Tag: diplomacy
Russia takes ‘revenge’ on Norway as the espionage threat rises
The Russian government declared on Wednesday that 10 Norwegian diplomats in Moscow are no longer welcome, meaning they'll be expected to leave the country...
Expelled Russians have left the country
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Russian officials are abiding by Norway's decision to declare 15 Russian diplomats as "unwanted" in the country....
Norway waits for Russian response
Norway's embassy in Moscow expects that several of its diplomats will soon be sent home, in retaliation for last week's decision by the Norwegian...
Government wraps up busy week at the UN by blasting Putin
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and several of his government colleagues just ended one of their most hectic weeks of the year, at the UN...
Russia expels Norwegian diplomats
Three Norwegian diplomats working at Norway's embassy in Moscow have been declared unwelcome in Russia. Their looming expulsion comes as a response to Norway's...
Sri Lanka closing its embassy in Oslo
Sri Lanka, currently caught in an economic crisis, has decided to close its embassy in Oslo on April 30. Sri Lankan officials attributed the...
Turkey backs away from expelling diplomats
Turkey's authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has withdrawn his threat of expelling several ambassadors including Norway's Erling Skjønsberg, after they'd urged the release of...
Ambassador rebuked in Turkey
Norway's Embassy in Turkey has been scolded and its ambassador among those called in for a rebuke by the Turkish government on Tuesday. His...
UD broke rules with its funding of IPI
UPDATED: Norway's state auditor general is strongly criticizing Norway's foreign ministry (Utenriksdepartementet, UD) over its own largely uncritical funding of the International Peace Institute...
Norway relieved over ceasefire
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide was on national radio Friday morning, expressing relief that the Israelis and Palestinians had finally gone...
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