International relations

Responding to the Nexus – The Case for NATO

[Speech/article, Ministry of Defence, 17.09.2014]

Speech by Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide at the conferende "A New Nexus of global Threats? Concepts and Response" in Oslo Sept. 17 2014. The title of her speech was "Responding to the Nexus – The Case for NATO".

NATO Wales Summit – Revitalizing the Trans-Atlantic Bond

[Speech/article, Ministry of Defence, 16.09.2014]

The Norwegian Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide held this speech at The Rīga Conference 2014 September 12. The title of the speech was "NATO Wales Summit – Revitalizing the Trans-Atlantic Bond".

Unacceptable police raid on EEA and Norway Grants fund operator in Hungary

[Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 09.09.2014]

‘By ordering the police raid on 8 September, it is clear that the Hungarian authorities are continuing their harassment of civil society organisations, and that they have no intention of fulfilling their obligations under the agreements Hungary has entered into on the management of the EEA and Norway Grants,’ said Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Vidar Helgesen.

Priorities for Norway at the UN General Assembly 2014

[Article, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 05.09.2014]

The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will open with a week of high-level meetings from 22 to 26 September 2014. This year there will be a Climate Summit convened by the Secretary-General and a special session on population and development. The Prime Minister will chair a meeting to promote implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. A number of high-profile events will focus on the work to develop a set of post-2015 global sustainable development goals.

Address at the Estonian–Norwegian Business Forum

Oslo, 3 September 2014

[Speech/article, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 03.09.2014]

- The synergy that can be achieved by bringing together Estonian ICT expertise and Norwegian experience in the field of green technology makes us confident that we can develop successful solutions not only for Estonia and Norway, but also for third markets, said Minsiter Vidar Helgesen in his address at the forumt.

Europe – 25 year after the fall of the Berlin Wall

[Speech/article, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 02.09.2014]

'This year – 2014 – is a year of anniversaries. A year in which to commemorate events of pivotal importance for Europe, as both a geographical and a political entity', said Minister Vidar Helgesen in his opening address at the Europe Conference 2014 in Oslo 2 September.

Norway to provide a further NOK 50 million in humanitarian assistance to Iraq

[Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 26.08.2014]

‘The situation in Iraq has gone from bad to worse in the last few weeks. There are now more than 1.4 million internally displaced people in the country, and the humanitarian situation is extremely difficult. The Norwegian Government is therefore allocating a further NOK 50 million to help those who have been affected by the conflict in Iraq,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.

New deadline for the parties in South Sudan

[Press release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 26.08.2014]

‘It is regrettable that the parties to the conflict in South Sudan have failed to fulfil their obligations to introduce a ceasefire and establish a framework for the formation of a transitional government, as they agreed in June. I urge the parties to take advantage of the new opportunity they have been given to establish a national unity government with broad representation within 45 days,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.