Excellent meeting today! 🇳🇴 inspired and delighted by our Strategic defence partnership with 🇲🇰. Ready to move on with joint initiatives.

In a cordial conversation, DPM/FM #Dacic & Norway MFA State Sec Eivind Vad Petersson, mutually assessed 🇷🇸🇳🇴 ties as good and expressed readiness for their further improvement in all areas of common interest. Serbia's #EU path and the #Kosovo & #Metohija issue was also discussed.

Visionary graphic designer #ReidMiles was born #OTD July 4, 1927. In 1955, Francis Wolff hired Miles to design Blue Note album covers beginning with "Milt Jackson" (BLP 1509) & over the next 12 years he created a vivid Blue Note visual aesthetic. What are some of your favorites?

Thank you Korea for a great dinner, saying farewell to Trine and I and wishing a cordially welcome to our new friends Akira and Miyuki. A great privilege to be part of such an excellent friends group including Korea, Greece, Japan, Slovenia and Switzerland. Will miss you dearly

Norwegian #Vikings having a stop-over in #Belgrade en route to Konstantinopel and the Holy Land. Spectacular days on the banks of the Danube. Hope to see decent behaviour this time….

Bon Voyage!

During the farewell visit of #Norway Amb H.E. Jørn Gjelstad, DPM/FM #Dacic thanked him for personally contributing to intensification of political dialogue & coop between #Serbia & #Norway. Interlocutors confirmed very good 🇷🇸🇳🇴 ties & readiness for their further expansion.

❝Completing Sweden’s accession to NATO is an historic step that benefits the security of all NATO Allies at this critical time. It makes us all stronger and safer❞ Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Türkiye’s decision to forward Sweden accession protocols to parliament #NATOSummit

Thank you Dubravka for an inspiring cooperation in transforming and modernising Serbia’s energy sector to a greener and more efficient one. Norway happy to contribute. Sad to leave at this stage. Looking forward to further achievents by you and your Ministry. All the best!

Thank you Ana for an excellent relationship and effective cooperation. I am grateful for four exciting and eventful years in Serbia. Very happy to see bilateral relations being both strong and expanding. All the best for the future to you and Serbia! ⁦Ana Brnabic⁩ ⁦

Last day, last meeting. Thank you President Vucic for many memorable discussions and joint initiatives. Four years I will never forget. All the best to you and Serbia. ⁦Александар Вучић⁩

Leaving Belgrade and the residence in Tolstoijeva 19. This has been the venue for high level diplomatic and political encounters for decades. A landmark! Now I am the last Norwegian ambassador to close the door - for good. Sad, sad, sad ⁦Norway MFA⁩ ⁦Jan Braathu⁩

Good to meet Александар Вучић to discuss the recent violence in northern Kosovo, which left 93 NATO Kosovo Force - KFOR troops injured. #NATO has deployed extra troops & implements its #UN mandate impartially. Pristina & Belgrade must prevent escalation & engage in the #EU-facilitated dialogue.

«I was feeling like a stranger in a strange land….»

Excellent meeting between State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kravik and South Koreas Ambassador Kim Pil-woo today. Both underlined strong bilateral relations and a dynamic economic partnership. Regional stability and EXPO 2030 also discussed.

Highly interesting meeting between DG Dysvik and ambassador Ri Won Gok of DPRK. Disc highlighted key issues such as current sit on the Korean Peninsula, DPRKs relation to Russia and the importance of nuclear disarmament to create stability. ⁦Vebjørn Dysvik⁩ ⁦Anne Kari H. Ovind⁩

Great to meet Serbias ambassador Dragan Petrovic again and share viewpoints on key bilateral issues and initiatives. Always inspiring to have your take on politics Dragan.To be continued. ⁦Serbia in Norway⁩ ⁦⁦Suzanne Vasiljevic⁩ ⁦Norway MFA⁩

Good call w/ 🇮🇱 Nat. Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi • צחי הנגבי on: Urgent need to secure the release of hostages taken in the horrific terror of 7 Oct. Deep concern for civilians in Gaza, incl. exit through Rafa for Norwegians in Gaza. A two-state solution the only path to lasting peace.

A Palestinian state is essential for Middle East peace. In this interview w Al Jazeera, I discuss Norway’s efforts in calling for Gaza ceasefire & humanitarian action, strengthening Palestinian institutions & reflecting on the day after. aje.io/w04uly via Al Jazeera English

State Secretary ⁦in Tokyo. Excellent discussions om current geopolitical issues, security challenges and trade&business cooperation. Exciting days! ⁦Kristin Iglum⁩ ⁦Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik⁩