UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Norway

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Norway, including Svalbard, from 30 August to 2 September. The official programme will start on Monday 31 August. In addition to an audience with HM King Harald at the Royal Palace, the Secretary-General will have meetings with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim, President of the Storting Thorbjørn Jagland and the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, among others.

A press conference will be held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday 31 August at 9:40.

The programme items that provide photo opportunities for the press are indicated in the excerpt of the Secretary-General’s programme provided below.

Press contact during the Secretary-General’s visit to Oslo: Assistant Director General Ragnhild Imerslund at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mobile phone 41 47 93 63.

For questions about the press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office, please contact Communication Adviser Åse Solberg at the Prime Minister’s Office, mobile phone 45 02 40 76.

For questions about the visit to Svalbard, please contact Head of Communication Jon Berg at the Ministry of the Environment, mobile phone 90 56 94 95.

 
 
Sunday 30 August
21:40 The Secretary-General arrives at Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) and is received by Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim

(Photo opportunity before security control in the VIP facilities)

Monday 31 August
07:45 – 08:40 Breakfast meeting with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Government Guest House, Parkveien 45

(Photo opportunity before and after the breakfast at Parkveien 45)

08:55 Meeting with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the Prime Minister’s Office

(Photo opportunity when the Secretary-General arrives)

09:40 Press conference with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the Prime Minister’s Office

10:25 Wreath-laying at the memorial to former UN Secretary-General  Trygve Lie, Trygve Lies plass 1, Furuset.

(Photo opportunity)

11:00  Meeting with President of the Storting Thorbjørn Jagland

(Photo opportunity)

11:30 Meeting with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Members of the Storting who will be attending the 64th UN General Assembly

13:15 Audience with HM King Harald V and HM Queen Sonja at the Royal Palace

(Photo Pool)

16:15 Departure from Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) to Longyearbyen