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Prime Minister to meet Finnish President
06/10/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will be welcoming Finnish President Alexander Stubb to the Prime Minister's office for a working meeting on Thursday 8 October at 09:00. The two leaders will discuss steps to follow up the international call for
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Changes among the state secretaries
02/10/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Tarje Iversen Wanvik as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr. Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran.
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Changes among the state secretaries
25/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, acting state secretary Bård Flaarønning is appointed as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg.
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Prime Minister Støre met with President Stubb and President Zelensky
23/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for political talks in the margins of the UN General Assembly. The three leaders discussed the escalation of Russian missile
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Palestine: ‘The situation is untenable’
23/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre delivered Norway’s statement at the high-level meeting on the two-state solution. He emphasised that the Israeli settlements on the West Bank are illegal under international law and pose an obstacle to the
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Prime Minister Støre met Iranian President Pezeshkian at the UN
23/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn 23 September, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN in New York.
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Ocean Panel leaders stress key role of oceans in climate-related efforts
23/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterLeaders participating in the High-level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) met today in connection with the UN General Assembly in New York. Among other things, the discussions revolved around how ocean-related measures can help to
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Prime Minister Støre met European Commission President
23/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in connection with the UN General Assembly in New York. The two leaders discussed ways in which Europe can strengthen security in an
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International call for enhanced control of AI development
21/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterFinnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre have launched an international call for control over development of frontier AI models. 22 leaders from around the world support the appeal. President Stubb and Prime
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Norway to strengthen cooperation with Canada
21/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterOn Sunday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa. The two Prime Ministers said in a joint statement that Norway and Canada would be entering into an agreement on establishing even closer defence
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Norway working to strengthen UN in a more turbulent world
20/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn a world marked by war, instability and heightened geopolitical tensions, global leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly High-level Week. Key priority areas for the Norwegian delegation include the wars in Ukraine and the
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Changes among the state secretaries
18/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, Mr. Ole Martin Stenberg Slyngstadli has been honourably discharged as acting state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre, as of 23 September 2026. Mr. Stenberg Slyngstadli is
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Changes among the political advisers
11/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterAfter the changes in the Government today, Mr. Audun Otterstad resigns as political adviser to Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Karianne Oldernes Tung.
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Changes in the Government
11/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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Changes among the state secretaries
11/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.
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Støre met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
08/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo this evening.
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Prime Minister attended opening of world’s first cross-border carbon capture project
07/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took part in the opening of Yara’s new carbon capture facility in Sluiskil in the Netherlands together with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The facility establishes the world’s first complete cross-border value chain
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Changes among the state secretaries
04/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has decided to extend Bård Flaarønning’s constitution as State Secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg to 30 September 2026.
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Changes among the political advisers
03/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMr. Erlend Skaug Ingebrigtsen is appointed political adviser to Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ms. Cecilie Myrseth, as of 3 September 2026.
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Commemorative activities following the death of His Majesty King Harald V
31/08/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterThe death of His Majesty King Harald V will be marked across the country in the days leading up to the funeral. The Government has declared a period of national mourning from the day King Harald died until after the funeral has been held.