Climate change is one of the main challenges of our time – and trade must be part of the solution. In Davos today, Norway joins new Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate #TradeMinClimate

"Ja vel, statsråd" har fått ein ekstra episode, skrive for teaterscenen 👏👏👏

Taking up new responsibilities in Geneva 🇨🇭🇳🇴

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.

Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik at #SOM: The world faces multiple environmental crises. WTO Members must make trade part of the solution. Environmental Goods & Services and circular economy are among the keys. #MC13 in Feb 2024 must ramp up this work. #RoadToMC13

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 🇳🇴 Mission is very happy to receive visitors. Today we had the Norwegian customs agency, Tolletaten, visiting. We elaborated on our work with WTO and EFTA Secretariat.

🐟plays a vital role in human nutrition & food security. The WTO-agreement on fisheries subsidies is a major step towards ocean sustainability 🇳🇴has a long history of fisheries development & are pleased to announce our donation of NOK 9mill to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism

A warm welcome to Siri veseth meling as🆕EFTA Secretary-General, effective 1 January 2024! Meling is not only the first woman to serve as #SecretaryGeneral of EFTA, but also the first Norwegian Secretary-General in 12 years. We look forward to continued & close collaboration 🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭

Every second year, the World Trade Organization meets at the level of Ministers. With geopolitical tensions and protectionism on the rise, it is more important than ever to preserve and strengthen this critical piece of our rules-based multilateral order. 🌍 #WTOMC13AbuDhabi

Warmest congratulations to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala with a second term as Director-General of the WTO Norway 🇳🇴 extends full support & looks forward to continuing the work for a future oriented WTO and a healthy multilateral trading system!

Good discussion with WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on WTO reform and the coming #MC14. Norway will do our part to achieve a successful result.

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