NATO Secretary General to visit Norway

  • 08 May. 2013
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  • Press Release (2013) 051
  • Issued on 07 May. 2013
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  • Last updated 13-May-2013 10:28

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will pay an official bilateral visit to Norway on Wednesday, 8 May 2013.

In Oslo, Mr. Fogh Rasmussen will have an audience with King Harald V of Norway, and will meet the Prime Minister, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, the Minister of Defence, Ms. Anne‑Grete Strøm-Erichsen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, the President of the Storting, Mr. Dag Terje Andersen, and members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.

Mr. Fogh Rasmussen will also participate in an event to mark Norway’s Liberation Day at the Akershus Fortress and will deliver the keynote speech at the Annual Conference on Europe at the University of Oslo.  

Wednesday, 8 May

09:15 Joint Press Point with the Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg at the Government Guest House

Still and video images of the event will be posted on the NATO website afterwards.

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The programme of the visit may be subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service on tel: + 32 2 707 50 41.