Nadarajah Sethurupan

Norway has put forward a proposal for stronger control of the international trade in plastic wastes. In addition, Norway has proposed the establishment of a partnership under the Basel Convention …

The 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council (AC) took place held in Rovaniemi (Finland) on 6–7 May. The Russian delegation was headed by Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey …

A senior U.S. State Department official said there is no need for President Donald Trump to sign an executive order to explicitly ban Chinese telecommunication company Huawei from taking part …

Oslo, 9 May 2019 – Yerkin Akhinzhanov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, presented his Letters of Credence to the King of Norway, Harald V. After the ceremony in the Royal Palace, during …

I am pleased to note that the IMF delegation find Norway’s economic momentum to be strong due to the conduct of fiscal policy in recent years, says Minister of Finance …

The United States will not grant any more waivers to any countries that would allow them to buy Iranian oil without facing U.S. sanctions, a senior U.S. diplomat said on …

Two Asian telco giants — Malaysia-based Axiata Group Bhd and Norwegian Telenor Group — are in talks to merge their operations in Asia. In terms of geographical presence, Axiata has …

The Norwegian Embassy in Azerbaijan has ceased its operations since May 16, 2019. “Dear Friends in Azerbaijan, We regret to inform you that the last working day for the public …

The CIA warned an Arab activist in Norway that he faces a potential threat from Saudi Arabia, Norwegian Media reported Tuesday. “Something crazy – concerning my personal safety – happened …

The hunger strike of Jock Palfreeman in protest of corruption and abuse of power in Sofia prison continues – 16 days today. Palfreeman is the Chairman of the Board of …

Tom Yazdgerdi, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

We must learn from Rwanda and its people for their ability to move forward and emerge from a period of shocking cruelty with a strong spirit of reconciliation. This, according …

The woman filed a rape complaint after going to the fire station in the 14th district in the southeast of Paris on Friday evening after meeting a fireman in a bar. …

The Government of Norway is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Norway has once again sent a …

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday designated Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin confirmed the …

The Government is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Norway has once again sent a team of …

From 1 January 2020, 0.5 per cent of aviation fuel sold in Norway will be advanced biofuels, and the regulatory changes will be introduced in the Product Regulation. Advanced biofuel …

According to the expat group «Bulgarian Diaspora and Friends», Norwegian tax money is invested in the prisons of Bulgaria via the Norwegian Financial Mechanism – in partnership with the Bulgarian …

A US official has repeated his country’s threats against its allies over Huawei – stating that the US’s goal is a process that leads “inevitably to the banning” of the …

“I can say that documents like the Terezin Declaration – first of all, the Terezin Declaration that you mention is a non-binding political document, so countries aren’t legally bound to …

Special envoys of the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Italy, Norway and the European Union met in London on Tuesday-April 23- and discussed the Afghan peace. The envoys in …

Small countries can achieve important results for the world when they build bridges and stand up for what they believe in. Sweden and Norway are both good examples of this, …

Six weeks after the Christchurch mosque attacks, New Zealand’s deputy prime minister paid his respects on Wednesday (Apr 24) to the victims of Norway’s 2011 attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, …

During the meeting of the Nordic Council of Environment and Climate Ministers in Reykjavik, the Nordic ministers agreed to work for a global agreement combatting marine litter. Norwegian Minister of …

Various pre-season forest fires already burning in Sweden and Norway have authorities worried that it might be another “summer of ashes” in Scandinavia this year. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, …