Norway’s Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary says it is very important for the displaced people in Sri Lanka’s north to return to their original places and re- establish their lives …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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The Norwegian government said on Tuesday it would present a bill to parliament in the first part of June proposing the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products in the …
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Sale of licensed military equipments to other countries should preferably be done only with approved Nations authorities and state approved actors in the recipient countries, said Defence Minister Ine Eriksen …
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‘Norway is deeply concerned about the rising number of allegations against UN personnel concerning sexual exploitation and abuse. In 2015, 99 allegations were received, as compared with 80 in 2014. …
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Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced the AgustaWestland AW101 Norwegian all-weather search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopter was recently unveiled by Anders Anundsen, Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, during a roll out ceremony held …
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HMCS Windsor is heading across the Atlantic to take part in multinational exercises in waters off Norway. The submarine left its home port of Halifax Monday morning for the 12-day …
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Cyberhawk Innovations, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and drone inspection and survey specialist, has signed a partnership agreement Norwegian UAV operator Nordic Unmanned. This will give customers in Norway access …
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Indonesia President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende on Tuesday to discuss the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries, including by cooperating together in …
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The contract will be a joint venture between Hemla Vantage and the Kharg Petrochemical Company, a quasi-privately-owned company, to produce and export liquefied national gas and liquefied petroleum gas by …
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Norwegian Refugee Council warns ‘human catastrophe’ is unfolding in Iraqi city, renews call for safe corridors to be opened to prevent massive civilian loss of life. The siege of the …
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A Norwegian woman has been found dead on the island of Mallorca and Spanish police are investigating the death as suspicious. The woman was found dead in a Mallorca apartment …
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Joint Statement on Aerial Bombardment in South Kordofan and De Facto Expulsion of OCHA Head. The following statement was issued jointly by the governments of the United States of America, …
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The Nigerian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (NNCC) has been launched in Lagos to promote socio-economic relationship between Africa’s biggest economy and the Nordic country. The chamber, according to its promoters, will …
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Norway wants to support the Sri Lankan government’s policies for reform and reconciliation, State Secretary at the Norwegian Foreign Affairs Ministry Tore Hattrem said today. Mr. Hattrem, who arrived in …
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To develop its maritime industry, Nigeria is to partner Norway. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said. Speaking when the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, …
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The Norwegian state owned company, StatkraftNorfund Power Invest or SN Power, concluded an MOU for a project known as the Middle Yeywa dam with the previous government in July 2014. …
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met her Norwegian counterpart Borge Brende for the second Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting here on Monday. “Today, we will hold two meetings. …
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The Dream Mile is synonymous with the ExxonMobil Bislett Games. There is virtually no other race on the track and field circuit that connects an event, a city and a …
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Following the implantation of the nuclear deal and lift of sanctions against Iran, Norwegian universities have called off a discriminatory ban that did not allow Iranian students to study in …
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Airbus Helicopters has acted to allay concerns over the safety of its Super Puma aircraft after Norwegian investigators declined to rule out a repetition of past gearbox problems being the …
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Africa and Norway
Oslo Meeting: International community should contribute to implementation of Mali, Libya agreements
Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra called on the international community to actively contribute to the implementation of the agreements signed in Mali …
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Lithuania’s Defense Ministry on Friday decided to open talks with the Norwegian government on acquisition of medium-range missile defense systems NASAMS. “We have decided to open negotiations with the Norwegian …
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The members of the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) are appalled by the Sudanese government’s aerial bombardment of civilians in Kauda and the Heiban area of …
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Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has welcomed the Financial Stability Board’s efforts to draft “homogeneous, appropriate and consistent” reporting guidelines for climate risks. The manager, responsible for Norway’s NOK7.1trn (€763bn) …
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The State Secretary of Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Tore Hattrem, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from May 31 to June 02, 2016. The State Secretary will …