On Thursday, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said she was pleased that the Americans have made it clear that they changed their practices in 2014 when it comes to monitoring allies and that they want to cooperate with us and others to map what happened, according to Norwegian news agency NTB.
She said that her government had convened the US Embassy in Oslo to follow up on this invitation .
Solberg said she had also spoken with Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen about the alleged spying.
The Norwegian leader said she stressed that we consider espionage against close friends and allies as unacceptable and unnecessary , according to Reuters.
The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced Odfjell as recipient of the Foundation for Norwegian Maritime Competence’s annual award. In her speech, the Prime Minister highlighted Odfjell’s long-term efforts to recruit and train young maritime talents. The award is established to inspire recruitment and recognizes shipowners who offer training programs to young maritime talents. .
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Germany, Norway Open NordLink Undersea Power Cable
Voice of America
28 May 2021, 06:05 GMT+10
Germany and Norway on Thursday officially launched an undersea power cable between the two countries in a project that aids Europe s effort to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, along with other government and industry officials, took part in a virtual ceremony to symbolically throw the switch on the more than $2.2 billion project. The 623-kilometer cable has been operational for at least a month but was formally opened Thursday. Workers on Nexans Skagerrak vessel lay a NordLink subsea interconnector power cable to connect Norway and Germany at the Vollesfjord fjord near Flekkefjord, Norway May 31, 2018.