Asia and Norway

Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Norway held regular political consultations via videoconferencing. Kazakh Foreign Ministry says the parties discussed political, trade, and economic cooperation issues within both bilateral and multilateral …

‘As one the world’s poorest countries, Afghanistan will continue to be an important partner for Norwegian development assistance. Norway will maintain a high level of aid until the end of …

Vietnam and Norway have agreed to maintain and intensify suitable consultation mechanisms to share information and viewpoints in search of a common voice and to intensify consensus in dealing with …

Activist groups in Pakistan have strongly condemned the police crackdown on civilians, especially from Christian community. Reports released on October 8, stated that Christians in Pakistan were in dire straits …

Opportunities for investment, trade and economic cooperation of Kazakhstan with Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway were discussed during the first business meeting «Kazakhstan – Northern Europe». Over 200 companies from …

Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today reviewed the preparedness of Covid-19 vaccine delivery, distribution and administration. Prime Minister appreciated the efforts of innovators, scientists, academicians and pharma-companies in their …

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has thanked the security forces for defeating terrorist plot of Jaish-e-Mohammad, targeted at grassroots level democratic exercises in Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister …

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and UTs on 24 November 2020 via video conferencing, to review the status and preparedness …

Today, we are focused on saving our citizens and economies from the effects of the global pandemic . Equally important is to keep our focus on fighting climate change. Climate change must be fought not in silos …

A major terror attack was foiled by Indian security forces in Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir on 19 November 2020. Initial reports indicate the attackers to be members of Pakistan based …

Norway has shown interest to invest in ship recycling industry in Bangladesh. The Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen said this and also pledged to work together in various areas related to …

An elderly Norwegian was arrested yesterday at his Pattaya residence for downloading child pornography. City cops along with representatives from the Norwegian embassy arrested 87-year-old Hakon Stien after the authorities …

Volvo Car’s country head sees huge growth potential for electric luxury cars Swedish luxury brand Volvo Car feels that the business case for electric luxury cars in India is better …

Employees of mobile operator Grameenphone today formed a human chain in front of its headquarters in Bashundhara area, protesting the termination of Mia Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman Masud, general secretary of …

73rd Remembrance Day of Pakistan`s brutal invasion of Jammu & Kashmir on 22 October 1947 and to observe this day as “Black Day”. A webinar was organized by Indian Community …

Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide on October 14 delivered a presentation on multilateralism amid rising global geo-political tension and pressure on multilateral system Co-organised by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) …

Meetings took place in Pakistan, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Kazakhstan, and Belarus from Sept. 24 to Oct. 7 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of …

The United States is “actively working” on sanctioning Myanmar military officials responsible for the oppression of the Rohingya minority, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Richard Albright told reporters on Thursday. …

The Indian Union Cabinet, chaired by Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approved the extension of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple procurement in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for the current …

The United States is calling on Kazakhstan to increase efforts to fight human trafficking and resolve the rights of refugees from China’s Xinjiang province, US State Department officials said during …

By Adil Akhmetov, Kazakhstan’s former Ambassador to Norway – This year marks the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasr al-Farabi – the great philosopher and scientist of the Middle Ages. Al-Farabi, …

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released commemorative coins of Rs 75 denomination to mark the 75th Anniversary of FAO today through video conferencing. He dedicated to the nation, 17 recently …

Joint press release after the 6th Norway-India Joint Commission Meeting. The Sixth Session of the India-Norway Joint Commission was held on a virtual platform on October 13, 2020. The Norwegian delegation was …

The stand taken and the statements made by Amnesty International are unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth. The facts of the matter are as follows: Amnesty International had received …