Søreide wants the government to analyze how the Ukraine war will affect Norway in the long term
The future is uncertain, but Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) still expects the government to analyze how the Ukraine war will affect Norway in the long…
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Søreide: Strong arguments in favor of Stoltenberg staying on as NATO chief
Former Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) believes there are strong arguments in favor of Jens Stoltenberg continuing to work as Secretary-General of NATO. Stoltenberg…
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs comments on new Taliban government: “Disturbing signals”
The structure of the Taliban’s new government sends disturbing signals, according to Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H). “It doesn’t represent women and does…
Blinken praises Norwegian contribution in Kabul: “Something we will never forget”
On Friday, Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide met her American colleague Antony Blinken, who praised the Norwegian effort in Kabul in Afghanistan. Søreide was invited…
Yemen’s Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak visits Norway
Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Mubarak visited Norway on Thursday, as his first stop on a tour of Europe. Minister of Foreign Affairs…
Minister of Foreign Affairs: There is no quick fix for Norwegians who are still in Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) believes that a quick solution to help Norwegians who are in Afghanistan leave the country is unlikely. “It is…
Norway’s Foreign Minister: The evacuation deadline in Afghanistan must be extended
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) says that the evacuation deadline in Afghanistan should be extended beyond August 31. “We must extend the evacuation deadline,”…
Plane from Kabul with 157 people on board lands at Oslo Airport
A plane from Kabul with 157 people on board landed at Oslo Airport on Tuesday morning. In total, Norway has so far evacuated 374 people…
Plane with all the local employees from Norway’s embassy in Kabul lands in Oslo
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a plane with evacuees landed at Gardermoen on Sunday. All the Afghan employees at the Norwegian Embassy in…
Minister: Five posted workers at the Norwegian Embassy in Kabul have been returned to Norway
Five posted workers at the Norwegian Embassy in Kabul have been returned to Norway, Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) confirmed on Wednesday. On Wednesday…
Minister: Multiple Norwegian employees in Kabul have been evacuated in a demanding operation
Several Norwegian embassy employees in Kabul have been evacuated from Afghanistan between Sunday and Monday, according to Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H). “I can…
Norway supports Belarusian pro-democracy movement: “We urge Lukashenko to stop the violence”
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian pro-democracy movement, for political talks on Thursday. “The meeting made…
Government: The data attack on the Norwegian parliament’s email system was carried out from China
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) called in China’s ambassador to a meeting in relation to the data attack on the Norwegian parliament’s (Storting) email…
Norway’s Foreign Minister criticizes Belarus after arrests of activists: “Political prisoners must be released”
Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) strongly criticized Belarus on Thursday. Belarusian security officials stormed the offices of activists fighting for civil rights in…
Norway adopts further restrictive measures against Belarus
“Today, Norway has aligned with the EU’s new sectoral sanctions against Belarus as a response to the major human rights violations being committed by the…
Norway to keep field hospital in Kabul in place for the rest of 2021
Norway announced it would run the field hospital in Kabul for the rest of the year – that is, even after NATO has withdrawn its…
Start-up of negotiations on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants
“The EEA and Norway Grants scheme is not just an important contribution to economic and social development in the 15 beneficiary states. It also provides…
Norway condemns actions of Belarusian authorities: “Shocking and totally unacceptable”
“Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega, who were arrested on Sunday after the passenger flight they were on was diverted and forced to land in Belarus,…
Norwegian Minister on Gaza clashes: “The suffering inflicted on civilians on both sides is unacceptable”
“The conflict in and around Gaza is intensifying, and the suffering inflicted on civilian populations on both sides is unacceptable,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen…
Norwegian Foreign Minister fears full war erupting between Israel and Hamas
The conflict between Israel and armed groups in the Gaza Strip could develop into a full-scale war, Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) fears. “If…
