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On 12 July the Embassy visited Gala Archeology and Ethnography Museum located in the outskirts of Baku. The museum consisting of an open-air display area, an indoor exhibition as well as a tower (Gala) towering 13 meters over the settlement gave an impressive insight into the everyday life of inhabitants of the ancient city Gala. Read more

On the occasion of Norway’s constitution day, the 17th of May, close to one hundred Norwegians gathered to celebrate in Baku. Read more

Some 250 people gathered in Tbilisi to celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day (the 17th of May). Read more

On 16th May the embassy invited friends of Norway in Azerbaijan to celebrate Norway's constitution day. Read more

Edvard Munch is one of the few Norwegian artists to have been international renown. This is why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to reach out to various centres of expertise, the media, the general public and – not least – the younger generation in connection with the 150th anniversary of his birth. We attach importance to increasing awareness of Munch’s life and his unique and diverse wor... Read more

On 14 March 2012, the Embassy received the Norwegian MFA recruitment board (“Aspirantnemda”). Read more

On 11 June 2013 it will be 100 years since Norwegian women gained the right to vote and Norway became a true democracy, with women and men enjoying the same democratic rights. Norway was the first independent country in the world to introduce universal suffrage for both men and women. Read more

Norway is a donor to ANAMA Jeranchel clearance project. ANAMA is concerned with clearance of mines in the Jeranchel area in north-west region of Azerbaijan. Read more

The ambition with our new Twitter account is to diversify our channels of communication and hopefully reach out to broader sections of the public with relevant updates. Read more

During his official visit to Azerbaijan, the Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr. Espen Barth Eide gave a lecture at the ADA. Read more

On 30 November 2012, the distinguished Azerbaijani poet Vagif Samadoghlu shared stories from his life at an informal evening of poetry at the Norwegian Residence. Read more

29th of November in their brand new workshop, Aker Solutions held the opening ceremony of their new facility in Baku. Read more

As part of the project “Sustainable Buildings in Azerbaijan; Technical Assistance and Capacity Building”, the first batch of certified energy auditors in Azerbaijan received their diplomas in Baku on 21 November Read more

Statoil 's presence in Azerbaijan goes back to 1992 when its first office in Baku was opened. It has since signed three production-sharing agreements (PSAs) and ranks today as one of the largest oil companies in the country.  The three production sharing agreements includes the giant oil field Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG, 8,56% share), the gas and condensate field Shah Deniz (25 Read more

Since the beginning of the 1990s Azerbaijan and Norway have developed an increasingly strong relationship. Diplomatic relations between Norway and Azerbaijan, and Norway and Georgia were established on 5 June 1992. The Norwegian Embassy in Baku was opened in June 1998. The Embassy in Baku is also accredited to Georgia, and makes frequent visits to the country Read more