Thomas Lid Ball
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An honor & privilege to present my letter of credence to HE the President of the Republic of Yemen,
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. 🇳🇴🇾🇪
@yemen_mofa
@NorwayMFA
@BinmubarakAhmed
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We echo the call of UN experts for the urgent release of 16 Bahá’ís abducted by de facto authorities in Yemen last month.
@NorwayMFA
@yemen_mofa
@OHCHR_MENA
@BahaiNorge
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Very pleased to welcome Monika Thowsen to the Embassy of Norway. Look forward to working with our new Deputy Head of Mission.
@MonikaThowsen
@NorwayMFA
@KSAMOFA
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I’m privileged to work with this fantastic team at the Embassy of
#Norway
in
#Riyadh
. Today we have discussed our annual work plan for 2022. Many things to look forward to!
@NorwayMFA
@KSAmofaEN
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Back from
#Aden
,
#Yemen
Grateful for the warm hospitality & inspired by the resilience of the Yemeni people. Such a great potential for growth & prosperity when conflict ends. Essential that all parties engage constructively with the UN Special Envoy. 🙏
@EUinYemen
for organising
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Highly appreciate the significant assistance provided by the Kingdom of
#SaudiArabia
, including to Norwegian citizens 🙏
In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom's Leadership, several evacuees arrived in Jeddah this morning from the Republic of
#Sudan
, which included 187 individuals.
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أفتخر بأن أكون أحد أعضاء هذا الفريق الرائع في السفارة الملكية #النرويجية في #الرياض.
I’m a proud member of this wonderful Team at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riyadh 🇸🇦🇴🇲🇾🇪🇧🇭🇳🇴🇵🇸🇵🇭🇪🇷🇸🇪🇮🇳🇱🇰
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Congratulations to
#Saudi_Arabia
&
#Riyadh
for winning the bid to host Expo2030
@KSAmofaEN
@MEPSaudi
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All good things must come to an end. Today we have a welcome back lunch for our great colleague,
@SigneGuro
Gilen, who is moving on to become
#Norway
’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security. Thanks so much for all your contributions, Signe! See you soon again 🙏
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اليوم في مقر السفارة، اثناء استقبال الأستاذ/ أحمد عوض بن مبارك وزير خارجية #الجمهورية_اليمنية الصديقة. لقاء مثمر وهام مع الممثلة الخاصة لوزارة الخارجية #النرويجية إلى #اليمن السيدة ترومسدال.
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شكراً لصاحب السمو الملكي الأمير محمد بن عبدالرحمن آل سعود، نائب أمير #منطقة_الرياض وجميع أصدقاء وشركاء #النرويج الذين انضموا إلينا للاحتفال بـ #اليوم_الوطني_النرويجي 17 مايو!
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كل الشكر والتقدير للمساعدات التي قدمتها #المملكة_العربية__السعودية، وللتعاون الوثيق أيضاً مع الدول الأخرى للقيام بعمليات #إجلاء آمنة #للمواطنين_النرويجيين من #السودان
@KSAMOFA
@NorwayMFA
@binmahfouz_67
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Wonderful iftar with great colleagues & families at the
#Norwegian
Embassy. افطار رمضاني شهي مع الزملاء وعوائلهم في السفارة. 🇳🇴🇸🇦🇾🇪🇵🇸🇪🇷🇵🇭🇸🇪
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Inspired after visit from FM
@AHuitfeldt
in support of the humanitarian work and peace & reconciliation efforts in
#Yemen
. She met with
@PresidentRashad
,
@BinmubarakAhmed
, women working on peace&security in Aden, and the displaced population assisted by
@NRC_Norway
in Lahij 🇳🇴🇾🇪
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يسعدني ويشرفني أن ألتقي برئيس مجلس القيادة الرئاسي - الدكتور/ رشاد العليمي. أن #النرويج ملتزمة بمواصلة دعم #الاستجابة_الإنسانية والجهود المبذولة لتحقيق سلام شامل لشعب #اليمني.
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Today five years ago women in
#SaudiArabia
were allowed to drive for the first time. Our colleague Yasmine was among the first to take the driving seat. Women empowerment is key!
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تشرفت مع ممثل مملكة #النرويج الخاص لليمن السيدة/ كريستي ترومسدال بلقاء فخامة الرئيس/ رشاد العليمي. هذا ونشيد بقيادته في هذه الحظة الحاسمة و بالجهود التي تقودها #الأمم_المتحدة لتمديد الهدنة. حيث تبادلنا العديد من القضايا ذات الاهتمام المشترك، بما في ذلك قضايا المرأة والسلام والأمن
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Good to be back in Jeddah. Visited HE Mazin al Hamli, Director General at the Makkah Branch of
@KSAMOFA
, today. Took the opportunity to thank him& his team for the outstanding assistance in evacuating foreign citizens from Sudan, including many Norwegians.
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A great pleasure to meet again with HE FM bin Mubarak, with Special Representative Kjersti Tromsdal.
#Norway
remain committed in our support to
#Yemen
& the
#UN
efforts to extend and expand the truce.
@OSE_Yemen
@yemen_mofa
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A warm congratulation to HE Dr.
@Shaya_Zindani
on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of
#Yemen
@yemen_mofa
@NorwayMFA
@KTromsdal
@BinmubarakAhmed
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Always a pleasure for both Camilla and me to meet HE Amal Almoallimi, the Ambassador of
#SaudiArabia
to
#Norway
. Thank you for visiting! 🇸🇦🇳🇴
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We are delighted to welcome Mr. Younus Hamdi to the Embassy. Younus is our new driver, and we’re happy to have him onboard as a key member of our wonderful team 🇳🇴🇸🇦🇴🇲🇧🇭🇾🇪🇪🇷
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My Norwegian colleagues, Camilla & I met at the Embassy today to vote in advance for the upcoming 🇳🇴 Municipal and county council elections. All Norwegians are welcome to vote in advance by the end of this week at the Embassy in Riyadh or at our Hon Consulates in Jeddah & Muscat
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Camilla&I have finally arrived in
#Riyadh
.
@KSAMOFA
gave us a warm welcome at the airport last night. Today we have met all my wonderful colleagues
@NorwayAmbKSA
. Great to be here!
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Camilla & I have enjoyed our first hours in the beautiful Asir Province. This afternoon we visited Al Yafa village & Tamniah Museum, near Abha. Warm hospitality and great work being done to preserve a rich cultural heritage 🇸🇦🇳🇴
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Pleased to have First Secretary
@HeleneSigmond
from our Embassy in Abu Dhabi working in Riyadh for a few weeks. We’ve had a number of good meetings already, not least here
@GCC
, where we met with Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg for an exchange about the positive developments in
#Yemen
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Pleased to meet again Foreign Minister
@BinmubarakAhmed
. This time to present a copy of my credentials as Norway’s Ambassador designate to
#Yemen
and discuss the current situation in the country. Highly appreciate the good dialogue we’re having.
@NorwayMFA
@KTromsdal
@OSE_Yemen
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Pleased to meet HE Deemah Al Yaha, Secretary General of Digital Cooperation Organization. Interesting to learn more about DCOs efforts to accelerate digital transformations and create a more inclusive digital economy
@dcorg
@DPGAlliance
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Pleased that Norway & Switzerland will co-host the Group of Friends for Children and Armed Conflict in Yemen for the upcoming year. This group discusses ways to better protect children in Yemen, incl. by preventing recruitment of children as soldiers and ensuring safe schools.
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كوني سفير ، أظل محايدًا عندما يتعلق الأمر بنتائج #الدوري_السعودي_للمحترفين. لكني أحب هذه اللعبة، وكنت محظوظاً الليلة الماضية لأكون ضمن الاحتفالات التي قام بها مجموعة من عشاق نادي #الاتحاد الرائعين بجدة.
@ittihad
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Accompanied Norway’s Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process,
@HHaraldstad
in a very good meeting yesterday with H.E. Dr. Shaikh Abdulla Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain. 🇧🇭🇳🇴
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إنه لمن دواعي سروري العودة إلى جدة، اليوم وزيارة الاستاذ مازن الحملي، مدير عام فرع #وزارة_الخارجية بمكة المكرمة. انتهز هذه الفرصة لأشكره هو وفريقه على المساعدة المتميزة في إجلاء المواطنين الأجانب من #السودان ، بما في ذلك العديد من #النرويجيين.
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{ #رمضان_مبارك عليكم جميعاً.. من السفارة الملكية #النرويجية في الرياض}.
Ramadan Mubarak from the
Embassy of Norway in Riyadh
🇸🇦🇳🇴🇾🇪🇴🇲🇧🇭🇵🇸🇪🇷🇵🇭🇪🇬🇸🇪🇱🇰🇺🇸🇳🇱
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نشكر #هيئة_الهلال_الأحمر_السعودي على الاستضافة الكريمة لمنسوبي السفارة #النرويجية لدورة #الإسعافات_الأولية. حيث يمتلك فريق الهيئة المعرفة الشاملة والاحترافية والممارسة العملية المتميزة..
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Very pleased to meet & welcome the new Ambassador of
#Ukraine
to
#SaudiArabia
, Anatolii Petrenko. An inspiring conversation. Look forward to continuing our dialogue. The Ukrainian people fight for their freedom & security. They have our full support 🇺🇦🇳🇴
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We are delighted to welcome Mrs. Heba Deeb to the Embassy, our new Business & Trade Officer. She will be a key member of our team in an important field, and we look very much forward to working with her.
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Women can make critical contributions to peacemaking at all levels. Norway is proud of our contribution to the implementation of the gov of
#Yemen
action plan for Women, Peace and Security. We stand with Yemeni women working to ensure peace for their communities
#EmbraceEquity
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لقاء مثمر مع معالي عبدالسلام المرشدي ، رئيس جهاز الاستثمار العماني، تباحثنا مواضيع الشراكات الاقتصادية والاستراتيجية مع الصندوق السيادي النرويجي ، تعزيز الاستثمارات نحو الحياد الكربوني والتحول نحو تقنيات الاقتصاد الأخضر، مستقبل وآفاق للتعاون بين سلطنة عمان ومملكة النرويج
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Our great interns Kaja&Elias and I ran 10Km
@RiyadhMarathon_
today. Alongside many, many others. A nice event. Friendly atmosphere.
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