At NATO HQ last week FM Stenberg joined Arctic Defence Ministers to discuss security in the High North and met with SACEUR and SACT alongside Denmark and Greenland. “We take our strategic location seriously and want to contribute to maintain peace and stability in the High North”
PM Johannesen reaffirming the importance of strong partnerships in a changing security landscape at @munsecconf.bsky.social - meeting up with @kajakallas.bsky.social, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Mette Frederiksen amongst others 🇫🇴🇩🇰🇬🇱🇪🇺
Today 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands, 🇩🇰 Denmark and 🇬🇱 Greenland signed a MoU on enhanced defence cooperation — a key step in strengthening stability and resilience in the High North 🤝
PM Johannesen's New Year’s speech reflected on responsibility, solidarity and community in the #faroeislands, calling on us to work together and take shared responsibility.
Read the speech in English: government.fo/en/news/news...
Today 🇩🇰 Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen visited the Faroe Islands to meet with 🇫🇴 FM Sirið Stenberg. They discussed Faroese–Danish defence cooperation and broader collaboration in the Arctic and North Atlantic 🤝
🇫🇴 The Faroe Islands have formally applied to join the WTO as a Separate Customs Territory — a major step toward securing independent and separate membership.
FM Sirið Stenberg says WTO membership will strengthen the Faroes’ role in the global trading system 🌍
Today FM Stenberg met with Hans Wallmark, Ambassador of Sweden, who is visiting the Faroe Islands. Discussions focused on current developments and strengthening Nordic cooperation 🇫🇴🤝🇸🇪
PM Johannesen joined Nordic leaders at the Nordic Council session to discuss shared challenges and future cooperation. Special guest @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu highlighted the close ties between the EU and the Nordic region 🤝
Over the past two days, 🇫🇴 FM Stenberg, held valuable bilateral meetings with 🇮🇸 Minister of Industries Hanna Katrín Friðriksson and 🇬🇱 Minister for Business and Trade Naaja Nathanielsen. Discussions focused on deepening trade relations and advancing economic cooperation.
Yesterday, FMs 🇫🇴 Sirið Stenberg, 🇬🇱 Vivian Motzfeldt & 🇮🇸 Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir met for a trilateral meeting on the margins of Arctic Circle Assembly. They discussed enhancing cooperation in the West Nordic region. Bilateral talks with both FMs also took place to further strengthen ties 🤝
In his speech at the Arctic Circle Assembly, PM Johannesen emphasized the importance of cooperation and sustainability, noting that the Arctic now stands at a crossroads. #arcticcircle #ACA2025
📍 In Copenhagen: PM Johannesen joins European leaders at today’s European Political Community (EPC) summit. 🇫🇴🇪🇺 Key focus: bolstering security in Europe #EPC #Europe #FaroeIslands
In today’s meeting between 🇫🇴 FM Sirið Stenberg and 🇬🇱 FM Vivian Motzfeldt the two discussed the state of international affairs, regional dynamics in the Arctic, and avenues for deeper collaboration 🤝
🇫🇴 FM Sirið Stenberg met today with 🇮🇸 FM Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. The agenda included the international situation, geopolitical trends, the Arctic, and opportunities for increased cooperation in areas of mutual interest 🤝
🇫🇴 FM Sirið Stenberg met with 🇺🇳 UN Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday on the sidelines of #UNGA80 in New York.
#WTO and Faroe Islands: In a much awaited decision, three Supreme Court justices today concluded that the constitutional status of the Faroe Islands allows a separate Faroese membership in the
@wto.org #FaroeIslands #Trade
PM Johannesen: Gratulerer med valgresultatet Jonas Gahr Støre. Vi på Færøyene ser frem til å styrke samarbeidet og de nære båndene mellom Færøyene og #Norge i årene som kommer.
At Expo 2025 in Osaka, 🇫🇴 FM Stenberg opened “Faroe Islands Days” with 🇯🇵 State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII Hisayuki, followed by a meeting on strengthening mutual ties and cooperation between the Faroe Islands and Japan.
🇫🇴 In Tokyo today, FM Stenberg met with Parliamentary Vice-Minister SHOJI Kenichi to discuss strengthening cooperation between the Faroe Islands and Japan, with a focus on fisheries and trade relations 🤝
🇫🇴 Faroe Islands Days at #Expo2025 Osaka 🇯🇵
Join us 4–5 Sept at the Nordic Pavilion for a showcase of Faroese creativity, innovation & global cooperation.
Programme & speakers 👇
Keynote by Sirið Stenberg,
Minister of Foreign affairs, Industry and Trade.
The speech highlights that food is not just something we consume, it also tells our history and is part of our identity. Food brings people together - from the Nordics to Japan.
@tinganes.bsky.social
FM Stenberg met with H.E. Wang Xuefeng, Ambassador of China, during his visit to the Faroe Islands. They explored opportunities for enhanced cooperation, particularly in trade 🇫🇴🤝🇨🇳
On the sidelines of Aqua Nor in Trondheim, FM Stenberg met with Scottish Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon, responsible for Rural Affairs & Islands, to discuss aquaculture, trade, and opportunities for closer cooperation 🇫🇴🤝🏴
While attending the #AquaNor aquaculture exhibition in Trondheim, 🇫🇴 FM Stenberg met 🇳🇴 Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss to discuss aquaculture and shared priorities 🤝
🇫🇴🇳🇴 Yesterday, FM Sirið Stenberg met with the Ambassador of Norway in Copenhagen, Katja Christina Nordgaard, who is visiting the Faroe Islands. They discussed areas of common interest and explored ways to further strengthen the good relations.
🇫🇴 Góða ólavsøku! 🇫🇴
Ólavsøka is a two-day celebration on July 28 & 29. Thousands of Faroese gather in the capital, Tórshavn. People stroll the streets - many in national dress - greeting friends & family.
Read more 👉 faroeislands.fo/the-big-pictur…
