Tag: diplomacy

Free trade deal tops Norway’s agenda

Norway's Trade Minister Monica Mæland arrived in Beijing a day ahead of her government colleagues, eager to start negotiating a new free trade agreement...

Turkish officials win asylum in Norway

Four Turkish officers and the former military attaché at the Turkish Embassy in Oslo have been granted asylum in Norway along with their families. Newspaper...

Brende wraps up a turbulent year

Foreign Minister Børge Brende took time to reflect on a turbulent year when he finally spent some hours in his own office in Oslo just...

Norway mourns a legendary ambassador

Norway's foreign ministry, diplomatic colleagues and hundreds of Chilean refugees in Norway were mourning the death this week of Frode Nilsen, a career diplomat...

Diplomats issue a new border alarm

Two top diplomats in Norway's foreign ministry have warned that the pressure on Europe's borders will only increase, and that border blockades in the Balkans...

Norway mourns envoy’s death

UPDATED: Norway's ambassador to Pakistan was among diplomats killed on Friday when a military helicopter carrying them on a sightseeing tour crashed in the mountainous Gilgit...

Syrian opposition held talks in Oslo

Representatives of the Syrian opposition and several leaders of the Syrian military forces in opposition have met in Oslo during recent months, to talk about the way...

Israeli president, Belgian royals due for formal visits

Norway's foreign ministry announced on Friday that Israeli President Shimon Peres will travel to Norway for a state visit next month. He'll arrive just...

Diplomat awarded UK ambassador post

Noted diplomat Mona Juul was announced as the new Norwegian ambassador to the United Kingdom on Friday. Juul has previously served as Norway's ambassador...

Norway pledges Ukrainian support

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was in Kiev on Thursday to hold talks with acting President Oleksandr Turtsjynov and offer economic support to the...
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