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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of International development Åsmund Aukrust on the attack on a WFP aid convoy in Darfur, Sudan
21/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsWe condemn yet another attack on a WFP convoy that was on route to Mellit with lifesaving assistance to starving people. The people in North Darfur have suffered unspeakable violence and misery. Attacking brave humanitarian personnel who take great
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Prime Minister Støre visits Ukraine
25/08/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Ukraine’s capital Kyiv today. Mr Støre will have political meetings with, among others, President Zelensky and Prime Minister Svyrydenko.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Venezuela
30/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsOn this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Norway expresses its solidarity and deep respect for the relatives of disappeared persons, as well as for the organizations, the human rights defenders and the lawyers who support
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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 help citizens to fly home
11/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is now arranging for an aircraft to transport Norwegian citizens home from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
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The Finance Minister promotes Norwegian resource rent taxation in Financial Times
16/01/2025 News story Ministry of FinanceIn the article «Tax lessons for governments from Henry George» in Financial Times, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum discusses how Henry George's ideas on taxation of land and resources may be relevant for the global tax debate.
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Finland and Norway strengthen cooperation on carbon capture, transportation and storage
04/09/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyOn 4 September, the Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala and the Norwegian State Secretary Astrid Bergmål signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate cross-border transport of CO2 for permanent storage in Norway.
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Prime Minister holds bilateral meetings with three Presidents
10/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Wednesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with the Presidents of Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay. The heads of state are in Norway as guests of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado.
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Clear Support for UN Resolution on Emergency Aid to Palestine
12/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, 139 countries voted in favour of a UN resolution expressing full support for the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
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Norway Supports New Claims Commission for Ukraine
16/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, Norway signs the convention establishing a Claims Commission for Ukraine. The Claims Commission is the second of three components in an international compensation mechanism for the victims of Russia’s war of aggression. The other two
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Statement from Minister Eide onmilitary airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine
15/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I am horrified by the military airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine, Myanmar, killing patients and health workers,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Agreement for 2026
18/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and Russia have reached a fisheries arrangement for 2026.
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Statement from Minister Eide on the Situation in Venezuela
03/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The developments in Venezuela mark a grave escalation of an already highly volatile situation. It is now imperative that the full facts of what has occurred are established,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. ‘The Maduro regime
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Changes among the state secretaries
09/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Jakob Vorren as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Jon-Ivar Nygård.
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Minister Eide unveiled replica of rune stone in Ukraine
12/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The Alstad stone is a symbol of the historic ties between the people of Norway and the people of Ukraine,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Changes among the political advisers
13/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Petra Brinch is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Kjersti Stenseng.
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Norway signs new two-year agreement with UNRWA
13/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway today signed a new two-year agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Under the agreement, Norway will provide core funding of NOK 175 million per year for the period 2026-2027.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the planned execution of Erfan Soltani
14/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'The planned execution of Erfan Soltani is unacceptable and must be stopped,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on today’s meetings in Washington between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States
14/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIt is positive that the meeting between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States today was constructive, and that they have agreed to continue their work through a joint working group.
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The Fosse Lecture 2026 to be delivered by Marilynne Robinson
21/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Culture and EqualityThe American author Marilynne Robinson has been invited to give the Fosse Lecture, and the Dutch translator Paula Stevens is the winner of the 2026 Fosse Prize for Translators.