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Norwegian foreign minister set to visit Pakistan after decade

Foreign Office says Espen Barth Eide visiting Pakistan at DPM Dar's invitation

By Web Desk
August 12, 2026
Norways Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attends a press conference after the meeting on the Gaza situation with foreign ministers from the Middle East, the Nordics and the Benelux countries in the governments representation facility in Oslo, Norway December 15, 2023. — Reuters
Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attends a press conference after the meeting on the Gaza situation with foreign ministers from the Middle East, the Nordics and the Benelux countries in the government's representation facility in Oslo, Norway December 15, 2023. — Reuters

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is set to visit Pakistan from August 13 to 14, marking the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in 10 years.

The visit is taking place at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the Foreign Office said.

During the visit, DPM Dar and Eide will hold delegation-level talks covering the full spectrum of Pakistan-Norway relations.

The two sides will discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and investment, climate change, renewable energy, education and people-to-people contacts.

They will also exchange views on important regional and international developments.

The Foreign Office said the visit builds on sustained high-level engagement between the two countries, including telephone conversations between Dar and Eide in March and April 2026.

Norway’s State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik also visited Islamabad in May 2026.

The Foreign Office said Eide’s visit would provide an opportunity to further strengthen the longstanding and cordial relations between Pakistan and Norway and explore new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation.