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.

The three Nordic countries which joined NATO as founding members, Denmark, Iceland and Norway, chose to limit their participation in three areas: there would be no permanent peacetime bases, no nuclear warheads and no Allied military activity (unless invited) permitted on …

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Mar 7, 2024 · Norway: Mr Halvard M. Lange was one of the "Three Wise Men" who drafted the report on non-military cooperation in NATO. Portugal: Dr José Caeiro da Matta United Kingdom: Mr Ernest Bevin was a main driver behind the creation of NATO and, as Foreign Secretary from 1945 to 1951, he attended the first formative meetings of the North Atlantic Council.

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.

Feb 4, 2025 · 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.

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.

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.

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.