitional government, but we need to be prepared for the fact that developments can go both ways. It is imperative that the international community contributes to a positive development in this crucial phase. This is the reason for my visit to Syria’, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

New leadership offers new hope for Lebanon

News story Date: 18/01/2025

‘Lebanon faces enormous challenges, but the country's new president and prime minister represent a new momentum in Lebanese politics that could have an impact far beyond Lebanon's borders,’ said Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide.

The Defence Minister's Speech at Oslo Military Society, 20 January 2025

Speech/statement Date: 22/01/2025

The Norwegian PM’s introduction at a joint press conference with Palestine’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

Speech/statement Date: 15/01/2025

'I will here today also urge Israel to let UNRWA continue its operation. I would urge countries who have been hesitating in supporting UNRWA to step forward and do so', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Tax lessons for governments from Henry George

Speech/statement Date: 09/01/2025

The 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits.

New Year Speech 2025

Speech/statement Date: 01/01/2025

'It is distressing that the nuclear powers are failing to find a path towards controlled disarmament. It is frustrating that powerful countries cannot reach agreement on what is most fundamental to people’s lives, to the life of every nation: peace, freedom and security. The war in Ukraine could quickly be resolved if Russia ceased its brutal, illegal attacks', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Norway’s statement in the UN General Assembly on the draft resolution on humanitarian access in Palestine

Speech/statement Date: 19/12/2024

Statement held by State Secretary Andreas Kravik in the UN General Assembly on the Norwegian-led resolution on humanitarian access in Palestine, 19 December 2024.

The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference after the meeting with the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

Speech/statement Date: 11/12/2024

'We have to do a lot of work politically to bring nuclear disarmament back on the international agenda. It is depressing that the nuclear powers are withdrawing from treaties and agreements on disarmament, and that threats of using nuclear weapons are again being used in ongoing conflicts. We cannot accept this', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.