Tag: foreign policy
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...
Norway ‘regrets’ drama in Egypt
Norway's foreign ministry carefully avoided using the word "coup" when addressing the Egyptian military's decision to seize power Wednesday night, but announced Thursday that...
‘Breakthrough’ in Colombian talks
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide confirmed Sunday night what he called "the most important breakthrough" so far in peace talks between the government...
Most Norwegians hope Obama wins
Fully eight out of 10 members of the Norwegian Parliament hope US President Barack Obama wins re-election next week, according to a survey conducted...
Colombian talks start peacefully
Historic peace talks between the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC finally got officially underway in Norway on Thursday and the tone seemed...
Colombian peace talks delayed again
UPDATED: Delegations from both the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC postponed their departure for Oslo early this week, reportedly because of bad...
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