I am pleased that Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway will visit Australia from 22 to 27 February 2015 at the invitation of the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd).
Their Majesties will visit Canberra, Sydney and Perth, accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior government and business leaders.
Australia and Norway share a warm relationship. Trade between our nations last year was worth over $1.2 billion.
We both have strong oil, gas and mining sectors. Significant Norwegian companies have invested in Australia’s energy, metals and agriculture sectors.
More than 23,000 Australians have Norwegian ancestry.
I look forward to meeting Their Majesties during their visit to Australia and welcome the growing strength of the ties between our nations.
20 February 2015