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    • Foreign Minister condemns sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi

      10/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      'I condemn today’s sentencing to four years in prison of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The military regime is using the judicial system to silence political opponents and crush the National League for Democracy', Minister of Foreign Affairs

    • Nordic summit in Oslo

      08/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will host a Nordic summit in Oslo on Wednesday, 13 December, with President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Denmark

    • New ambassadors from Mexico, Japan and Armenia

      14/03/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Regent on 14 March 2024.

    • Norway to provide NOK 3.3 billion to new, record-high financing package for world’s poorest countries

      21/12/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘The World Bank’s International Development Association is the international community’s largest single channel for multilateral aid. The IDA20 replenishment is crucial to prevent a sudden decline in the World Bank’s assistance to the poorest

    • Agreement between Nord-Fosen siida and Roan Vind

      06/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

      An agreement has been reached in the mediation between Nord-Fosen siida and Roan Vind. The amicable agreement aims to help secure continued reindeer herding, mitigate operational disadvantages, and provide a basis for future cultural practice for

    • Minister of Trade and Industry issues clear signal to Europe: ‘Norway has a competitive advantage that can help shape a vigorous European solar market.’

      05/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      The Minister of Trade and Industry was on Friday invited to the meeting of the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA). Ahead of the meeting, Vestre sent a letter to the European Commission, as well as Germany and France individually, setting out

    • New state secretaries

      17/12/2021 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Christian Anton Smedshaug as acting state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide, in the period that state secretary Aleksander Øren Heen settles parental leave,

    • Successful mediation retreat in Oman

      04/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘Last week’s mediation retreat in Muscat, the capital of Oman, gathered participants with important insights on conflict situations and peace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This is the first time a retreat in the Oslo Forum-series is

    • Terje Aasland appointed new Minister of Petroleum and Energy

      08/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

      Terje Aasland from Skien is the new Minister of Petroleum and Energy after Marte Mjøs Persen. He is a certified powerline worker, has been a parliament representative for 16 years and has been the leader of the of the parliament's Standing Committee

    • 'Unacceptable evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem'

      20/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘The eviction of the Salihiya family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday 19 January is unacceptable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

    • Guidance note – a comprehensive approach to humanitarian, development and peace efforts (triple nexus)

      06/03/2024 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      This guidance note has been drawn up to help Foreign Service and Norad employees who work in, or with, countries affected by protracted crises to better realise the goal of ensuring a comprehensive approach to humanitarian, development, and peace

    • New measures to apply to entry into Norway

      19/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Health and Care Services

      As a result of developments in the infection rate, the Norwegian Government has decided to reintroduce the requirement to produce a negative test taken before arrival and expand the current requirements regarding testing and entry registration in

    • The Government Pension Fund white paper 2024

      12/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Finance

      Today, the Ministry of Finance submits the annual white paper about the Government Pension Fund to the Storting. The white paper gives an account of the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN) and Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) results and

    • International ministerial meeting in Oslo on the war in Gaza

      15/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘This meeting in Oslo has taken place against an extremely serious and dramatic backdrop. Tomorrow, it will be 10 weeks since Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack. Close to 19 000 people have been killed in Gaza, nearly half of them children. The scale

    • 75 years of partnership between Norway and Pakistan

      18/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister

      18 December marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Norway and Pakistan. Cooperation between Norway and Pakistan has shaped social development in both countries based on extensive people-to-people contact.

    • UN consensus on strengthening protection of human rights defenders

      18/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      A resolution on human rights defenders put forward by Norway has been adopted by consensus in the UN General Assembly.

    • Increased funding for humanitarian response in Afghanistan

      19/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘I am pleased that we can increase our support to UN agencies operating at the border and inside Afghanistan. As winter looms, needs will increase, making sufficient humanitarian assistance even more critical. Norway remains committed to supporting

    • Norway to establish embassy in Senegal

      10/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway will open an embassy in Dakar in the autumn of 2024. The mission will also be responsible for several other countries in West Africa.

    • Opening of an area on the Norwegian continental shelf for mineral activities

      12/04/2024 News story Ministry of Energy

      The King in Council has today formally decided to open an area in the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea for mineral activities.

    • New ambassadors from Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Malta and Angola

      19/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 18 November 2021.

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