Espen Barth Eide

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide delivered Norway's statement at the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. As with other national addresses in the annual debate, the speech set out Norway's positions on current international issues before the UN membership.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide spoke at a meeting of the Hague Group, a coalition of states working to protect and uphold the rulings of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. During his address, Eide recounted his earlier work against apartheid in South Africa, drawing a parallel between that struggle and the group's current efforts to defend international law and court decisions.