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  • Norway extends agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine

    02/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Norway is extending its cooperation with the EU on transporting Ukrainian patients to Norway and other European hospitals for medical treatment. Norway will continue the medical evacuation operation until November 2024.

  • Norway to open embassy office in Moldova

    02/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is strengthening its presence in Moldova by opening an embassy office in the capital Chișinău.

  • Ongoing concerns about situation in Myanmar three years after coup

    01/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The situation in Myanmar is deeply worrying. Three years after the military coup, the country is contending with a humanitarian crisis that has led to widespread human suffering,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Joint Statement Marking Three Years Since the Military Coup in Myanmar

    01/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The following is the text of a joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States,

  • Norway and Norwegian literature in focus at the Cairo International Book Fair

    29/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘As Guest of Honour at the Cairo Book Fair we have a unique opportunity to make Norwegian authors more widely known in the Arabic-speaking world. In difficult times such as these, cultural cooperation and dialogue can help to build bridges and

  • Statement on UNRWA

    28/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by Norway’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, on the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

  • Statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the International Court of Justice's order

    26/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague today announced an order in South Africa's case against Israel.

  • New ambassadors from Egypt, Qatar, Oman and Zambia

    19/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Four ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 18 January 2024.

  • 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

  • Direct sales of weapons and defense-related products to Ukraine permitted from 1 January 2024

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

    The Norwegian government has decided to permit direct sales of weapons and defense-related products from the Norwegian defense industry to the defense authorities in Ukraine. This policy change will enter into force on January 1 2024.

  • Foreign Minster Eide condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine

    29/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway condemns Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on Ukrainian cities. Attacks on civilians are unacceptable’, said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

  • Norway increases support to Combined Maritime Forces in the Red Sea

    21/12/2023 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway will provide additional staff officers as part of an international effort to protect civilian shipping in the Red Sea.

  • Norway condemns North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile

    19/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway strongly condemns North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday, December 18. Launches using ballistic missile technology are in violation of Security Council resolutions,‘ says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

  • Statement: Concerns over spread of the war in Sudan

    19/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is deeply concerned by recent developments in the war in Sudan. The spread of the conflict to the eastern parts of Sudan by Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) advance on Wad Medani has dire consequences for the Sudanese civilian population,

  • 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

  • 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.

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    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

  • Web TV

    Foreign ministers from Middle East, Nordic region and Benelux countries in Oslo Friday 15 for high-level meeting on Gaza

    15/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I look forward to bringing these countries together for an open and frank discussion about the war in Gaza. While the countries that will be taking part in the meeting are affected to varying degrees, they all share a deep concern about the people

  • Condemning attack on Norwegian ship in the Red Sea

    14/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Norway strongly condemns all attacks against civilian shipping, most recently the attack in the Red Sea last night on the Norwegian-registered ship MT Strinda, owned by J. Ludwig Mowinckel's shipping company,' says State Secretary Eivind Vad

  • Agreement at the climate summit

    13/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'This is a historic day, eight years after the Paris Agreement', says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

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