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  • New strategy for cooperation with the World Bank

    20/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government’s new strategy for 2026-2030 aims to strengthen the cooperation with the World Bank and support the poorest countries in an increasingly polarized and divided world

  • Norway collaborating with Canada on digital sovereignty and AI

    20/03/2026 Press release Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

    The government is aiming to strengthen Norway’s digital alliances and partnerships. To this end, Norway’s Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Karianne Tung and Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan

  • New report: Russia has committed crimes against humanity

    20/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A new UN report concludes that Russa has committed crimes against humanity in the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children from their families.

  • Norway and IFAD Continue Their Cooperation for Food Security and Sustainable Growth

    19/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway and the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are reaffirming their partnership to increase food production and rural farmers’ incomes in developing countries. Investments in small-scale food production are an

  • Joint statement on Cold Response 26 and NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland by the Ministers of Defence of Finland, Sweden and Norway

    17/03/2026 News story Ministry of Defence

    Joint statement on Cold Response 26 and NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland by the Ministers of Defence of Finland, Sweden and Norway on 16 March 2026.

  • Nordic countries and Canada to strengthen cooperation

    15/03/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The Nordic countries and Canada are intensifying their cooperation in the areas of defence, security, resilience and green economic growth.

  • Canada and Norway agree to modernize trade agreement

    15/03/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Changes to the trade agreement between Norway and Canada could help secure favourable conditions for Norwegian companies in public procurement and for the export of services.

  • Norway and Canada agree on strategic cooperation

    14/03/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a joint statement on further strengthening Norwegian-Canadian cooperation.

  • Canada and Norway sign Letter of Intent on Space cooperation

    14/03/2026 News story Ministry of Defence

    Canada and Norway will further strengthen their defence cooperation in the space domain. This Saturday, a Letter of Intent between the two countries was signed in Oslo.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the Suffering of Civilians in the Middle East

    14/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The Middle East is in flames. Two weeks after Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iran, the situation is becoming increasingly dramatic. At least 16 countries are now directly affected by the war. The consequences are already global‘.

  • Norway increases support for victims of the war in the Middle East

    13/03/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is allocating NOK 25 million (approximately USD 2.5 million) from the humanitarian reserve to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the region. The funds will be disbursed to the Red Cross and the UN.

  • Prime Ministers see first-hand how Allies are training to defend Norway

    13/03/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    Today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited NATO forces taking part in the Cold Response military exercise.

  • Norway and Germany to strengthen space cooperation

    13/03/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Norway and Germany are strengthening strategic cooperation on space-related activities. The announcement was made during a visit by German Chancellor Friedrick Merz to Andøya on 13 March.

  • New ambassadors from the Congo, Andorra and Montenegro

    13/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 12 March 2026.

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    German Chancellor and Canadian Prime Minister visit Norway

    13/03/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Security policy, defence cooperation and space activities will be high on the agenda when German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visit Norway today. This is the first official visit to Norway by either of the

  • Canadian Prime Minister to visit Norway

    09/03/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will be visiting Norway on 13-15 March at the invitation of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. On Sunday, the two Prime Ministers will be participating in a Nordic-Canadian summit in Oslo.

  • German Chancellor to visit Norway

    06/03/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be visiting Norway on Friday 13 March at the invitation of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. This will be the first official visit by Mr Merz to Norway.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the situation in Lebanon

    06/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am deeply concerned about the escalation of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon’, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Continuing Nordic cooperation on returns

    06/03/2026 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    On the invitation of Sweden, the ministers responsible for migration from the Nordic Countries met in the margins of the Justice and Home Affairs Council to further strengthen the Nordic cooperation on migration and return policies.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    06/03/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the Crown Prince Regent has appointed Ms. Sigrid Ina Simonsen as acting state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr. Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Agnete

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