🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭EFTA member states gathered at Lake Lucerne for strategic discussions on the future of trade policy and #EFTA activities. A useful meeting to strengthen collaboration and pave the way for future projects.

Congratulations to Petter Ølberg Petter Ølberg on becoming the new chair of the General Council! We extend our gratitude to Ambassador Athaliah Molokomme for her work and leadership over the past year.

Congratulations to everyone involved! An agreement for the future and to the mutual benefit of 🇮🇳🇳🇴🇨🇭🇮🇸🇱🇮!

Happening now at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi : Ministers gather in the working session on WTO dispute settlement reform.

Exciting Ceremony to accept the deposit of instruments of the ratification of the @WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement by 8 members - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Rwanda, Togo, Türkiye, Malaysia and Norway! We also recognised all of the 70 members who would…

Many thanks to Norway for two important contributions today. First, is Norways support to the Interim Enhanced Integrated Framework Enhanced Integrated Framework of 1.7 Million Swiss Francs to assist in a variety of development programs for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and second its…

I had a productive meeting with Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. I’m eager to continue our work together in preparation for MC13 and beyond.

A good dialogue between trade, finance and environment ministers on the occasion of a meeting of the Trade Ministers for Climate Coalition on the sidelines of World Economic Forum. Chaired by Minister Sonsoles García of Ecuador and EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. Congratulations on welcoming…

Honored to represent 🇳🇴 @WTO’s first ever Vice Ministers Meeting to advance negotiating deliverables for WTO Ministerial Meeting 2024! Extremely useful meeting not least on reform of the Dispute Settlement System, which I was honored to coordinate. Multilateralism works!

The #SOM has just opened at the WTO.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlighted the importance of trade even in time of uncertainty, as well as the need to deliver results and decisions in the WTO.

Norway is present with State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik and our delegation.

@BorgeBrende World Economic Forum 🇿🇦🇳🇴 private sector #Scatec agree: The Business+Climate+Development Case for Scaling up Renewable Energy Investments in Africa is Clear. Not abt why, but how. Walk the talk.
Common solutions. With a☀️side for all. Big thanks to our panelists
#WTOPublicForum

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Africa: Approx. 60% solar energy potential in the 🌎, but<1% of global investments.

Economic growth in Africa today+reducing global emissions tomorrow=Scaling up renewable energy investments in Africa! Join 🇿🇦🇳🇴 breaking it down.

Countdown #WTOPublicForum
13/09, 17-18:15
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Pleased to take part in important discussion on green transition, technology and foreign policy at the annual 🇳🇴 Heads of Missions meeting. AI will greatly impact how we can reach #sustainabledevelopmentgoals , but also the future of #security , #trade , #humanrights and #democracy

Signing of the FTA between #EFTA 🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭 and Moldova 🇲🇩.

Norway welcomes Moldova in taking a step towards European integration!

Celebrating a breakthrough! 

Six long-pending WTO disputes between India and US mutually settled

Proof that the multilateral system retains the space for pragmatism reflecting evolving bilateral realities

Piyush Goyal (मोदी का परिवार)
Ambassador Katherine Tai
U.S. Mission Geneva
Athaliah Molokomme
Petter Ølberg

A warm welcome to all teams in the John H. Jackson Moot Court competition final round, taking place at the WTO this week! The competition simulates a WTO trade dispute case. The Dispute Settlement Body chair, H. E. Petter Ølberg, welcomed participants. Good luck to all teams!

By consensus in the General Council, 🇳🇴 will chair the Dispute Settlement Body of the @WTO. An important task.

The DSB is a core function of the WTO. Here trade disputes are settled, which is key for many countries, markets and businesses around the globe! 🌍
#TradeDisputes

It is time to show love and affection
for a system that offers protection
from the law of the jungle,
Let us not make a bungle
of the World Trade Organization
#tradevalentine WTO

The Norwegian government proposes an unprecedented support package for Ukraine:
▶️ total NOK 75 billion (€ 6,83 billion) over 5 years (2023–2027).
▶️planned annual disbursements of approximately NOK 15 billion.
We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes. #StandWithUkraine

Meeting the Norwegian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & Defence to discuss the status of the Multilateral Trading System, Trade Integration in an era of geopolitical tensions, MC12 follow up & MC13 agenda.W/ Cmte. Chair Ine Søreide, H.E Petter Ølberg & members