Erna Solberg

"We will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals without investing in women and girls."

"The coronavirus pandemic has shown us that the gains we have made can easily be lost again."

"Women politicians have shone a spotlight on women’s everyday lives and the need to find a good work-life balance"

"I believe that if we manage to maintain and build on the innovative partnerships and the global solidarity that this crisis has spurred, we have a unique opportunity to adjust our course on several issue"

"What this crisis and the pandemic shows us is that we are so interconnected in this world that we need to work together. There’s no way that we can handle this crisis without having a stronger international, multilateral cooperation"

"There is a big change going on, and that will happen anyway. The question is just how fast it will go. We don’t intend to speed it up politically"

"One of our biggest challenges before has been to co-operate on the non-socialist [centre-right] side. We’ve managed that, even though it’s not been perfect"

"So you have to have an inclusive policy on education and on skillsets to make sure you get people into work"

"Norway will be a driving force in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, both at home and abroad"

"A globalized world increases our mutual dependence. In an increasing number of areas, our domestic policy is affected by changes outside of our national borders"

"I think all European countries are increasing their spending on the defence and we are going to do that. We have also a large transformation of our defence. But I think the United States always will need some friends with the same type of value since basis and their closest friends are in the NATO alliance"