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Minister of Foreign Affairs Eide's statement to the Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East

Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, 27 September 2024.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide Security Council, New York, US, 27 September 2024

Statement by Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide at the 79th UN General Assembly

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide The 79th UN General Assembly, 28 September 2024

Speech by the Prime Minister at the naming ceremony for "Höegh Borealis" in China

'Norway and China have made a joint statement where we agree to strengthen our cooperation on the green transition. This agreement invites you, the industry, to move forward based on common initiatives to do climate and environmentally friendly

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre China Merchants Heavy Industry, Haimen, Nantong, China

Norway and the Age of Energy

'We are transitioning out of oil, out of gas, out of fossil, and now into a new chapter. I emphasize transitioning, because this is complex; when energy sources shift, power shifts and politics shifts', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Columbia University, World Leaders Forum

Address to the Storting on the situation in the Middle East

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Minister Eide’s remarks at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine’s Peace Formula

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Espen Barth Eide’s remarks at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine’s Peace Formula, in Montreal, Canada, 30 October.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Statement by Minister Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim on Adre border-crossing, Sudan

Statement from the Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.

By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

World Expression Forum 2026

Ladies and Gentlemen. Colleagues. Defenders of free speech. We meet at a moment when the principles we care about the most – openness, truth, and democratic participation – are under extraordinary pressure. Around the world, civic space is shrinking

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery World Expression Forum Lillehammer

Speech at the Beijing Library

Ladies and Gentlemen. Nǚshìmen, xiānshengmen. Kjære alle sammen! It is such a pleasure to be here in China with you today. Yesterday, I had the privilege to meet Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli and sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery The Beijing Library

Speech at the Jon Fosse Studies Center

Dear students and faculty members. Nǚshìmen, xiānshengmen. Kjære alle sammen! What a wonderful experience, listening to the readings of Jon Fosse. To hear how different it sounds, in your language and mine. And yet, so alike. The tone. The

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery the Shanghai Theatre Academy

Norway’s High North policy

The People of the North - and how we can make sure that families thrive, young people stay, and new talent are attracted to the High North.

By Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran High North Dialogue, Bodø 23. april

Opening of the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026

Ladies and Gentlemen. Signore e signori. Buongiorno a tutti. È un grande piacere per me essere presente in quest’occasione speciale e inaugurare la Fiera del Libro per Ragazzi di Bologna. E se il su fosse giù? E se il dentro fosse il fuori? E se io

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery

Statement the UN Population and Development Commission

Statement at the General Debate under the UN Population and Development Commission 59th Session, by Norwegian Minister of International Development, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust and Youth Delegate Uswa Malik 13th April 2026.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

First Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit of 2026

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened for its first deposit event of 2026 this week.

Minister Aukrust's address at the Norad Conference Peace Out

The Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust's address at the Norad Conference Peace Out, 28 January, Sentrum Scene.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

Democracy as a Mission

Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, Dear Mr. President, Dear Frank-Walter, First of all: Congratulations! It is a great honor and a sincere pleasure to speak here today and to celebrate your 70th birthday. You and I, Frank-Walter, we are about the

By Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg Symposium on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Kunnskapsministerens hovedinnlegg under UNESCOs 43. generalforsamling

Kunnskapsminister Kari Nessa Nordtun holdt Norges hovedinnlegg under åpningen av UNESCOs 43. generalforsamling (General Policy Debate) i Samarkand, Usbekistan.

By Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun Samarkand, Usbekistan

18 000 new seed samples to Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Eighteen genebanks representing every continent deposited more than 18,000 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week. Among them were new contributors from the Philippines and Peru, safeguarding crops that embody generations of

Pre-launch of NANU - Sámi Arts International

Ladies and Gentlemen. Distinguished guests. Dear artists, patrons and lovers of Sámi art and culture. Last night we were attendees to something truly extraordinary. Máret Ánna Saras stunning installation Goavve-Geabbil is both moving and poignant. I

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery The Swan, Bankside, London

Speech at the opening of the Ultima Festival 2025

*Sjekkes mot framføring Your Royal Highness, excellencies, dear Ultima, dear music-lovers! “Ultima is one of the standout contemporary music festivals in the world, a model for musical meetings across boundaries, and radical open-mindedness.” These

By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery The opening concert of the Ultima Festival 2025, Oslo Domkirke