Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The main task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to secure and promote Norway’s interests internationally. Norway’s interests are determined by such factors as its geographical location in a strategically important area, its open economy, its position as a coastal state and steward of substantial marine resources, and its extensive exports of oil and gas.
Current
Effort for refugees to be priority for Norway Grants
The Government is prepared to make a major contribution to a joint and intensified European effort to improve systems for receiving refugees and asylum-seekers in the years ahead.
Priorities for Norway at the UN General Assembly 2015
The general debate will begin on 28 September and will last until 6 October. Members of Norway's delegation, which is headed by Prime Minister Erna Solberg, will participate in a large number of bilateral and multilateral meetings during the high-level week.
Latest news
- Opening Statement – AHLC Meeting 30 September - 2015-09-30
- Statement at the meeting of the Partnership Group on Myanmar - 2015-09-29
- Statement at the Ministerial Level Meeting on the Syrian Crisis - 2015-09-29
- Statement at the High Level Meeting On South Sudan - 2015-09-29
- Opening statement at the EATx Post2015 - 2015-09-25
- Speech at the European Fish Processors Association - 2015-09-25
- Norway launches an innovation competition to teach Syrian refugee children to read - 2015-09-25
- New ambassadors from Belgium, Romania and Egypt - 2015-09-24
About the ministry
Documents
Meld. St. 10 (2014-2015)
Opportunities for All: Human Rights in Norway’s Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation
Norway's arctic policy
Norway's arctic policy: Creating value, managing resources, confronting climate change and fostering knowledge. Developments in the Arctic concern us all
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Contact
E-mail: post@mfa.no
Phone: + 47 23 95 00 00
Address: 7. juniplassen 1, N-0032 Oslo