Speeches and statements

Statement when lighting a Christmas tree in London

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Anniken Huitfeldt's statement when she lighted the Christmas tree in London together with her british colleague James Cleverly.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt London, 5 December

Grußwort zum Willy-Brandt-Preis 2022

Laudatio für Prof. Dr. Joachim Dorfmüller von Norwegens Außenministerin Anniken Huitfeldt.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Berlin, 2. Dezember

Statement to the Ministerial Council of the OSCE

Norway's statement to the 29th Ministerial Council of the OSCE. (The statement was held by Director Lars Ragnar Hansen on behalf of the Minister.)

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Łódź, Poland, 1 December

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Concluding remarks at Equinor's Autumn Conference 2022

Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, held the concluding remarks at Equinor's Autumn Conference on 29th November 2022 in Oslo, Norway.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Opening Speech at Berlin Security Conference

'Our security environment has changed dramatically over the past year. We have taken unprecedented actions to adjust and support Ukraine', State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson said in his opening speech at the conference..

By State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson Berlin, 30 November

How can Switzerland and Norway cooperate on CCS?

Minister of Petroleum and Energy held this speech at a stakeholder event with participants from Norway and Switzerland in Oslo 25th November2022.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Address at Norwegian, Swedish and Kenyan business forum

Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim's address at a seminar for increased Nordic-Kenyan business cooperation.

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Nairobi, Kenya, 24 November

Biannual address to the Storting on important EU and EEA matters

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt gave this address on important EU and EEA matters to the Storting 17 November.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt The Storting, 17 November

Opening address at the Russia Conference 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Anniken Huitfeldt, opens Norwegian Institute of International Affairs' Russia Conference 2022.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Oslo, 15 November

Landbruks- og matministerens innlegg under OECDs landbruksministermøte 2022

Plenumssesjon 03.11.2022

By Minister of Agriculture and Food Sandra Borch

Urgent action is needed to keep the 1.5-degree target alive

Ladies and gentlemen, Urgent action is needed to keep the 1.5-degree target alive. Norway is stepping up its efforts. I am pleased to announce that we have submitted an enhanced climate target under the Paris Agreement. We will reduce emissions by

Pledge at Vienna conference on the safety of journalists

Norway's pledge by Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt at the high-level multistakeholder conference in Vienna to mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of action on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Vienna, 4 November

German re-unification day

The peaceful re-unification of Germany in 1990 is a shining example of what can be achieved with a great vision, and the courage to follow through on it.

By Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre Speech at Gamle Logen in Oslo, 2. Nov 2022

Prime Minister’s remarks at the press conference on Monday 31 October

Good afternoon, We have convened this press conference because, as of tomorrow, we have decided to increase the readiness of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Address to the Storting

Mr President, A century ago - at the beginning of 1922 - Fridtjof Nansen made his most well-known political observation. ‘Charity is realpolitik,’ he said. He was talking about the famine that was raging during the Russian civil war, and that

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Welcoming adress CCUS Forum

Minister of Petroleum and Energy held this opening speech at CCUS Forum in Oslo on 27th October 2022.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

We will not be intimidated. We will stand together.

Post by The Minister of Justice and Public Security regarding the situation associated with the war in Ukraine

(Must be compared with speech delivered) There were new drone observations in several locations in Norway yesterday after the police have detained several Russians lately in connection with drone activity. We must expect similar cases in the time

By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Held at the press conferense October 20 2022

Statement by the Minister of Justice and Public Security at the press brief about the current situation

The police in Nordland county have reported that they have detained four Russians who have been remanded in custody, charged with collecting information on sensitive objects. In recent days, the police have also disclosed the arrest of two other

By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Press brief October 17 2022