Key facts
- Norway wants China to use its ties to the Russian leadership to help bring about a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine.
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stated that China has the best and most direct access to the Russian leadership.
- Stoere noted that China's continued close partnership with Russia is a limitation on deeper cooperation between Europe and China.
- Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide described dialogue with China on ending the war as constructive and promising.
- Norwegian officials said negotiations should start with a ceasefire based on the current front line in Ukraine.
Norway is calling on China to leverage its influence with Russia to help achieve a negotiated settlement for the ongoing war in Ukraine. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere expressed this sentiment after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Oslo, stating that China possesses the most direct access to the Russian leadership and urging them to utilize this channel.