Tag: foreign policy
Norway gives millions to Balkans floods
The Norwegian government pledged NOK 43 million (USD 7.2 million) in short and long-term aid to help with the flood crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina and...
‘Norway should drop Mideast broker role’
Norway's Socialist Left party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, SV) argued over the weekend that the government should accept that its role as a mediator between the...
China’s alleged Nobel demands
The Chinese government is reportedly demanding that Norway's government must promise to never again congratulate a dissident Chinese winner of the Nobel Peace Prize,...
Hundreds rally to welcome Dalai Lama
About 400 people rallied outside the parliament building in Oslo on Tuesday to show their support for the Dalai Lama's visit next week. Those...
Nordic countries condemn Russia
Ukraine, political security in Europe and the path towards the NATO summit in September were up for discussion when the Nordic countries' defense ministers...
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...
Royals’ whirlwind Vietnam visit
Norway's Crown Prince and Princess led a large trade delegation to Vietnam this week to pave the way for more business between the two...
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...
Wartime FBI spying revealed
A stash of historical documents has revealed that the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spied on Norwegian diplomats who were in the US...
Norway condemns violence in Kiev
Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende called for an end to the violence in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Wednesday, and urged President Viktor Janukovitsj...
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