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Prime Ministers Starmer and Støre visit British airbase
04/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the RAF Lossiemouth airbase in Scotland. The base is crucial to ensuring NATO’s readiness and maintaining security in the High North.
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New ambassadors from Iran, Colombia and Paraguay
04/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThree ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 4 December 2025.
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Prime Minister Støre met with Prime Minister Starmer at 10 Downing Street
04/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited London for talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street.
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Norway signs agreement with Bulgaria on EEA and Norway Grants
04/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway signed an agreement in Bulgaria today on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.
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Norway largest contributor to PURL military support packages for Ukraine
03/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway has announced a contribution of USD 500 million in funding for two new PURL packages for Ukraine.
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Norway, Germany and Poland announce USD 500 million in funding for PURL support package for Ukraine
03/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, Norway, Germany and Poland announced that they will fund a USD 500 million package of defence materiel for Ukraine sourced from the United States and delivered under the US-NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.
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Norway, the Netherlands and Germany announce USD 500 million in funding for PURL support package for Ukraine
03/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAt the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels today, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany announced that they will fund a new USD 500 million package of defence materiel for Ukraine sourced from the United States and delivered under the
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Norway signs agreement with Lithuania on EEA and Norway Grants
03/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityNorway signed an agreement on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants in Lithuania. Through this funding, Norway will cooperate with Lithuania on preparedness and crisis management, including efforts related to health preparedness, fire
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The Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defence visits Norway
01/12/2025 News story Ministry of DefenceOn November 28th, Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik welcomed his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back for a bilateral meeting.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'On the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I express my deepest sympathy to all those who have lost loved ones - children, parents, siblings, and friends', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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Sudan Must Choose Peace Over Continued War
28/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Andreas Kravik visited Port Sudan this week - the first Norwegian political visit since the war began more than two years ago. The visit comes at a critical time for the country, which is now facing the world’s largest humanitarian
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Statement from State Secretary Kravik on Sudan
27/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I am pleased to be in Sudan and grateful for the frank and substantive discussions I have held with senior officials and with humanitarian partners', said State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.
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Brazil and Norway reinforce their bilateral climate, forests and biodiversity partnership
24/11/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentJoint Statement between the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil, Ms. Marina Silva, and the Minister of Climate and Environment of Norway, Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen:
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Norway investing in renewable energy development in South Africa
23/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterNorway is providing NOK 760 million for renewable energy development in South Africa through the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund. The funding will go to the South African company Mulilo to support wind, solar and battery energy storage projects.
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Prime Minister Støre visits Norwegian-owned solar power plant in South Africa
23/11/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn 21 November Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited a Norwegian-owned solar power plant in South Africa. The company that owns the plant has provided renewable energy to 200 000 households, and a number of Norwegian companies are now investing in
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Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight
22/11/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterWe - the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight - spoke with President Zelenskyy today. We have from the outset of Russia’s war of aggression stood by Ukraine’s side and we will continue to do so. Our resolve comes from the fact that we know that this
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Prime Minister Støre to participate in G20 Summit: ‘An important arena for cooperation in a more polarised world’
22/11/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterThis weekend, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, where leaders of the world’s major economies will meet to discuss global challenges.
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Replenishment Summit aimed at combating disease and saving lives
21/11/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took part in the Eighth Replenishment Summit of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The aim is to save 23 million lives by reducing the mortality rate from the three diseases.
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Norway to increase support for African Development Fund
21/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Government is providing approximately NOK 3 billion in funding to the African Development Fund (ADF), which is part of the African Development Bank Group. The ADF promotes economic and social development in the 37 least developed African
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Norwegian–Russian fisheries negotiations to be held in December
21/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and Russia have agreed that this year’s fisheries negotiations will be held in a virtual format from 8 to 12 December.