Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. 
Photo: Marta B. Haga, MFA.Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Photo: Marta B. Haga, MFA
News and events // Last updated: 06/03/2012 //

“Norway welcomes the EU’s decision to grant Serbia candidate status and to start working towards closer cooperation with Kosovo. These are important contributions to the stabilisation of South East Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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News and events // Last updated: 12/01/2012 //

In politics, it seems counterintuitive to engage in dialogue with violent groups, with radicals and terrorists, and with the states that support them. But Jonas Gahr Støre, the foreign minister of Norway, makes a compelling case for open discussion, even when values diverge, in an attempt to build greater security for all.

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News and events // Last updated: 22/09/2011 //

Heads of state and government from all the UN member states will meet at the opening of the 66th UN General Assembly from 19 to 23 September in New York. From Norway, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Environment and International Development, the Minister of Health and Care Services, and a delegation from the Storting (Norwegian parliament) will attend....

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News and events // Last updated: 12/12/2011 //

From 12 to 15 December Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is visiting the South Pole to mark the centenary of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team reaching the Pole in 1911, and to underline the importance of the Antarctic continent in relation to global climate change.

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News and events // Last updated: 22/09/2011 //

This week the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, was interviewed by Piers Morgan on CNN.

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