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Prime Minister Støre spoke with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
05/11/2023 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a telephone conversation with Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi as part of Norway’s contact with the countries and parties in the Middle East.
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Foreign Minister Eide talking with Israel’s National Security Adviser
04/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I had good phone conversation with Isarel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi. I emphasized the urgent need to secure the release of the hostages that were taken on 7 October', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Changes among the state secretaries
03/11/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Maria Varteressian as state secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide.
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Foreign Minister Eide talking with Palestine's Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
02/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'In a phone call with PM Shtayyeh, I expressed my deepest condolences for all civilians killed and injured over the last few weeks. Norway has called for de-escalating the conflict and humanitarian truce to protect and assist civilians in Gaza. I
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Norway increases support to Palestinian children
02/11/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsUNICEF receives NOK 25 million for its work for children in Gaza. The funding is part of the NOK 200 million contribution from Norway towards the humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
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Dialogue meeting with religious and life stance communities
01/11/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Children and FamiliesOn Wednesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Children and Families Kjersti Toppe held a dialogue meeting with representatives of various Norwegian religious and life stance communities. The topic of discussion was the situation in
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Joint Statement on Afghanistan
01/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpecial Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Rome on 18 October 2023.
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Foreign Minister Eide discussed the critical situation in Gaza with Prince Faisal bin Farhan
31/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn the conversation, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide underlined the importance of de-escalating the conflict, including a humanitarian truce to protect and assist civilians.
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New NASAMS cooperative arrangement established between Norway, Raytheon and KONGSBERG
31/10/2023 News story Ministry of DefenceThe Norwegian Ministry of Defence today announced a new collaborative arrangement between Norway, Raytheon, an RTX business, and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace on the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS. The agreement, which
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Norway to strengthen international efforts to support women’s rights and gender equality
30/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe new Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Foreign and Development Policy sets out a framework for incorporating gender equality as a priority area in Norwegian foreign policy.
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Norway-France Press Statement on Cooperation for Green Industrial Transformation
30/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesOn behalf of Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre, State Secretary Anne Marit Bjørnflaten and French Minister of Industry Roland Lescure agreed in a meeting today to enhance the French-Norwegian dialogue and cooperation on
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Statement on Sudan
27/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsTroika Welcomes Meeting of Sudanese Civilians in Addis Ababa to Chart Next Steps in Restoring Sudan’s Democratic Governance.
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Changes among the state secretaries
27/10/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The Crown Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen as acting state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in a 80 percent position, and continues as state secretary in a 20 percent position to Minister
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Ghana genebank becomes the 100th depositor to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
25/10/2023 News story Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThe deposit of new seeds from the Ghana genebank is an important step towards ensuring the long-term protection of the country’s major food crops.
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Statement on Israel and Palestine
25/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsAs Chair of AHLC (Ad Hoc Liaison Committee) donor group, Norway hosted a virtual meeting with our international partners today to discuss the crisis in Israel and Palestine.
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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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Media accreditation for the 75th Session of the Nordic Council
23/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsFrom 30 October to 2 November, the Nordic Council meets in Oslo. Several members of the Norwegian government will participate.
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Foreign Minister at Gaza summit in Cairo: ‘Urgent help needed in Gaza’
21/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Getting sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgent. In addition, we must prevent the conflict between Israel and Hamas from escalating further and having serious regional consequences. If there is to be a lasting peace, we must think beyond
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Norway increases support to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees
21/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘It gives hope that a first convoy of emergency aid has entered Gaza today. It is urgent to get food, water and medicine to civilians. The situation in Gaza is turning into a humanitarian catastrophe. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
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Statement on the peace process in Colombia
20/10/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Norway commends the government and the guerrilla group EMC-FARC in Colombia for starting peace negotiations,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.