HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNGA FOR NORWAY

UNCLAS OSLO 000431 SIPDIS FOR EUR/PGI (TESSLER) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SUBJECT: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNGA FOR NORWAY REF: STATE 72078 ¶1. (U) High level Norwegian participation in the 63rd UNGA, per reftel format, follows: ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State: no plans to attend UNGA. ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government --Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister --Will arrive on the 22nd of September, possibly with meetings outside New York on 22-23 September. He will speak at the UNGA on the 25th and will leave the U.S. on the evening of the 25th or the 26th. --Spouse's travel plans unknown at this time. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister --Jonas Gahr Stoere, Foreign Minister --Will probably arrive on the 20th or 21st, and probably depart on the 25th. --Spouse's travel plans unknown at this time. --No interpretation required. ¶D. Attendance of other VIPs --Torbjoern Giaever Eriksen, State Secretary --Will arrive on the 22nd of September, and will leave the U.S. on the evening of the 25th or the 26th. --Spouse's travel plans unknown at this time. --No interpretation required. --Erik Solheim, Minister for the Environment and International Development --Will be in NYC on the 22nd and 23rd --Spouse's travel plans unknown at this time. --No interpretation required. ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs: no plans to attend UNGA. WHITNEY