Norway has oil interests in the region
"The Kingdom of Norway is for the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict as Norway has oil interests in the region. Our companies are implementing larges-scale projects in the region," Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in Yerevan during a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian.
"Norwegian companies operating in Azerbaijan are guided by international norms, which require that all international disputes be settled in a peaceful way," he said.
"Today we launched a program of development of small hydropower stations which is funded by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry," Edward Nabandian said when explaining the purpose of the visit of his Norwegian counetrpart.
Jonas Gahr Støre also referred to the recent terrorist attack in Norway and thanked the Armenian leadership and citizens for their quick reaction and deep condolences.
"We are no longer naïve and we know that even one individual can cause a lot of trouble," he said.
The Armenian and Norwegian FMs will participate in the unveiling of a monument to the famous polar explorer and humanist Fridtjof Nansen and attend a concert dedicated to his 150th anniversary.
