Speeches and statements

International Law Is Still Worth Defending

As the United States and Israel rain bombs down on Iran, with the stated intent of subduing one of the world’s most brutal regimes, international law is collateral damage. The US-Israeli strikes clearly defy fundamental rules governing the use of

By State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik First published in Project Syndicate

Vestre's speech during the World Health Assembly

Check against delivery President, Director General Excellencies, Dear friends, This assembly is an exceptional opportunity for us, collectively, to demonstrate the importance of WHO as the leading normative and technical organization on health

By Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre Norway's keynote address during the World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland

Statement by the Prime Minister at the session on Climate and Nature – Forests and Oceans

'The next few years are critical. We have extended Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative until 2035. We are in it for the long haul,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre COP30 Summit in Belém, Brazil

The international high-level conference for the Launch of the Longship Project

Minister of Energy Terje Aasland held this speech during the international high-level conference for the Launch of the Longship Project.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Foreign policy address to the Storting 2026

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide held at the Storting

Norway’s statement at the 3rd international conference on Sudan in Berlin

Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide held at the 3rd international conference on Sudan in Berlin, 15 April 2026.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Foreign policy address to the Storting 2025

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide Stortinget, 8 April 2025

The Prime Minister's speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

'We are living in a time when our Jewish community - and other minorities - in our country once again feel unsafe. When hate speech and conspiracy theories supplant knowledge and facts. When language oversimplifies and distorts. When authoritarian

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Akershus Quay

The Prime Minister’s introduction at the press conference during the visit of the President of Palestine

'Ultimately, we have to work towards a structure where the people of Palestine are governed by Palestinians under the rule of law. That was the main point of our formal recognition; that the Palestinians have the right to be treated with the rights

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Government Guest House in Oslo

Statement from the Prime Minister supporting the third strategic cycle of CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)

Covid-19 brought death, illness, social division and economic disruption on a massive scale - and the consequences were felt then and are felt years later.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Message by video recording

The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference with his German and Canadian colleagues

'This is not only about Norwegian security. If we take care of the Arctic in a responsible way, we serve Europe, we serve North America, we serve the purpose of the transatlantic relationship. We are demonstrating credible defence and credible

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Bardufoss

Keynote address by the Prime Minister at the World Expression Forum – Wexfo

'They must be more accountable for harmful manipulation and the protection of children. We need firmer regulatory approach,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Lillehammer

The Norwegian Prime Minister’s introduction at the joint press conference after the meeting between colleagues from Canada and the five Nordic countries

'We are strong countries in terms of our values, in terms of our determination, and we are ready to follow-up from the discussion - you have seen, in our common statement today,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo

Event commemorating the 15th anniversary of the attacks on 22 July

“We must continue to tell the truth about what happened; about the terrorist’s motives; where he came from; about the consequences of far-right extremism, hatred and contempt for democracy; and about how we, as a society, can respond”.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Government Office Complex, Oslo

Briefing to the Security Council on AHLC

Briefing to the Security Council on the Ad Hoc Liason Committee on Palestine by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Minister Eide's statement at the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in Brussels

Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide statement at the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Palestine (AHLC) in Brussels on Monday, 20 April.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

How to learn from each other: Digitalisation of healthcare in Germany and Norway

By Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre German-Norwegian network

Today, we need the friendship between Norway and the EU more than ever before

Check against delivery Ambassadors, Friends, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by giving a heartfelt thanks to Ambassador Nicolas de la Grandville – for a wonderful speech, but more importantly, for his time as the EU’s ambassador to Norway. As a

By Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre Europe Day hosted by the EU's delegation to Norway at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo

Intervention Norway - General Conference of FAO

State Secretary Hanne-Berit Brekken participated on behalf of Norway at the General Conference of FAO in Rome.

By State Secretary Hanne-Berit Brekken

Minister Aukrust’s remarks at an event on sexualised and gender-based violence in New York

In connection with the annual meeting of the UN Population Commission in New York, Norway organised a side event on sexualised and gender-based violence (SGBV) together with, among others, the UN Population Fund, UNFPA, the UN Children's Fund UNICEF

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust