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On February 2 in the OSCE Permanent Council Norway commented on the close bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Norway, the National Program for Action to Raise Effectiveness of the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the status of the Human Rights House Azerbaijan. Read more

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. Read more

“Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman are each in their own right worthy winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Government welcomes the award of this year’s prize to these three women. It is recognition of women’s non-violent efforts to promote peace and democracy,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

In connection with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre’s visit to Tbilisi, a Norwegian business delegation visited Georgia on November 9-11. Read more

Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, visited Georgia on November 10-11. Here he had fruitful meetings with President Mikheil Saakashvili, Prime Minister Nika Gilauri and Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze, Furthermore, Mr. Støre held the opening speech at the seminar “Georgian-Norwegian Cooperation on Hydropower”. Read more

The international conference "Thor Heyerdahl and Azerbaijan" took place in Baku October 26-29. The conference was organized by Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL) and the University of Oslo, and brought together scholars and experts. Thor Heyerdahl jr. and Jaqueline Beer Heyerdahl were the guests of honour at the conference. Read more

Søknadsfrist 28. november 2011. Tiltredelse ultimo januar 2012. Read more

Today is the opening of the international conference "Thor Heyerdahl and Azerbaijan", which takes place in Baku October 26-29. The conference is organized by Azerbaijan University of Languages and the University of Oslo. Read more

On October 13 in the OSCE Permanent Council Norway aligned itself with an EU statement on human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in Azerbaijan. Read more

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in peace-building work. Women’s participation is crucial in promoting peace and preventing conflict.” Read more

Around 40 Baku based Norwegians took the trip to the new Dalga Arena in Mardakan on the shore of the Caspian Sea to support Norway's men U-21 national football team in the match against Azerbaijan. Read more

The Royal Norwegian Embassy seeks: Receptionist/Office assistant (temporary position) to cover maternity leave for 1 year period from December 1st 2011. Read more

On September 20th, the Ambassador of Norway to Azerbaijan and Georgia, Mr. Erling Skjønsberg, held the opening address at the conference “Community and Historic Environment” in Tbilisi. The conference marked the conclusion of a cooperation project between the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) and ICOMOS Georgia. Read more

Earlier this year, the Norwegian embassy in Baku in cooperation with Pasha Bank organized an essay competition, the theme of which was corporate social responsibility. More info can be found on Pasha Bank’s website (link below). Two winners received the opportunity to attend the BI summer school in Norway. Below, one of them, Nargiz Alizada, shares her impressions from Oslo. Read more

“On Sunday 21 August we will commemorate those who died in the attacks on the government offices in Oslo and Utøya. Seventy-seven precious lives were lost. Many people were permanently injured. Many have wounds that cannot be seen,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg when he announced the decision to hold a national memorial ceremony. The decision to hold a national memorial ceremony for thos... Read more

On 15 August, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide met Leyla Yunus, a prominent Azerbaijani human rights defender and director of the NGO Institute for Peace and Democracy. Dr Yunus told Mr Barth Eide about the demolition on 11 August of a building where the Institute for Peace and Democracy and two other NGOs had their offices.   The demolition took place as part of a wider urban development... Read more

MediaUnit . . The Embassy would like to thank all those who have expressed their condolences following Friday’s horrific and tragic attacks on the government offices in Oslo and the youth summer camp at Utøya. A book of condolences will be open for signing at the Norwegian Embassy in Baku from 12:30 to 15:00 hours Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. An electronic book of condolences is... Read more

Norge våknet lørdag opp i dyp sorg etter de forferdelige ugjerningene i Oslo og på Utøya fredag 22. juli. Ugjerningene er et angrep på demokratiet, på uskyldige unge mennesker. På sin pressekonferanse lørdag morgen sa statsminister Jens Stoltenberg dette: Read more

“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Read more

Forhåndsstem i utlandet I Norge er valgdagen for kommunestyrevalget og fylkestingsvalget 2011 mandag 12. september 2011 . Mange kommuner holder også valg søndag 11. september. Velgere som ikke er i Norge på valgdagen den 12. september, kan forhåndsstemme i utlandet. Dette gjelder både for velgere som er bosatt i utlandet, og velgere som oppholder seg midlertidig i utlandet. Det brukes ikke... Read more