Bilateral Relations

The visit of the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre to Israel highlights the progress in the bilateral cooperation between Norway and Israel, and provides an opportunity to further the political dialogue between our countries. Read more

Professor Yehuda Bauer, Israel was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit by His Majesty King Harald the Fifth during his recent visit to Oslo in connection with the meeting of the Holocaust Task Force (ITF) under Norwegian chairmanship. Professor Bauer is Honorary Chair of the Task Force for Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) and is one of the founders of ITF. The Order of... Read more

The Foreign Minister of Norway, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, has written a congratulatory greeting for a book by the Norwegian organisation ”With Israel for Peace "  (MIFF), which is published in connection with the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel. Read more

The Consul was presented with the insignia and diploma of the Order by H.E. Ambassador Biørn Lian at a ceremony at the Ambassador’s residence on 31 January 2007.  Read more