Tag: foreign policy
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A stash of historical documents has revealed that the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spied on Norwegian diplomats who were in the US...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...
Støre jointly wins Willy Brandt prize
Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway's longtime foreign minister who's now serving in parliament after his Labour Party lost government power, has been named a co-winner...
Royals’ contested visit ‘important’
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara this week to begin a controversial three-day state visit. The royals are...
Consular corps turns 40
Corps Consulaire de Norvége, the organization representing all foreign consuls in Norway, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week with a seminar and traditional...
Brende to ‘carry on’ foreign policy
Børge Brende has made at least a personally triumphant homecoming as Norway's new foreign minister in a conservative government, stressing that he feels "honoured"...
Snowden’s asylum request rejected
Justice Minister Grete Faremo has halted attempts to get the Norwegian government to reconsider an asylum request from Edward Snowden, the young American who...
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