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  • Condemns attack in Qatar

    09/09/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement from Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

  • Norway condoles bereaved families after devastating landslide

    02/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Devastating news from Sudan. The landslide, killing over a thousand people, is coming on top of a dire humanitarian situation.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Venezuela

    30/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On 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

  • Joint statement on the situation in Palestine

    29/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia and Spain strongly condemn the most recent Israeli offensive launched in the Strip and the announcement to establish a permanent presence in Gaza City.

  • 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 Affairs

    We 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

  • Joint Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    21/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Joint statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on Israel’s attack on Gaza City

    21/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Norway condemns Israel’s attack on, and attempt to seize control of, Gaza City. This represents a further escalation of an already catastrophic war and puts a population that has already suffered immensely in extreme danger', said Foreign Minister

  • Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the Nordic countries and Canada on their support to Ukraine

    19/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The foreign ministers of the Nordic countries and Canada convened in Nuuksio, Espoo, on 19 August 2025 and gave a joint statement on their support of Ukraine.

  • Joint statement on the horrific humanitarian situation in El Fasher

    14/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    As fighting continues unabated in North Darfur, Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in and around the city of El Fasher besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). All trade routes and supply lines have been cut off, and

  • Joint statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

    12/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised.

  • Joint statement on Gaza

    10/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain strongly condemn the recent announcement by the Government of Israel of the intensification of the occupation and the military offensive,

  • Norway contributes NOK 200 million in budget support to Palestine

    28/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is contributing NOK 200 million to help ensure that public employees in Palestine receive their salaries.

  • Norway to further strengthen cooperation with Germany

    22/07/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    At a meeting in Berlin on Monday 21 July, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed to strengthen cooperation between Norway and Germany in a broad range of areas, including defence and security, industry and the

  • Joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    21/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,

  • Statement on the escalating violence in Syria

    17/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Alarmed by escalating violence in Syria, including in #Sweida. I urge all actors to exercise maximum restraint. Deeply concerned about recent Israeli airstrikes and rising domestic tensions. The escalation risks undermining efforts towards a

  • Joint statement on recent developments in Georgia

    11/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Joint statement of 11 July 2025 by the Foreign Ministers of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United

  • Norway provides NOK 40 million to fight hunger in South Sudan and Haiti

    11/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation in the world working to save lives and combat hunger. The WFP provides food aid in emergency situations and supports long-term efforts to ensure food security and development.

  • Norway Aligns with EU’s Listing of Two Russian Shipping Companies

    07/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian government has decided to list two Russian fishing companies Norebo JSC and Murman Seafood. With this decision, Norway will align itself with the sanctions adopted by the EU on May 20, in the same way that we have previously aligned

  • Lifting of sanctions on Syria implemented in Norwegian Law

    03/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has today implemented legal acts to lift sanctions against Syria. Sanctions targeting key individuals in former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime will remain in place.

  • The Minister of International Development Signed three Tax for Development Agreements

    02/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘To support developing countries in their endeavors to finance their own development, fight poverty, and provide citizens with basic services, tax revenues must be increased. That’s why Norway has more than doubled its support since 2015 to help

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