Norway aligns itself with EU sanctions against Iran

[27.07.2010]

Norway has decided to align itself with the EU’s further sanctions against Iran. “The decision is an expression of Norway’s support for the efforts of the international community to engage Iran in a binding dialogue on its nuclear programme,” State Secretary Gry Larsen commented.

Norway welcomes the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice in the Kosovo Proceedings

[22.07.2010]

Norway welcomes the clear advisory opinion delivered today by the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the question of the Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo (request for advisory opinion).

Norwegian Foreign Minister visits Afghanistan

[18.07.2010]

Sunday 18 July was the first day of the Norwegian Foreign Minister’s visit to Afghanistan, during which he will visit the Norwegian forces in Northern Afghanistan and participate in the important International Conference on Afghanistan in Kabul.

Norway condemns terrorist attack in Iran

[16.07.2010]

Norway condemns the suicide attack in Sistan-Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran on Thursday 15 July. “Norway deeply deplores this act of terrorism,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen.

Why Norway is participating

Reply by Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, published in Aftenposten on 15 July 2010

[15.07.2010]

" But a safer Afghanistan will make the world a safer place for us all. This is why Norway is participating in a political and military operation in Afghanistan", Foreign Minister Støre writes in a reply published in Aftenposten on 15 July 2010.