Norway joined NATO on 4 April 1949 as a founding member, along with eleven other countries. [1] Norway committed an effort to NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia in 1999 and in Libya in 2011. [2] It also sent troops to Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks.

2 days ago · OSLO, Norway (AP) — Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg returned to government in his native Norway as finance minister on Tuesday, months before a national election.. Stoltenberg led NATO from 2014, until he handed over to current Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the beginning of October. Before taking over at NATO, Stoltenberg served as Norway’s prime minister from 2000 to 2001 ...

Mar 11, 2024 · At present, NATO has 32 member countries. These countries, called NATO Allies, are sovereign states that come together through NATO to discuss political and security issues and make collective decisions by consensus. NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April 1949.

Welcome the website of Norway's Permanent Delegation to NATO. This site provides information on Norway’s role in NATO and background information on NATO's activities from a Norwegian perspective. You can also find useful information on Norway's foreign and security policy.

In 1949, Norway was the only NATO country to share a border with the Soviet Union. Relations between the two countries were tricky, especially since many Norwegians saw the Soviet Union as one of their primary liberators during the war.

Mar 4, 2024 · NATO kicked off an exercise on Monday to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting nearly two weeks in the northern regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Norway is part of NATO's northern flank, and the alliance relies on our ability to conduct surveillance and maintain presence and readiness in the High North. Norway`s operational defence forces consist mainly of the Army, Navy, the Air Force, the Home Guard, and the Special Operations Command.

Jul 29, 2024 · Given its strategic position on NATO's northern flank, Norway has an essential role to play alongside U.S. and British forces in securing the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GUIK) and Bear (Svalbard–North Cape) gaps—preventing Russia from projecting naval and …

Sep 6, 2024 · NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo on Friday (6 September 2024), to discuss continued support to strengthen Ukraine’s defences.

This site provides information on Norway’s role in NATO and background information on NATO's activities from a Norwegian perspective. You can also find useful information on Norway's foreign and security policy.