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  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on executions in Iran

    13/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Deeply troubled by the increasing number of executions in Iran. Norway opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances’.

  • Troika and European Union Envoys statement on Sudan

    13/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Special Envoys and Representatives from France, Germany, Norway, the UK, USA, and the EU have issued a statement on heightened tensions in Sudan.

  • ESRB recommends reciprocation of Norwegian capital requirements for banks

    14/04/2023 News story Ministry of Finance

    The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has issued a recommendation to other EEA states to reciprocate Norwegian capital requirements for banks. The recommendation concerns the systemic risk buffer requirement and temporary risk weight floors for

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on airstrikes killing civilians in Myanmar

    12/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am horrified by reports of new military airstrikes killing civilians including children in Myanmar’, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Norway conveys deep concerns to Sudanese authorities

    18/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘It is extremely serious that the ambassador’s residence in Khartoum was hit by a shell on Sunday. We have communicated our deep concern about the extremely dangerous situation for diplomats in Khartoum to the Sudanese Government. We are asking the

  • Foreign Minister Huitfeldt strongly urges the parties in Sudan to implement the cessation of hostilities

    19/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt:

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Concerned about developments in Sudan

    15/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am very concerned about developments in Khartoum, Sudan. I condemn use of violence and urgently call for de-escalation‘, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Very serious developments in Sudan

    16/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The events in Sudan over the past 24 hours are dramatic and alarming. Tensions are rising, as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to escalate. There are disturbing reports that

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on the politically motivated sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza

    17/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Norway condemns in the strongest terms the politically motivated sentencing of Russian opposition figure, journalist and human rights defender Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison', said Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Strong call for an immediate ceasfire in Sudan

    21/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The dramatic situation in Sudan was on the agenda in a meeting of the African Union in Addis Abeba yesterday.

  • Call from Norway’s Foreign Minster for a ceasefire in Sudan

    22/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am deeply disappointed by the failure of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) to respect the ceasefire', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Sudan: Norwegian diplomats in safety

    23/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The three Norwegian diplomats who were posted to Sudan have now been evacuated. ‘I am pleased and relieved that our three Norwegian diplomats are now safe after being caught in the fighting in Khartoum for a week,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs

  • Norway and EU establish Green Alliance

    24/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘Norway and the European Union have ambitious goals for climate action and the green transition. The Green Alliance with the EU will facilitate the creation of future green jobs in Norway,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • Statement from Norway’s ambassador to Sudan, dr. Endre Stiansen

    20/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Sudan is now experiencing an extremely serious crisis, but it can get a lot worse. The country's future is at stake.'

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    21/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed political adviser Siv Sætran as acting state secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ms. Sandra Borch, in the period that state secretary Wenche Karen Westberg settles is absent.

  • Fears of greater humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan

    27/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The ongoing hostilities in Sudan have led to the temporary suspension of many emergency aid operations. ‘This could have catastrophic consequences for millions of people who depend on emergency aid to survive. I am deeply concerned about the

  • Belgium and Norway will work closer on cross-border transport and storage of CO2

    24/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Today, Prime Ministers Alexander De Croo and Jonas Gahr Støre, met in Ghent as part of the enhanced Belgium-Norway dialogue and cooperation on climate, energy and industrial transformation, as agreed in February 2022. In preparation to the North Sea

  • Foreign Minister Huitfeldt in Moldova

    27/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is taking part today in the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in the Moldovan capital Chişinău. This is the first time Ms Huitfeldt and the other Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers have visited

  • Norway bids to host Internet Governance Forum 2025

    25/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian government announced today its bid to host the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2025. The IGF is a global platform for multistakeholder discussions on internet governance and policy. Norway aims to unite the international community

  • New ambassadors from the United Kingdom, the Holy See and Uganda

    27/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two ambassadors and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 27 April 2023.

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