Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Åsmund Grøver Aukrust (Lab.)

Minister of International Development

The main task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to secure and promote Norway’s interests internationally. Norway’s interests are determined by such factors as its geographical location in a strategically important area, its open economy, its position as a coastal state and steward of substantial marine resources, and its extensive exports of oil and gas.
utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust undertegner avtale

The Minister of International Development Signed three Tax for Development Agreements

Press release 02/07/2025

‘To support developing countries in their endeavors to finance their own development, fight poverty, and provide citizens with basic services, tax revenues must be increased. That’s why Norway has more than doubled its support since 2015 to help build better tax systems in developing countries’, said Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust.

Bilde av kvinne i Ukraina.

NOK 60 million to Ukrainian women’s organisations

Press release 26/06/2025

Norway is providing NOK 60 million to Ukrainian women’s organisations under a new three-year agreement with FOKUS (Forum for Women and Development). The funding will be used to support initiatives to strengthen women’s rights, prevent gender-based violence and promote women’s participation in reconstruction efforts in Ukraine.

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