Jonas Gahr Støre
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Jonas Gahr Støre is the Prime Minister of Norway, known for his diplomatic approach to leadership. This interview reveals his focus on collaboration and trust-building in international politics, as well as his commitment to addressing both domestic and global challenges.
“While I hear he repeats that. But you know, I've been in civil and political service in Norway for the last 30 years, and that question has come from many sides. And we are pretty experienced in explaining that there is a committee of five people who are extremely independent and taking their mandates seriously.”
“Kind of things. Then we can get some complications on areas where we are a bit apart. We are an Arctic country. We have an agriculture which is outside the scope of this. And we have our energy resources, which demands some adaptations. But we have managed pretty well.”
“Know this is the thing, Alistair. I think this is a philosophical question. You know, campaigning on Saturday up in Trondheim, I met a woman who just turned 100 years old, born in 1925 and I asked her, when you grew up in the 30s, were you more happy, you think, than young people growing up today? And she was a sensible woman.”
“The voice to the extremist and the terrorist and those who commit all those violent acts. And we did so in close coordination with Spain, Ireland and Slovenia for decent states. And since then, I've had very close dialogue with all the partners in Europe.”
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