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Commitment to provide security guarantees for Ukraine

06/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre participated in a summit of the Coalition of the Willing in support of Ukraine. The coalition members agreed that any future peace agreement must be backed up by security guarantees provided by European

Changes among the political advisers

13/02/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

Ms. Ada Arnstad is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Oddmund Hoel, in the period that political adviser, Ms. Signe Bjotveit, is absent.

Joint statement on support to UNRWA and NGOs

07/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain condemn the latest Israeli legislation targeting UNRWA, including measures to cut water, electricity and communications to its facilities.

Joint statement by the Nordic Foreign Ministers on Greenland

06/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on 6 January 2026.

The situation in the Red Sea

05/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence

‘We are facing a very serious situation in the Red Sea. For the first time, ballistic anti-ship missiles have been used against civilian vessels. These are very advanced weapons systems. The indiscriminate attacks by the Houthi movement are

Norway supporting Syria at a critical time

22/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘The sense of hope which the Syrian people expressed amid destruction, is what stands out the most, said the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Åsmund Aukrust, after visiting Syria today. Norway is providing a further NOK 20 million in

Norway to increase support to refugees in Ukraine and Moldova

15/05/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘Norway is allocating an additional NOK 170 million to the UN Refugee Agency for the refugee response in Ukraine and Moldova,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Mr Støre met today with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, who is in

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Norway

22/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had a chance to see key aspects of Norway’s contribution to NATO first-hand when he visited Evenes Military Air Station and Ramsund Naval Station in North Norway on Thursday.

Strong Nordic support for Ukraine

13/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

Today, Prime Minster Jonas Gahr Støre hosted a Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo. During the summit, the heads of government of the Nordic countries promised President Volodymyr Zelensky that they would continue their strong support for Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Norway for the first time

21/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has invited NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Evenes and Ramsund in North Norway Thursday 22 May. ‘Norway is NATO’s eyes and ears in the north. This visit will give Secretary General Mark Rutte the chance to

International Day for Women in Maritime

18/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

May 18th is the International Day for Women in Maritime, an annual event initiated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the United Nations. The purpose of this day is to highlight women's participation in the industry and emphasize

Launch of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership

19/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16 September 2025: Fourteen small- and medium-sized countries have issued a Joint Declaration to establish the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership, a new international initiative committed to affirming open and fair trade, supporting

Statement from Foreign Minister Eide on report on Gaza

16/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

'Today, a report was presented by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, established by the UN Human Rights Council. The report concludes that Israel is responsible for failing to prevent genocide,

Press Invitation to the Launch of the Longship Project

19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

Norway’s Largest Climate Initiative Ready for Operation - featuring the world’s first carbon capture facility in the cement industry, Brevik CCS.

Joint statement: Offer to assist with treatments of patients from Gaza in the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

23/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

As the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip continues to unfold, there is an urgent need to scale up medical treatment of patients from Gaza.