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  • New ambassadors from Angola, New Zealand and Guinea

    09/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 9 November 2023.

  • New ambassadors from South Sudan and Colombia

    24/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to King Harald V on 24 November 2022.

  • Norway signs agreement to assist Ukraine with gas procurement

    21/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance

    Norwegian Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum has today signed an agreement to provide funding of NOK 2 billion to enable Ukraine to purchase natural gas during the coming winter.

  • Colombia: 'Very pleased with formal peace talks'

    22/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I'm very pleased to see Colombia's government and ELN commencing formal peace talks', Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Anniken Huitfeldt said.

  • Joint Statement on Afghanistan

    21/12/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement from Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union on on Taliban’s

  • Norway takes over as Chair of the Arctic Council

    11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘We are looking forward to chairing the Arctic Council for the next two years. It is vital that the Arctic Council maintains its role as the most important multilateral forum for addressing issues relating to the Arctic,’ said Minister of Foreign

  • United Nations marks 75 years of peacekeeping

    29/05/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Since the first UN peacekeeping operation, UNTSO in the Middle East, was established on 29 May 1948, the UN has led 71 peacekeeping operations. There are currently 12 active operations. Norway has participated in 47 operations, providing more than

  • Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Oslo further cements Alliance unity

    01/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘It is a pleasure for Norway to be hosting an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo today. Because there is a war in Europe, it is crucial for the NATO foreign ministers to maintain close contact and further cement the strong unity

  • Norway to provide support to civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh

    02/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway will provide NOK 20 million in humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in Nagorno-Karabakh. The support will be used to assist both those who have fled and those who remain in the region,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken

  • Foreign Minister Huitfeldt condemns Russian missile strikes in Ukraine

    10/10/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I strongly condemn Russia’s massive missile strikes against Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure', Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfledt said.

  • Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway on the military take-over of the transitional government in Sudan

    25/10/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “Norway is deeply alarmed at the serious development of the current situation in Sudan where General al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudan’s Sovereign Council, has dissolved the institutions of the state and introduced a state of emergency.

  • Report to the Storting on Democracy, Human Rights, Security and the Rule of Law in Europe

    04/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will submit a report to the Storting on how Norway will work to strengthen and preserve these values in Europe and Central Asia, with particular emphasis on Norway’s cooperation within the Council of Europe (CoE) and

  • Securing electricity for 300 000 Ukrainian homes

    24/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The first of 20 new transformers has now been delivered to the Ukrainian energy company, Ukrenergo. The RePoWER project, which is funded under the World Bank’s multi-donor trust fund for Ukraine, will provide 300 000 households with electricity.

  • Additional NOK 1 billion to Norwegian organisations for emergency relief efforts in Ukraine

    17/12/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Ukraine is in the midst of another cold winter of war. The Norwegian Government is now providing close to NOK 1 billion to seven Norwegian humanitarian organisations to support their emergency relief efforts in Ukraine.

  • Call for proposals for the first renewable energy guarantees

    15/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government has established a new state guarantee scheme for renewable energy projects in developing countries, and on 15 November Norad will issue a call for proposals for the first renewable energy guarantees. The Government's

  • Norway to Host IGF - The World’s Largest Forum for the Future of the Internet

    11/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The United Nations has invited Norway to host the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2025 - the world’s largest forum on Internet governance.

  • Joint  Statement on the Gaza Humanitarian Response

    31/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Joint statement on Gaza from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

  • Four trains are ready for Ukraine

    24/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two years have passed since Russia’s full scale invation of Ukraine. As a part of Norway’s contribution to keep the economy and life in Ukraine going, four trains that Ukraine has requested, are ready to be transported to the war-stricken country.

  • Norway assists in scheme for crucial financial transfers from Israel to Palestine

    18/02/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is facilitating an arrangement that will enable the Palestinian Authority to receive clearance revenues that Israel collects on its behalf. In the wake of the terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October, the situation between the parties has been

  • ‘Will contribute to a more stable world’

    21/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today marks the start of the first ministerial meeting of the year in the G20, where the world's most important economies meet. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is attending from Norway.

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