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Speeches and statements
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Prime Minister’s remarks at the press conference on Monday 31 October
02/11/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterGood afternoon, We have convened this press conference because, as of tomorrow, we have decided to increase the readiness of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
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Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s introduction at the press conference after meeting with President Volodomyr Zelensky
13/12/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'Norwegian long-term political, military, economic and humanitarian support to Ukraine remains strong. We have a united Parliament; all parties behind our five-year Nansen package, supporting your defense, supporting your economy and your rebuilding
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Statement by the Prime Minister at a press conference about gas leaks in The Baltic Sea and the war in Ukraine
02/10/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterToday the war in Ukraine has become even more serious. A few hours ago, President Putin announced that Russa has annexed four regions of Ukraine as Russian territory. The annexation of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions has no
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Comments by the Prime Minister at the Munich Security Conference in the panel “Europe’s Finest Hour? Building a Defence Union in Challenging Times”
17/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister"I'm going to propose to our Parliament in a few months the biggest increase in our defence spending, both structurally and financially, since the Second World War. And we do that in accordance with the regional plans that we agreed in Vilnius",
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Munich
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Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Summit for Democracy
29/03/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterMr President, Excellencies, Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was a watershed moment. It was an attack on the rules-based international order. An assault on democracy and the values that underpin it, human rights and rule of law.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Virtual Plenary
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Statement on the Russian military operation against Ukraine
24/02/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt's statement (digital) on the Russian Federation's military operation against Ukraine. The statement was given at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council 24 February.
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt 24 February
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Statement at the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik
17/05/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Council of Europe Summit, Reykjavik 16-17 May 2023. The statement was delivered by Helge Seland, Norway’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe.
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Post by The Minister of Justice and Public Security regarding the situation associated with the war in Ukraine
21/10/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public Security(Must be compared with speech delivered) There were new drone observations in several locations in Norway yesterday after the police have detained several Russians lately in connection with drone activity. We must expect similar cases in the time
By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Held at the press conferense October 20 2022
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The refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
11/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityBy Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Address to the Storting on 10 March 2022
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Statement by the Minister of Justice and Public Security at the press brief about the current situation
18/10/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe police in Nordland county have reported that they have detained four Russians who have been remanded in custody, charged with collecting information on sensitive objects. In recent days, the police have also disclosed the arrest of two other
By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Press brief October 17 2022
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Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen: NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway
07/02/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Defence*Check against delivery*
By Former Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen Forsvarsminister Odd Roger Enoksen sitt innlegg på Litteraturhuset 7. februar. Arrangør var Atlanterhavskomiteen og arrangementet ble kalt "NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway".
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SYNERGY Conference: Protecting Refugee, Migrant and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls
30/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityDear Ladies and Gentlemen, a warm welcome to you all to this Conference on Protecting Refugee, Migrant and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls. This conference is hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Council of Europe,
By State Secretary Erik Sandsmark Idsøe European Council Conference March 30, 2022
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Speach: Berlin Security Conference
01/12/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of DefenceSpeach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.
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Address to the Storting on Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council
10/05/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsOn 17 January, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt gave an address to the Storting on Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council in the period 2021-2022.
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The Prime Minister's remarks at the press conference concluding the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Leaders’ Summit
09/05/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'Today, we have agreed to invite Ukraine to form an enhanced partnership with the Joint Expeditionary Force', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo Town Hall
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The Prime Minister's remarks at the doorstep press meeting at the start of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Leaders’ Summit
09/05/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'Yesterday, we had a JEF Leaders’ dinner where we also had direct contact with the President of Ukraine and also with the US President Trump - on the need to get a ceasefire in the war going on in Ukraine, a thirty days ceasefire,' said Prime
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo City Hall
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Opening address at the Russia Conference 2022
15/11/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Anniken Huitfeldt, opens Norwegian Institute of International Affairs' Russia Conference 2022.
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Oslo, 15 November
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Foreign policy address to the Storting 2025
12/05/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsBy Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide Stortinget, 8 April 2025
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Prime Minister Støre’s statement at the press conference after meeting with Ukraine’s president Zelenskyj
24/08/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister- Today we discussed progress on your Peace Formula, Mr. President. Peace for Ukraine will have to happen on the basis on Ukrainian terms, no peace without Ukraine, no discussions without Ukraine, and the Peace Formula we have discussed several
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Kyiv, Ukraine
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Foreign policy address to the Storting 2022
22/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt held her address for the Storting 22 March. She started with the decision the Storting took 73 years ago: Voting in favour of Norwegian membership in Nato.
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Oslo, 22 March