On Monday evening, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met the Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, and the Senate Minority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell.
US leadership, coordination and support to Ukraine since the invasion began have been critical and have played a vital role in maintaining Allied solidarity. I thanked Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McConnell for their crucial support, not least through the funding from Congress. I also took the opportunity to tell them about Norway’s substantial contributions and assure them that Norway will continue to provide support for as long as it is needed,’ said Mr Støre.
The US Congress has just adopted new, far-reaching legislation known as the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains a number of important climate-related measures and support schemes promoting the green transition.
‘Norway and the US share ambitions in the areas of climate action, renewable energy and the green transition. This makes us obvious partners and today we discussed how the Norwegian business sector can deliver technology and solutions that promote the global energy transition and will help us to achieve the climate targets,’ said Mr Støre.
