Diplomatic relations

Norway and Cuba ratified this Wednesday their interest in continuing to develop cooperation projects for mutual benefit and also with other Caribbean countries. This was reported by the First Deputy …

Norway and Cuba ratified this Wednesday their interest in continuing to develop cooperation projects for mutual benefit and also with other Caribbean countries. This was reported by the First Deputy …

Norway’s cooperation with the EU is based on this vision: a Europe that is secure, free, and economically strong, and where the individual countries take joint responsibility for addressing shared challenges. …

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 …

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 costs directly related to Norway’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council amounted to NOK 12 million (USD 1,4 million) in the period 2016-2018. This total includes …

Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist, Björnson was one of the most prominent figures of European cultural and social life at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Embassy …

Having previously tried to play hardball with Germany over 5G security the US now says its allies should follow its example. The US wants foreign governments to follow Germany in …

France’s Embassy in Bucharest has posted on its Facebook page a joint statement on behalf of 12 countries, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden …

On Friday March 8th, on the International Women’s Day, Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was recognized as an honorary doctor at BI Norwegian Business School. Secretary Clinton …

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Venezuela warned that the administration could impose financial sanctions against Russia if it continues to meddle in Venezuela. Elliott Abrams said he has already …

Together with the UN and other partners, Norway will host an international pledging conference to strengthen efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian crises. The conference will take …

Norway and Cyprus are signing MoUs on funding totalling EUR 11.5 million for the new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants. In the new period, support will continue …

Veteran Norwegian diplomat Geir O. Pedersen has assumed his post as the United Nations’ special envoy for Syria. In a tweet, Pedersen said: “The new #UN Special Envoy for #Syria, …

Russia’s international aggression and the situation around Ukraine were among key issues of discussion between U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Søreide. The meeting took …

Bulgaria and Norway are going to work together on joint projects in the Western Balkans in order to urge young people to stay and develop in their home countries, reported the Bulgarian National Radio. This was …

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Ine Eriksen Søreide said Oslo plans to open its Embassy in Tbilisi in the course of 2019. Simultaneously, the Norwegian Embassy in Baku will …

Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen will be the new United Nations Syria envoy, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the U.N. Security Council in a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Diplomats …

Former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Thorvald Stoltenberg passed away in Oslo on Friday. “Thorvald Stoltenberg was a peacemaker, a humanitarian and an internationalist,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees …

Palestinian Minister of Finance and Planning Shukri Bishara, and Hilde Haraldstad, Representative of the Office of Norway to the Palestinian Authority, Signed an agreement with a total budget of $ …

Many of the challenges the world is now facing can only be addressed through cooperation with other countries. The UN is the most important forum for international cooperation. Norway has …

Norwegian diplomat and former UN’s special envoy to Kosovo, Kai Eide, has slammed the EU for non-liberalization of visas with Kosovo.   According Eide Kosovo deserves more from the EU. …

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’s Opening remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister of Norway Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide and Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire on the margins …

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide is hosting the annual Oslo Forum, a meeting place for leaders from all over the world, at Losby Manor outside Oslo on 19 …

In an international context marked by a resurgence in the use of chemical weapons and the Douma attack, France, as chair of the International Partnership against Impunity for the Use …