News & Events

On the 23rd of July, Jon Ramberg completed his mission as the Ambassador of Norway. The occasion was marked by a farewell reception held the week before at the ISR Plaza. Present were representatives of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and political parties, NGO, media, Statoil, and representatives of other diplomatic missions. The Romanian ambassador and Dean of Diplomatic Missions, Nikolae Ur... Read more

On the 19th of July, the Norwegian Ambassador Jon Ramberg and the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme, Fikret Akçura, gave a joint press conference on the launch of the booklet UNDP-Norway: Working together for the development of Azerbaijan . The booklet provides a summary of the nine cooperation projects between the Norwegian government and UNDP in Azerbaijan in... Read more

The Royal Norwegian Embassy notes with regret the decision of the Garadagh district court in the case against the renowned journalist and editor Eynulla Fatullayev. This verdict comes at a time when Azerbaijan is expected to release Fatullayev, following the acquittal of the charges formerly brought against him by the European Court of Human Rights. The previous and current sentencing of F... Read more

To stillinger ledige som universitetslektor i norsk ved Azerbaijan University of Languages, i et samarbeidsprosjekt med Universitetet i Oslo. Søknadsfristen er 23 august. Se hele utlysningsteksten her . Read more

The Norwegian singer of religious folk songs Liv Runesdatter  and the Azerbaijani kamancha player Elshan Mansurov, with their colleagues  Tuva Thomassen Bostad, Hardanger fiddle , Ehtiram Huseynov, vocal/mugham , Lelo Nika, accordion , and Alakhbar Alakbarov, tar , who made an instant breakthrough as a joint team of musicians at the Norwegian National Day on the 17th of May, appe... Read more

On 22nd June NPA marked the completion of its Battle Area Clearance Programme in Georgia. Read more

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During an event organized by the Norwegian Humanitarian Enterprise (NHE) in Ismalyia recently, Robert Mobili of the Udi community in Nic presented Ambassador Jon Ramberg with copies of his dictionary   on the Udi language as translated into Azeri and Russian. This is a milestone indeed in the cultural efforts of this small community, which is mostly settled in the Gabbala area. The embassy... Read more

The 7th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Equality between women and men was held on 24-25 May 2010 in Baku. The main theme of the Conference was "Gender equality: bridging the gap between de jure and de facto equality".   There were two sub-themes dedicated to: -           Positive action and gender mainstreaming to achi... Read more

The Constitution Day of Norway has been celebrated in Tbilisi and Baku. Read more

In line with a directive of President Aliyev, declaring 2010 as "The Year of Ecology",  planting of trees is being undertaken all over Azerbaijan. Two Members of Parliament, Malahat Hasanova and Gultakin Hajiyeva invited four ambassadors to make a symbolic contribution to these efforts in their districts on 18 April. The pictures shows the ambassadors with MP Gultakin Hajiyeva in Goranboy ... Read more

Ambassador Jon Ramberg and Assistant Elmira Mirzayeva visited the weaving mill of Fatima Aqamirzayeva in Guba on Sunday 25 April. The mill is producing according to traditional patterns found through painstaking research and uses natural dyes only. It gives employment in an area which sorely needs it, in particular to women. It has therefore been supported by the Small Grants Fund of the Embass... Read more

The first ski jumping competition in "New Holmenkollen" took place on Sunday, 15 March. The weather was magnificent, the crowds larger than they have been in years - and the Swiss Olympic champion Simon Amman was the winner. The home team dominated the cross-country events, however, with Petter Northug - another Olympic champion - winning 50 km on Saturday and Marit Bjørgen and Andreas Gløersen... Read more

The future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, is being discussed in Baku. The Romanian Embassy as an active Contact Embassy is conducting a series of public meetings with various partners in the civil society. The last event on 4th of May was conducted in cooperation with Azerbaijan Public Association for Security and Defense. Ambassador Jon Ramberg gave an overview of the process... Read more

Ambassador Jon Ramberg and First secretary Lars R. Aalerud Hansen visited Gali in Abkhazia, Georgia, in late Februar together with representantives of the Norwegian Refugee Council  (NRC), including its director, Petr Kostohryz. The main purpose was to see NRC-supported projects for Georgians in Gali, in particular restored dwellings and schools. The NRC report of the visit you can find he... Read more

  Domestic violence was one of the themes the Norwegian Minister of Justice Knut Storberget discussed with the Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov on his visit to Azerbaijan 6-9 February.      -One out of four women in the world is a victim of violence in the family. Men must take responsibility and change their attitude. Internationally we work together to fight terror... Read more

  An adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s novel “Victoria” was performed at State Youth Theatre on Saturday, 16 th of January. The project has been financed by the Norwegian Embassy. The Norwegian ambassador attended the premiere of the play. Victoria is the story of a young girl, who comes from a noble and rich family and she distinguishes herself from her surrounding with her independence and cou... Read more

Together with an American colleague, First Secretary Lars R. Aa. Hansen of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Baku undertook an excursion to the Autonomous Republic of   Naxcivan   on Wednesday, 13 January, 2010. In accordance with established practice, the visit had been notified to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in advance. Requests for meetings with Naxci... Read more

Impressions about Azerbaijan: Been here three years and fortunate to have travelled a lot. If I have a favourite spot, I think it must be Sheki. But many other places also have special charm: Gabala with Nic, Guba with its Khinalig, Lenkaran with its wonderful hill landscape and beaches and Lahidj with its handcrafts.  But certainly also the capital, which has impressed me with its variety... Read more

The following statement is released by the Norwegian Embassy  and the U.S. Embassy in Baku:  “The Norwegian Embassy and U.S. Embassy have raised with the government of Azerbaijan concerns about the situation in the Nakhchivani village of Bananyar.  In an effort to better understand the situation, diplomats from both embassies traveled to Bananyar Jan. 13, but a group stopped... Read more